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Prospero Sanidad

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Prospero Sanidad
Senator of the Philippines
In office
22 May 1947 – 30 December 1947
Member of the House of Representatives from Ilocos Sur's 2nd district
In office
30 December 1938 – 25 May 1946
Preceded bySixto Brillantes Sr.
Succeeded byFidel Villanueva
In office
5 June 1934 – 16 September 1935
Preceded byFidel Villanueva
Succeeded bySixto Brillanes Sr.
Personal details
Born
Prospero Casia Sanidad

(1897-01-17)January 17, 1897
Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died1969(1969-00-00) (aged 71–72)
Philippines
Political partyLiberal (1946-1947)
Nacionalista (1934-1946)
SpouseRosario Centeno
Domestic partner(s)Victoria Arevalo
Lourdes Locsin
Children3
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines
George Washington University
National University School of Law

Prospero Casia Sanidad (17 January 1897 – 1969) was a Filipino politician and lawyer.

Early life and education

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Sanidad was born on 17 January 1897 in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur to Cipriano Sanidad and Cayetana Casia. He pursued his higher education at the University of the Philippines, George Washington University and the National University School of Law in Washington DC, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree. He was admitted to the Bar in 1928.[1]

Political career

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Congressional career

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Sanidad was elected in 1934 to the House of Representatives as a Nacionalista representative of Ilocos Sur's 2nd district in 1934 and served until 1935. He was elected again to the position in 1938 and reelected in 1941, but was only able to take his second consecutive term in office due to the Japanese occupation during the Second World War.[2]

Senatorial career

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In 1946, he joined the Liberal Party and ran for the Philippine Senate but lost. However, he filed an electoral protest that became highly controversial, as it coincided with other protests filed against members of Congress belonging to the Nacionalista Party and the Democratic Alliance. In 1947, he won his protest and was sworn in, replacing José E. Romero.[3]

Personal life

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Sanidad was married to Rosario Centeno and had three children.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Prospero Sanidad". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  2. ^ "ROSTER of Philippine Legislators (from 1907 to 2019)" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. ^ Shalom, Stephen R. (August 1980). "Philippine Acceptance of the Bell Trade Act of 1946: A Study of Manipulatory Democracy". Pacific Historical Review. 49 (3): 499–517. doi:10.2307/3638567. JSTOR 3638567.