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Pedro Maria Sison (1885–1938) 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. The Municipality of Sison in Pangasinan is named after him. Sison was born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan on 18 January 1885. His father was Pedro Sison Jr. and his mother Eusebia Macasieb. In 1896, at age 11 he joined his father in fighting the Spaniards during the Philippine revolution. During the American occupation, he helped his father restore peace and order in Binalonan and Urdaneta towns.〔(The Punch 2008 )〕 At the age of 29 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 Legislature from 1914–1916 and whose Senate President was Manuel L. Quezon.〔(Senate of the Philippines )〕 Together with Rafael Palma, he sponsored in 1916 a bill on women's suffrage that was approved by the Senate. It was the first time that a bill like that was sponsored.〔Revolutionary Struggle in the Philippines, Macmillan 1989.〕 For his work, he was honored by the City of Urdaneta in 2008. The City resolution read: :"It is but fitting and proper that the Balikbayan Park be renamed after the late great senator as an undying gratitude of the city government and the people of Urdaneta City to the family of a native son, a statesman par excellence, a brilliant senator and a philanthropist rolled into one."〔(The Punch 2008 )〕 On 28 February 1929, he was appointed Auxiliary Judge. And the following year he was promoted as Judge of Court of First Instance.〔Encyclopedia of the Philippines: Education, 1950.〕 In 1934, he was elected as a delegate to the 1935 Philippine Constitutional Convention. He married Gracia Palisoc Moran, and their children are Pedro, Carlos, Corazon, Juan, Antonio, Rosario, Armando, Jesus Moran and Gracia. Sison died on 12 June 1938. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pedro Maria Sison」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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