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2 unusual facts about Arsenio Laurel


Arsenio Laurel

He was among the first champion racers in the early years of organized auto racing in the Philippines, driving his 1954 Studebaker on the oval of the Santa Ana Hippodrome in Manila (when the horses were not running).

His father was José P. Laurel, the President of the Philippines during the Japanese occupation, while his brothers would eventually serve the country as Vice President (Salvador "Doy" Laurel), House Speaker (José B. Laurel, Jr.), senator (Sotero Laurel II), ambassador (José S. Laurel III), and congressmen.



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