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He married
Rosario Chiong Veloso, the first cousin of Sergio “Serging” Osmeña Jr. He was also a close friend of Serging's father Don Sergio, because of their friendship he became a member of the planning committee for the arrival activities of Don Sergio Osmeña in 1921, they were also group mates in
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del Mar received a Royal Order from
President Francisco Franco of Spain for his work with the Spanish Language. Because of his specialization in the Spanish Language he became the Director of the Spanish section of The Advertiser Newspaper.
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1919 – Wrote for El
Espectador, newspaper owned by Manuel C. Briones (Representative of Cebu's Old First district). During the same year, Joe was elected to the Municipal Council of Cebu under the Political Party of Mayor Fructuso Ramos,
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Rosario raised successful children. One of them is former North District Representative, Congressman and Deputy House Speaker Raul del Mar. Others include Jose del Mar (Businessman), and Dr. Mariano del Mar (Medical doctor).
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Feliciana del Mar-Florido, joined the stage plays of Buenaventura as Artistas (Actors & Actresses) during his younger days. He was also a judge for Spanish oratorical contests in Cebu.
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for his article "Perfiles" published (in
Spanish) in the 1963 edition of La Opinión newspaper. He founded La Prensa (The Press) newspaper. He was a former chief of the Bureau of Labor.
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Del Mar is the son of
Mariano del Mar (teacher and school owner) and Juanita Lasala, a Spanish mestiza and sister of Sor. Apolonia Lasala, the 1st Sister Superior of
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In the early years, he also administered and wrote for La
Opinion (Manila) and Expectador and Precursor Newspapers in Cebu. In 1914 he joined the newspaper staff of
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1937 – 1940 – Became the
Executive Secretary of lifelong friend Cebu Governor Buenaventura Rodriguez because of his writing and oratory skills.
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del Mar was a writer, orator, playwright, theater actor, politician and authority on the Spanish Language. He won the 1965
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1929 – Founded his own newspaper The La Prensa (The Press) with the help of his friend, Buenaventura Rodriguez.
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