Pedro Guevara
Pedro Guevara
Representing the fourth district of Laguna, Guevara proposed the Divorce Bill in the Philippine Assembly. He was a former constabulary officer, aide to General Juan Cailles, and a newspaperman. Born in St. Cruz, Laguna on Feb. 23, 1879, he attended the Ateneo and Letran where he obtained his A.B. degree in 1896. During the first phase of the Revolution, he served as an aide-de-camp to Col. Juan Cailles and upon the resumption of the uprising in 1898, was promoted to Lt.-Col. after his successful defense of Mabitac, Laguna. He was one of the first Filipino lieutenants of the Phil. Constabulary at the start of the American regime, and as such helped in the pacification of the Tagalog provinces. Then he resigned in order to study law and finished the course in 1909. Earlier in n1907, he was elected councilor of San Felipe Nery (Mandaluyong), Rizal. Twice he was elected Representative of the 2d district of Laguna, first in 1909 and then in 1912. In 1916, he was elected Senator from the 4th district and was reelected in 1919. He became chairman of the Committee on Education and later of the Committee on Finance. He also became a member of the U.P. Board of Regents. After having served as Resident Commissioner to Washington D.C. from 1923-1934, he returned to the Philippines and became a delegate to the Constitutional Convention which was inaugurated on July 30, 1934. Then he engaged in private practice. He was also a journalist, having been editor of La Soberania Nacional and later of La Independencia after Gen. Luna''s death. He also worked in Vida Filipina, El Hijo del Pueblo and Los Obreros. He was married to the former Isidra Baldomero of Mandaluyong, Rizal. On January 19,1938, he died of a heart attack while defending a case in court.
1911
Men and women in journalism
1911
cailles
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divorce bill
journalists
laguna
luzon
newspapermen
philippine assembly
renacimiento filipino
resident commissioner
Representing the fourth district of Laguna, Guevara proposed the Divorce Bill in the Philippine Assembly. He was a former constabulary officer, aide to General Juan Cailles, and a newspaperman. Born in St. Cruz, Laguna on Feb. 23, 1879, he attended the Ateneo and Letran where he obtained his A.B. degree in 1896. During the first phase of the Revolution, he served as an aide-de-camp to Col. Juan Cailles and upon the resumption of the uprising in 1898, was promoted to Lt.-Col. after his successful defense of Mabitac, Laguna. He was one of the first Filipino lieutenants of the Phil. Constabulary at the start of the American regime, and as such helped in the pacification of the Tagalog provinces. Then he resigned in order to study law and finished the course in 1909. Earlier in n1907, he was elected councilor of San Felipe Nery (Mandaluyong), Rizal. Twice he was elected Representative of the 2d district of Laguna, first in 1909 and then in 1912. In 1916, he was elected Senator from the 4th district and was reelected in 1919. He became chairman of the Committee on Education and later of the Committee on Finance. He also became a member of the U.P. Board of Regents. After having served as Resident Commissioner to Washington D.C. from 1923-1934, he returned to the Philippines and became a delegate to the Constitutional Convention which was inaugurated on July 30, 1934. Then he engaged in private practice. He was also a journalist, having been editor of La Soberania Nacional and later of La Independencia after Gen. Luna''s death. He also worked in Vida Filipina, El Hijo del Pueblo and Los Obreros. He was married to the former Isidra Baldomero of Mandaluyong, Rizal. On January 19,1938, he died of a heart attack while defending a case in court.
1911
Men and women in journalism
1911
cailles
constabulary officers
divorce bill
journalists
laguna
luzon
newspapermen
philippine assembly
renacimiento filipino
resident commissioner