1 9 1 9 ▁– ▁W rote ▁for ▁El ▁Es pect ador , ▁newspaper ▁owned ▁by ▁Manuel ▁C . ▁Br iones ▁( Re present ative ▁of ▁C eb u ’ s ▁Old ▁First ▁district ). ▁During ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁Joe ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Council ▁of ▁C eb u ▁under ▁the ▁Political ▁Party ▁of ▁Mayor ▁F ruct uso ▁Ram os , ▁Nacional ista . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁Spo ke ▁person ▁of ▁F . R amos ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁great ▁or atory ▁skills . ▁▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁– ▁B ec ame ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Labor ▁of ▁C eb u . ▁▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁- ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁– ▁Nacional ista ▁candidate ▁of ▁C eb u ' s ▁Four th ▁district ▁Represent ative ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁Juan ▁Alc az aran . ▁▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁– ▁F ounded ▁his ▁own ▁newspaper ▁The ▁La ▁Pr ensa ▁( The ▁Press ) ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁his ▁friend , ▁Buen av ent ura ▁Rod rig uez . ▁▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁– ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁– ▁B ec ame ▁the ▁Executive ▁Secretary ▁of ▁lif el ong ▁friend ▁C eb u ▁Governor ▁Buen av ent ura ▁Rod rig uez ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁writing ▁and ▁or atory ▁skills . ▁▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁- ▁W on ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Zob el ▁Prize ▁for ▁Liter ature ▁for ▁his ▁Spanish ▁article ▁“ Per files ” ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6