Fermin S. Torralba was Filipino

Philippines

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 lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Philippines Legislature from 1922 to 1928 and was Secretary of the Philippine Senate from 1931 to 1935. He was a member of the Nacionalista Party

Nacionalista Party

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Fermin Torralba was born in Tagbilaran, Bohol

Bohol

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. He received an LL.B. degree from the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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Torralba was elected to the Philippines Legislature in 1922 as representative from the 1st district of Bohol and was re-elected in 1925. He was elected Secretary of the Philippine Senate in 1933, serving in the Ninth and Tenth Legislatures.