Prospero Sanidad

Prospero Sanidad
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 by	Sixto Brillantes Sr.
Succeeded by	Fidel Villanueva
	In office; 5 June 1934 – 16 September 1935
Preceded by	Fidel Villanueva
Succeeded by	Sixto Brillanes Sr.
Personal details
Born	Prospero Casia Sanidad; January 17, 1897; Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died	1969 (aged 71–72); Philippines
Political party	Liberal (1946-1947); Nacionalista (1934-1946)
Spouse	Rosario Centeno
Domestic partner(s)	Victoria Arevalo; Lourdes Locsin
Children	3
Alma mater	University 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

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

Congressional career

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

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

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

References

^ ^a ^b "Prospero Sanidad". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ "ROSTER of Philippine Legislators (from 1907 to 2019)" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
^ 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.

[Senate-1] "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.

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