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.
Biography
Sison was born in
Urdaneta, Pangasinan
Urdaneta, officially the City of Urdaneta ( pag, Siyudad na Urdaneta; ilo, Siyudad ti Urdaneta; fil, Lungsod ng Urdaneta), is a 2nd class component city in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populati ...
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.
In 1912, at the age of 27, Sison was elected to the
Philippine Assembly
The Philippine Assembly (sometimes called the Philippine National Assembly) was the lower house of the Philippine Legislature from 1907 to 1916, when it was renamed the House of Representatives of the Philippines. The Philippine Assembly wa ...
, representing Pangasinan's
4th district. Four years later, he was elected to the
Philippine Senate
The Senate of the Philippines ( Filipino: ''Senado ng Pilipinas'', also ''Mataas na Kapulungan ng Pilipinas'' or "upper chamber") is the upper house of Congress of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines with the House of Representatives a ...
. 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
Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, (; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier and politician who served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his de ...
.
Together with
Rafael Palma
Rafael Palma y Velásquez (: October 24, 1874 May 24, 1939) was a Filipino politician, Rizalian, writer, educator and a famous Freemason. He was a senator from 1916 to 1921 and was the fourth president of the University of the Philippines.
Biog ...
, 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.
On February 28, 1929, he was appointed as an auxiliary judge. The following year, he was promoted as judge of Court of First Instance.
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.
References
External links
Senate of the Philippines
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People from Urdaneta, Pangasinan
Politicians from Pangasinan
Senators of the 5th Philippine Legislature
Senators of the 4th Philippine Legislature
1885 births
1938 deaths