Silvino Barsana Agudo

Agudo's mother, Consolacion, was born on December 27, 1882, in Ivana.

Silvino and his siblings called their mother Nana and father Tata as children until adulthood.

Consolacion was one of the first to be taught English when the Americans came and consequently became a pre-school kindergarten teacher by profession.

Her father, Luciano Barsana, served as governor of Batanes.

As a young boy, Agudo often travelled to Batanes for vacations with his father and brothers Robustiano and Ramon.

They would go fishing for dibang flying fish and arayu tuna with their father and were there in Batanes during the Japanese construction of the national road including the construction of the landmark 'Payhaysan' found on the road connecting Basco to Mahatao to Ivana.

Consolacion, besides taking care of six children, helped her husband's tailoring business and cooked food for the tailor shop staff.

Agudo's siblings were Vicente Homobono Agudo (born November 14, 1907), Aurora Elisa Agudo (April 22, 1915 – 1949), Silvino Artenio Agudo (born September 12, 1917), Robustiano "Robust" Federico Agudo (born October 12, 1920), Ramon Agudo (September 2, 1922 – 1954), Daz Agudo (1923-1928; died from influenza) and Soccorro "Corring" Agudo (1925-1960).

Agudo's parents were natives of Ivana but later moved to mainland Luzon to search for a better livelihood.

Silvino's father, Pablo, fished for arayu tuna and flying fish; he also grew "fertile but small crops" on Mount Matarem including tobacco, corn, and rice, and exported dried fish and dried garlic to Manila.

Consequently, Pablo Agudo moved to Cagayan and established a tailor shop in the provincial capital Tuguegarao.

His father's prospering business provided the opportunity for short vacations back to Ivana.

Silvino Artemio Barsana Agudo (September 12, 1917 – December 17, 2010), also known as S.B. or Binong, was a Filipino businessman, lawyer, World War II veteran, and public servant.

Silvino Barsana Agudo was born on September 12, 1917, in Tuguegarao, Cagayan.

He was the third of seven children of Pablo Agudo, a farmer turned tailor who was the ninth of ten children, and Consolacion Castillejos Barsana, was one of the first pre-school / elementary teachers in Ivana, Batanes.

Agudo cared for his mother who suffered from tuberculosis, which eventually led to her death on May 7, 1930, in Tuguegarao when he was 13.

Agudo graduated from Cagayan National High School in Tuguegarao in March 1935.

Immediately, after his graduation Agudo's father made arrangements for him to go to Manila to pursue further studies.

Six months later, his father died.

His older brother Bono subsequently brought the rest of their siblings to Manila.

Agudo graduated with a bachelor's degree in commerce (which is now Business) with a major in accounting from the University of Santo Tomas.

He passed the Certified Public Accountant Exam (CPA) the following year.

Silvino also graduated from University of Santo Tomas University Civil Law in 1941 and passed the Bar of the Philippines on December 2, 1941, at 27 years of age.

Agudo was in Santa Cruz, Laguna for a court hearing when news of the outbreak of the Pacific War broke out on 8 December 1941.

Returning to his house in Manila, he found that it was filled with expatriate Ivatans seeking shelter.

Despite the conflict, Agudo hosted them until Batanes Congressman Vicente Agan informed him about a Japanese-sponsored boat that would take them back to Batanes with free passage.

During the course of the conflict, Agudo was drafted into the 7th Military Police Command and received military police training in Cavite, Rizal, and Nueva Ecija and was told his unit was to do service in Tokyo upon the surrender of the Japanese Imperial Army.

However, the trip was cancelled by General Douglas MacArthur.

Agudo married Honorata Arcilla in a civil ceremony in May 1949 and formally through the Catholic Church on December 10.

They had 7 children namely: Consolacion, Aurora, Pablo, Regina, Beatriz, Maria Luisa, and Luningning.

Agudo presided as a defense lawyer in various criminal cases that reachrf the Supreme Court of the Philippines on behalf of defendants with limited resources prosecuted for murder and rape.

His law office, Agudo, Reyes, Estrella and Associates, was located in the Puzon Building in Quezon City.

Agudo also served as First Corporate Counsel for Cosmos Bottling Company, bottler for Pop Cola, Sarsi, and other local Philippine soft drink brands, and Leslie Corporation, manufacturer of Clover Chips and other local Philippine snack products.

Additionally, he mentored rising talent, including hiring and training a young Diosdado Peralta, future Chief Justice of Supreme Court, to work in his law firm.

Silvino opened his own Law & Accounting firm located the historic Calvo Building, Suite 211, 60 Escolta Street, (Binondo), Manila Published by the Philippine Yearbook 1951-1952 Edition.

Manuel Agudo's reputation was critically important to Silvino's endorsement to run for Governor because of his chairmanship of the Civil Service Board of Appeals, tenure as Congressman of Batanes (1958–1961), and service as administrative officer in the Office of the President in Malacañang Palace during the tenure of six Presidents of the Philippines, namely: José P. Laurel, Sergio Osmeña, Manuel Roxas, Elpidio Quirino, Ramon Magsaysay, and Carlos P. Garcia.

For his service during the war, Agudo was decorated by the Basco Program of the Veterans Federation of the Philippines in 1967.

As the 1967 mid-election approached President Ferdinand Marcos moved to ensure that his Nacionalista Party would be victorious by electing most of the Senators, Governors, and Mayors of the country.

President Ferdinand Marcos asked Chairman Manuel "Maning" Agudo to choose Silvino as his candidate for governor of Batanes.

He was the governor of Batanes province from 1968 to 1971.