Feliciano Leviste

Infobox_President| name=Feliciano Leviste
nationality=Filipino


wh

order=16th Governor of Batangas
term_start=1948
term_end=1971
predecessor=Vicente del Rosario
successor=Antonio C. Carpio
birth_date=1898
birth_place=Malvar, Batangas,
death_date= 1972
death_place=
spouse=Aurelia Malvar Leviste
political party=Nacionalista |

Feliciano Leviste (1898-1972), popularly known as "Sanoy", was governor of Batangas province in the Philippines from 1947 to 1972. Respected for his populist platform, Leviste governed Batangas during an unprecedented twenty four years, winning six elections in the process. He was a member of the Nacionalista party.

Footnote 5 on page 135 in Richard Neely's "How Courts Govern America" recounts the author's brief experience living in the Governor's palace. He specifically recalls Leviste's policy of allowing underprivileged Batangeunos to simply walk into the palace and have a free meal, typifying Leviste's populist platform.

He was married to Aurelia Malvar Leviste, daughter of Philippine revolutionary general Miguel Malvar. He was the father of Expedito Leviste, Representative to the National Assembly from the 2nd district, Batangas from 1969 to 1972 and from 1978 to 1984.

External links

*Governor's Gallery at "Batangan" [http://www.geocities.com/batangan2002/province/governor/gallery.htm]
*Batangas Hall of Fame at "Batangan" [http://www.geocities.com/batangan2002/opinion/bukid/fame.htm#sanoy]
*Governor Mandanas recognizing 12 June 1998 as the centennial celebration of the life and legacy of Sanoy (tagalog) [http://www.msc.edu.ph/herald/today/batang1.htm]
*Citation in "Delegations to the General Assembly" of the United Nations [http://books.google.com/books?vid=0we2URAP3Lpt9LPyKK&id=SvZoS6tlShIC&q=leviste+assembly&dq=leviste+assembly&pgis=1]
*Citation in "Yearbook of the United Nations" [http://books.google.com/books?vid=01ePsdzxOuLRBIGAT1&id=nasdCfkd8sIC&q=leviste+feliciano&dq=leviste+feliciano&pgis=1]
*Footnote 5 on page 135 in Richard Neely's "How Courts Govern America" recounting Sanoy's generosity to the needy people of Batangas [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0300029802&id=p4G9UHazucsC&pg=PA135&lpg=PA135&dq=leviste+feliciano&sig=7-VrxG-HX1Kkrxu-QPbSBBb0xAA]