was a puppet President of the Philippines under the Japanese occupation. His son, Jose Laurel Jr., spent four years as Speaker of the House, baiting the U.S. and sampling nightclubs. He lost his ...

Before his demise, Sotero was the only surviving brother of former Speaker Jose B. Laurel Jr., former Vice President Doy Laurel, former Ambassador to Janpan Jose S. Laurel III, the late banker Mariano ...