Julian Daan

Daan came from a poor background and attained elementary education. He worked at the ship dock as a tally man and as a laborer in a beverage box-making company. He was married in 1969 to Yolanda Daan, == Career ==

Performing arts After his shift from his job, he visited radio stations looking for work. His programs were broadcast through DYRE, DYCB, DYLA, DYHP and Radio Mindanao Network radio stations in Cebuano-speaking provinces of Visayas and Mindanao. Daan became popularly known as Esteban Escudero, a character he played in "Ang Manok ni San Pedro," a famous radio show in the 1970s. A rags-to-riches story of a man murdered by the family of a wealthy lady he was in love with but was resurrected and given a magical rooster by St. Peter, its popularity since it was first broadcast in 1976—at a time when the public listened to the radio for news and entertainment while the cost of acquiring a television was prohibitive—made him a household name. The comedic duo of Daan and Nacorda (Teban & Golyat) gained sustained mainstream popularity and they were invited to perform stage shows during fiestas and Christmas seasons. Politics His political career began when he was elected councilor for Tabunok, a barangay in the then-municipality of Talisay, in 1982. In 1987, he was voted to serve as member of Talisay Municipal Council. In 1995, he won as member of the Cebu Provincial Board for the first legislative district and reelected to the same position twice in 1998 and 2001. He later became acting vice governor when Gwendolyn Garcia was suspended and Magpale became acting governor in 2012. However, he declined to take an oath to serve the office reportedly out of loyalty to his political party and personal affiliation with Garcia as well as his insistence to wait the result of the temporary restraining order Garcia filed at the court to lift her suspension. In 2016, he was voted councilor of Talisay City and reelected during the 2019 mid-term elections with the highest number of votes among councilors. Together with Vice Mayor Alan Bucao and 10 councilors, he was among the respondents named in an administrative and criminal complaint lodged at the Office of the Ombudsman - Visayas for the alleged failure to accredit a senior citizens' group, which Bucao described as politically motivated. == Later life and death ==

On a four-month leave from his duties as provincial board member, Daan underwent triple bypass surgery in December 2013, had an operation for intestinal bleeding on January 18 the next year, and had been going through dialysis since. He had been frequently hospitalized since serving as Talisay City councilor. Admitted at Chong Hua Hospital on August 19, 2019, because of mild stroke, he died two days later after he succumbed to heart failure at the age of 74. His remains were brought for an overnight wake at the Capitol on August 26 and the Cebu provincial government held necrological services the next day, after which the remains were transferred to his residence in Tabunok, Talisay and on August 29, to the Talisay City Hall. After a requiem mass was held at the Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Teresa de Avila, he was laid to rest at a private cemetery in Cansojong, Talisay City on August 30. Mindanao Daily characterized him as the icon in Visayas radio drama, and Ruphil Bañoc of DYHP RMN-Cebu said that he was a pillar in radio drama industry in Visayas and Mindanao. Gerald Anthony Gullas, Talisay City mayor, wrote on his social media page, "I know that he was well-loved not just by the Talisaynons, but also by all Cebuanos who always tune in to hear his antics on the radio." Hilario Davide III added, “Teban was well-loved by the Cebuanos not only for bringing joy and amusement to thousands of households through his radio and TV programs but more importantly through his faithful and selfless service to his constituents.” and said in a eulogy, "To the public, the late Julian “Teban” Daan was a funny comedian and a public servant. But to his family, relatives, friends and colleagues in the local entertainment industry, Daan was a man who remained humble despite achieving almost mythic status." == References ==