Pedro María Sison

Pedro María Sison y Macasieb (January 18, 1885–June 12, 1938) was a senator of the Philippines, judge of the Court of First Instance, a statesman and philanthropist. He was a delegate to the Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1935. [1]

Pedro María Sison
Senator of the Philippines from the 2nd district
In office
October 16, 1916 – June 6, 1922
Succeeded byAlejo R. Mabanag
Member of the Philippine Assembly from Pangasinan's 4th district
In office
1912–1916
Preceded byJoaquín Balmori
Succeeded byAlejandro de Guzmán (as Representative)
Personal details
Born(1885-01-18)January 18, 1885
Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedJune 12, 1938(1938-06-12) (aged 53)
Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines
SpouseGracia Palisoc Moran
Children9

Biography

Sison was born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan on January 18, 1885. His father was Pedro Sison Jr., and his mother was Eusebia Macasieb.

In 1896, at the age of 11, Sison joined his father in fighting the Spaniards during the Philippine Revolution. During the American colonial period, he helped his father restore peace and order in Binalonan and Urdaneta towns.[2]

In 1912, at the age of 27, Sison was elected to the Philippine Assembly, representing Pangasinan's 4th district. Four years later, he was elected to the Philippine Senate. Representing the Second Senatorial District of La Union, Pangasinan, and Zambales, Sison served as a senator during the Fourth and Fifth Legislature from 1916 to 1922 and whose Senate president was Manuel L. Quezon.[3]

Together with Rafael Palma, Sison sponsored in 1916 a bill on women's suffrage that was approved by the Senate. It was the first time that such bill was sponsored.[4]

On February 28, 1929, he was appointed as an auxiliary judge. The following year, he was promoted as judge of Court of First Instance.[5]

In 1934, he was elected as a delegate to the 1935 Philippine Constitutional Convention.

Personal life and death

He married Gracia Palisoc Moran, and had nine children.

Sison died on June 12, 1938.[2]

References
  1. "Pedro María Sison y Macasieb". Geni.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  2. "Urdaneta Honors Sen. Sison". Sunday Punch. 20 January 2008. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  3. "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 7 February 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  4. Davis, Leonard (1989). Revolutionary Struggle in the Philippines. Basingstoke: Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-44847-2.
  5. Galang, Zoilo M., ed. (1950). Encyclopedia of the Philippines. Vol. 9: Educatiom. Manila: E. Floro. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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