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- Rosauro Almario was born on August 30, 1886, in Manila, Philippines. He was the third among nine children of Estanislao Almario and Rosalia Cagne. His father died when he was less than ten years old.
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- After learning reading and writing from maestro Sevilla and beginner's Latin from Eugenio de Lara, a lawyer who directed a private school in Manila, Rosauro Almario studied Spanish in the Liceo de Manila, while attending English classes in the evening. During this time, he was employed in the Bazar Siglo XX, a commercial firm owned by Don Luis R. Yangco. Then he passed the second-grade examination. Later on, he also took up law courses in the Academia de Leyes but never obtained a degree.
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- After passing the second-grade examination, Rosauro Almario got employment as a clerk in the Bureau of Education on August 10, 1904, later transferring to the Bureau of Prisons on July 6, 1909, and then to the Bureau of Posts on January 18, 1911. He became a chief clerk on August 1, 1918, in the major's office, becoming an assistant secretary to Mayor Justo Lukban of Manila in the following year. On July 6, 1920, he was promoted to the secretaryship, holding that position both under Mayor Lukban and Mayor Ramon Fernandez. Apart from being Mayor Fernandez's secretary, Almario acted as the supervisor of Manila's reformatories, asylums, and playgrounds
- Resigning on December 14, 1923, together with Mayor Fernandez in protest against Governor-General Wood's reinstatement of Conley in the secret service of Manila, he ran for a seat in the city council under the Nacionalista ticket in the general elections of 1925. His first term was marked by political turmoils which culminated in his conviction for grave insults for denouncing during a council meeting certain anomalies committed by some city officials. He began to serve his term of destierro at Lolomboy in February 1927.
- An earlier phase of his life was devoted to literary pursuits. One of his earliest attempts to call attention was his essay "Ano ang Ligaya sa Ibabaw ng Lupa?" (1907) and his composition in Spanish "Que Es Pueblo?" (1909). He contributed to Ang Panahon, Muling Pagsilang and later to Taliba and Ang Mithi. During this period he wrote a number of novelettes. Pinatatawad Kita! (1910), Ang Mananayaw (1910), Mga Anak Bukid (1911), Mga Dahong Luksa (1912), and Nang Si Eba ay Likhain (1913) were published.
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- Rosauro Almario was a respected politician, author, and journalist. His composition "Que Es Pueblo?" was awarded a prize in a contest held in honor of Jose Palma. There is a school in Manila, Philippines, named after him.
- "Que Es Pueblo?"
- "Que Es Pueblo?"
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