Salvador Laurel
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Salvador Laurel was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as vice president of the Philippines after playing a key opposition role against the Marcos dictatorship during the 1980s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Salvador H. Laurel | 1 |
| Salvador Laurel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11071437 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salvador Laurel Context triple: [1986 Philippine snap presidential election, challengerRunningMate, Salvador Laurel]
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A.
Jose Laurel Jr.
Jose Laurel Jr. was a Filipino politician and legislator who served multiple terms in the House of Representatives and became Speaker, continuing the prominent political legacy of the Laurel family.
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B.
Benigno R. Fitial
Benigno R. Fitial is a Northern Mariana Islands politician who served as governor and was a prominent figure in the territory's early 21st-century political landscape.
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C.
Diosdado Macapagal
Diosdado Macapagal was a Filipino lawyer, politician, and the ninth president of the Philippines, known for his economic reforms and for moving the country's Independence Day to June 12.
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D.
Guillermo Apolinario Vilas
Guillermo Apolinario Vilas is an Argentine former professional tennis player renowned for his clay-court dominance in the 1970s and multiple Grand Slam titles.
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E.
Elpidio Quirino
Elpidio Quirino was a Filipino lawyer and statesman who served as the sixth President of the Philippines, leading the country’s post-World War II reconstruction and economic recovery.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salvador Laurel Target entity description: Salvador Laurel was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as vice president of the Philippines after playing a key opposition role against the Marcos dictatorship during the 1980s.
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A.
Jose Laurel Jr.
Jose Laurel Jr. was a Filipino politician and legislator who served multiple terms in the House of Representatives and became Speaker, continuing the prominent political legacy of the Laurel family.
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B.
Benigno R. Fitial
Benigno R. Fitial is a Northern Mariana Islands politician who served as governor and was a prominent figure in the territory's early 21st-century political landscape.
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C.
Diosdado Macapagal
Diosdado Macapagal was a Filipino lawyer, politician, and the ninth president of the Philippines, known for his economic reforms and for moving the country's Independence Day to June 12.
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D.
Guillermo Apolinario Vilas
Guillermo Apolinario Vilas is an Argentine former professional tennis player renowned for his clay-court dominance in the 1970s and multiple Grand Slam titles.
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E.
Elpidio Quirino
Elpidio Quirino was a Filipino lawyer and statesman who served as the sixth President of the Philippines, leading the country’s post-World War II reconstruction and economic recovery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Filipino politician
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Paco, Manila, Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lymphoma ⓘ |
| child |
Cocoy Laurel
NERFINISHED
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David Laurel NERFINISHED ⓘ Heidi Laurel NERFINISHED ⓘ Iwi Laurel NERFINISHED ⓘ Lally Laurel NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma. Cristina Laurel NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma. Cynthia Laurel NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma. Elena Laurel NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma. Victoria Laurel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Philippines ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-11-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-01-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Ateneo de Manila University Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of the Philippines
NERFINISHED
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University of the Philippines College of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale Law School ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | Laurel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | José P. Laurel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
English
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Filipino ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberal Party of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ UNIDO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Paciencia Hidalgo Laurel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Philippine opposition to Ferdinand Marcos ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opposition to the Marcos dictatorship in the 1980s
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serving as vice president under President Corazon Aquino ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leadership of the United Nationalist Democratic Organization
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role in the 1986 People Power Revolution ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairperson of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
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Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines ⓘ Prime Minister of the Philippines ⓘ Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ Senator of the Philippines ⓘ Vice President of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Jose Laurel Jr.
NERFINISHED
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Sotero Laurel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Celia Diaz Laurel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salvador Laurel Description of subject: Salvador Laurel was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as vice president of the Philippines after playing a key opposition role against the Marcos dictatorship during the 1980s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Salvador H. Laurel