Pacencia Hidalgo Laurel (born Pacencia Hidalgo y Valencia; April 30, 1889 – January 1, 1963) was the wife of Philippine President Jose P. Laurel and the third First Lady of the Philippines and the only First Lady to serve under the Japanese-occupied Philippines during World War II.
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Marriage and family
She eloped and married Jose P. Laurel, a fellow Tanauan native who was then a fresh high school graduate, on April 9, 1911. The couple had nine children:
José Laurel Jr. (August 27, 1912 – March 11, 1998)
José Laurel III (August 27, 1914 – January 6, 2003)
Natividad Laurel-Guinto (born December 25, 1916, deceased)
Sotero Laurel II (September 27, 1918 – September 16, 2009)
Mariano Laurel (January 17, 1922 – August 2, 1979)
Rosenda Laurel-Avanceña (born January 9, 1925, deceased)
Potenciana Laurel-Yupangco (born May 19, 1926, deceased)
Salvador Laurel (November 18, 1928 – January 27, 2004)