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Filipino politician and diplomat (1906-1990)

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Maraña and the surname or paternal family name is Serrano.

Felixberto Serrano


Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office August 22, 1957 – December 30, 1961
Preceded by	Carlos P. Garcia
Succeeded by	Emmanuel Pelaez
Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations
In office 1954–1957
Preceded by	Carlos P. Romulo
Succeeded by	Francisco Afan Delgado
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Batangas's 1st district
In office June 9, 1945 – December 30, 1949
Preceded by	Miguel Tolentino
Succeeded by	Apolinario Apacible

Personal details
Born	Felixberto Maraña Serrano (1906-08-22)August 22, 1906 Lemery, Batangas, Philippine Islands
Died	October 12, 1990(1990-10-12) (aged 84)
Political party	Nacionalista

Felixberto Maraña Serrano (22 August 1906 – 12 October 1990) was a Filipino politician and diplomat. Serrano was the secretary of foreign affairs under President Carlos P. Garcia from 1957 to 1961. Previously, he was the permanent representative of the Philippines to the United Nations from 1954 to 1957 and a member of the Philippine House of Representatives from 1945 to 1949, representing the 1st district of Batangas.

Serrano was a delegate to the 1971 Philippine Constitutional Convention and made a speech just before the balloting for candidates for president of the convention accusing other delegates of taking bribes to favour Marcos's intentions in the convention.