Rafael Lazatin
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Rafael Lazatin | |
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| Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Pampanga | |
| In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 | |
| 21st & 27th Mayor of Angeles City | |
| In office 1972–1979 | |
| Preceded by | Eugenio Suarez |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Nepomuceno |
| In office 1946–1947 | |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Canlas |
| Succeeded by | Vicente Henson |
| 23rd Governor of Pampanga | |
| In office December 30, 1951 – December 30, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Jose B. Lingad |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Nepomuceno |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rafael Antonio Lacsamana Lazatin[1] November 7, 1906 |
| Died | November 20, 1993 (aged 87) Angeles City, Philippines |
| Party | Nacionalista (1951–1993) |
| Other political affiliations | UNIDO (1984–1986) |
| Spouse | Loreto Feliciano |
| Children | 2 (including Carmelo Sr.) |
| Relatives | Lazatin family |
| Alma mater | Jose Rizal College (BS) |
Rafael Lacsamana "Feleng" Lazatin (November 7, 1906 – November 20, 1993) was a Filipino politician and businessman. He served as municipal mayor of Angeles in 1946, then Governor of Pampanga from 1951 to 1959, and City Mayor of Angeles from 1972 to 1980. He was also an opposition assemblyman in the Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986 during the Marcos era.
Lazatin was born on November 7, 1906 in the then-municipality of Angeles in Pampanga. He was the seventh child of Trinidad de Ocampo Lazatin and Leoncia Ong-Yngco Lacsamana. In his early education, he finished primary at Angeles Elementary School and secondary at Pampanga High School. He became municipal mayor of Angeles, Pampanga in June 1946 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce at Jose Rizal College in 1950.[2]
