Juan B. Lacson

Juan Bautista Jocson Lacson (May 9, 1898 – June 15, 1992), commonly known as John B. Lacson, was a Filipino sea captain who founded the John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University in Iloilo City, the first private maritime education and training institution in the Philippines.^[1][2]

Juan Bautista Lacson
Born	(1898-05-09)May 9, 1898 Silay, Negros Occidental, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died	June 15, 1992(1992-06-15) (aged 94) Iloilo City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Other names	John B. Lacson
Occupation(s)	Sea captain, Maritime pilot

Biography

Capt. Lacson was born on May 9, 1898, in Silay, Negros Occidental. He studied high school at Silliman University in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental and took an Associate in Applied Science in Nautical Science at the Philippine Nautical School in Manila.

During World War II, Capt. Lacson became Lieutenant Junior Grade in San Francisco. He later became a U.S. citizen and adopted the name John B. Lacson. He lived in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

After the war ended, he went home to the Philippines and founded the first maritime school in the Visayas, Iloilo Maritime Academy (now known as John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University) in 1948. He also served as a harbor pilot in Iloilo City until his death on June 15, 1992.^[3]

References

1. "The JBLF Maritime University in the Philippines – The Maritime Review". maritimereview.ph. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
2. "A seaman's dream turns into reality John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation now a university". www.thenewstoday.info. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
3. "Leadership". John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University. Retrieved 2024-05-10.