Antero Sosa Soriano (January 3, 1888 – June 15, 1929) was a Filipino congressman, senator, and

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from

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Early life

Antero Soriano was born in Tanza, province of

to Adriano Soriano and Aurea Sosa on January 3, 1886. He studied in Liceo de Manila, graduating and receiving his degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1904. He studied law in the famous Escuela de Derecho (now Manila Law College Foundation) in

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until September 1907, when he presented himself for examination with one hundred other students before an examining tribunal nominated by the

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. Only five applicants passed and Soriano was one of them. He started practicing law immediately. He then became the lawyer of the

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Political career

In June 1912, Soriano was elected governor of the province of Cavite at the age of 26. He was then re-elected in 1916. He was elected senator from the

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for two terms in

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and in

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. He was the chairman of the committee on the

Railroad, chairman of the special committee on distribution of public work funds, and a member of the Senate committee on Agricultural and Natural Resources. He is also a member of a special committee appointed to investigate the alleged "land trust" in the

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. He was appointed member of the Philippine Parliamentary Mission, and upon arrival in the

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, was made Chairman of a committee to investigate the Philippine Press Bureau at

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, and recommended its continuance. On August 15, 1925, Soriano was elected as a representative of the at-large district of Cavite through a

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. He filled the vacancy created by the death of Rep. Augusto Reyes on July 3, days before the opening of the

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. He was then re-elected to a fresh full term in

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Death

Soriano died in office on June 15, 1929, at the age of 41 due to appendicitis. His remains lie in the old cemetery in

Personal life

On December 5, 1907, Soriano married Gerarda Aquino but was widowed on July 12, 1914. He then remarried with Maximina Salud. His children are Arturo, Julia, Josefina, Milagros, Benjamin, Reynaldo, Adriano, Gerarda, Amelia, Asuncion, and Celia.

Legacy

The

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, the road on the northwestern coast of

, was named after him in accordance wit
Republic Act 5782
enacted on July 21, 1969.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Soriano, Antero 1880s births 1929 deaths People from Tanza, Cavite Governors of Cavite Senators of the 6th Philippine Legislature Senators of the 5th Philippine Legislature Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Cavite