Antero Sosa Soriano was a Filipino lawyer and politician from Tanza, Cavite, who had served as congressman, senator, and governor of Cavite.
13 Facts About Antero Soriano
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Antero Soriano was born in Santa Cruz de Malabon in Cavite to Adriano Soriano and Aurea Sosa on January 3,1886.
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Antero Soriano studied in Liceo de Manila, graduating and receiving his degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1904.
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Antero Soriano studied law in the famous Escuela de Derecho in Manila until September 1907, when he presented himself for examination with one hundred other students before an examining tribunal nominated by the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
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Only five applicants passed and Soriano was one of them.
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Antero Soriano then became the lawyer of the Manila Railroad Company.
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In June 1912, Antero Soriano was elected governor of the province of Cavite at the age of 26.
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Antero Soriano was elected senator from the 5th District for two terms in 1919 and in 1922.
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Antero Soriano was the chairman of the committee on the Manila Railroad, chairman of the special committee on distribution of public work funds, and a member of the Senate committee on Agricultural and Natural Resources.
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Antero Soriano is a member of a special committee appointed to investigate the alleged "land trust" in the Philippines.
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Antero Soriano was appointed member of the Philippine Independence Mission, and upon arriving in the United States, was made Chairman of a committee to investigate the Philippine Press Bureau in Washington, DC and recommended its continuance.
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Antero Soriano was then re-elected to a fresh full term in 1928.
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On December 5,1907, Antero Soriano married Gerarda Aquino but was widowed on July 12,1914.