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Vicente Francisco
Vicente J. Francisco y Santos (July 19, 1891 – July 19, 1974) was a Filipino jurist and politician. Francisco was known as one of the best Filipino lawyers of his time. He was one of the members of the 1934 Constitutional Convention and served as a member of the Senate of the Philippines from 1946 to 1949. Early life and education Francisco was born on July 19, 1891 to Bibiano Francisco and Josefa Santos in Cavite, Cavite. He studied at Escuela de Derecho de Manila where he obtained his Bachelor of Laws in 1914. He then went to New York, United States and enrolled at Columbia University to study mercantile law. Legal career As a lawyer, he worked as the dean of the college of law at the University of Manila and was president of the Lawyer's League of the Philippines. He was elected as a delegate from Cavite in the 1934 Philippine Constitutional Convention election. Aside from politics, Francisco also owned and became president of the East Publishing Company, Inc. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senator Of The Philippines
The Senate of the Philippines () is the upper house of Congress of the Philippines, Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives as the lower house. The Senate is composed of 24 senators who are elected at-large (the country forms one district in Philippine Senate elections, senatorial elections) under a Plurality block voting, plurality-at-large voting system. Senators serve six-year terms with a maximum of two consecutive terms, with half of the senators elected in staggered elections every three years. When the Senate was restored by the Constitution of the Philippines, 1987 Constitution, the 24 senators who were elected in 1987 served until 1992. In 1992, the 12 candidates for the Senate obtaining the highest number of votes served until 1998, while the next 12 served until 1995. This is in accordance with the transitory provisions of the Constitution. Thereafter, each senator electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
