Jose Apolinario Lozada Jr., Date of Birth, Date of Death

Jose Apolinario Lozada Jr.

Philippine politician

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1950

Date of Death: 31-Jul-2018

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jose Apolinario L.
"Jun" Lozada Jr.
(17 August 1950 – 31 July 2018) was a Filipino diplomat and politician. He was born in Quezon City.
Lozada studied mathematics at De La Salle University.
He earned two master's degrees, in physics and public administration, at Silliman University and the University of the Philippines, respectively.
Lozada was Philippine ambassador to the Vatican, Austria, and Palau, before serving as adviser and secretary to Fidel Ramos between 1992 and 1998.
Lozada was elected to the House of Representatives from Negros Occidental fifth district for the first time in 1998, and won reelection in 2001.
He was allied with Lakas–CMD.
Over the course of his legislative tenure, Lozada led the House committee of foreign affairs, authored the Dual Citizenship Act, and helped pass the Overseas Absentee Voting Law.
In 2010, Lozada launched an unsuccessful campaign for a Senate seat, representing Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino.He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014.
After treatment, the cancer went into remission the next year.
Lozada died of a brain hemorrhage on 31 July 2018, at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute in Quezon City.