Lucio Tiangco

From The Republic Magazine and Directory (1947), by Miguel Cornejo (p. 67)

Lucio M. Tiangco
Judge, Municipal Court of Rizal City

Born in Malabon, Rizal on May 6, 1909; attended the Seminario de San Carlos, Mandaluyong, Rizal, where he finished the primary course in 1920, and the San Vicente de Paul College at San Marcelino, Manila, where he finished his intermediate course in1 923 and the high school in 1927; entered the University of Sto. Tomás to keep up his law course, where he obtained his A.A. in 1929 and his LL.B. degree in 1933, having passed the bar examinations in the same year of his graduation; and passed the Civil Service examination as Probation Officer in 1935. He speaks and writes English, Spanish and Tagalog. From 1933 he has been practicing law as partner of Sevilla & Tianco, 1933-38; assistant attorney, Cavanna Law Offices, 1938-39; partner, Cavanna, Jazminez & Tianco, 1939-40; partner, Caravana, Tianco & Faustino, 1945-46; associated with Congressman Ignacio Santos Díaz and Atty. Apolinario E. Sugueco, 1946; assistant attorney, Lichauco, Picazo & Mejía; later, Roxas, Picazo & Mejía, 1946; and partner, Tianco & Gamboa law offices, from December, 1946, to date.

Prior to his appointment as Justice of the Peace of Pasay, Rizal, in August, 1946, he was a clerk and assistant to the Registrar of the University of Sto. Tomás, 1928-33; secretary, College of Law, Ateneo de Manila, 1937-41; and clerk, Military Police Command, AFWESPAC, 1945. Appointed Judge of the Municipal Court of Rizal City on August 8, 1947, and took his oath of office on August 19, 1947.