Pedro María Sison

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sison and the second or maternal family name is Macasieb.

Pedro María Sison
Sison depicted in a publication of Philippine Education, published April 1917
Senator of the Philippines from the 2nd district
In office October 16, 1916 – June 6, 1922
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Alejo R. Mabanag
Member of the Philippine Assembly from Pangasinan's 4th district
In office 1912–1916
Preceded by	Joaquín Balmori
Succeeded by	Alejandro de Guzmán (as Representative)
Personal details
Born	(1885-01-18)January 18, 1885 Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died	June 12, 1938(1938-06-12) (aged 53) Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Political party	Nacionalista
Spouse	Gracia Palisoc Moran
Children	9

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]

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.^[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] In 1917, he became the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Judiciary.^[5]

On February 28, 1929, he was appointed as an auxiliary judge. The following year, he was promoted as judge of Court of First Instance.^[6]

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. 29 April 2022. 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. Philippines (1917). Official Gazette (Republic of the Philippines).
6. Galang, Zoilo M., ed. (1950). Encyclopedia of the Philippines. Vol. 9: Education. Manila: E. Floro. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• Senate of the Philippines