Blah T. Sinsuat

This article is about the Filipino lawmaker. For the municipality, see Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte.

Datu Blah T. Sinsuat
بلاه تي سينسوات
Sinsuat's official portrait during the 2nd Congress
Speaker pro tempore of the Batasang Pambansa
In office November 10, 1981 – June 30, 1984
Preceded by	Jose Aldeguer (as speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives
Succeeded by	Salipada Pendatun
Member of Parliament for Region XII
In office June 12, 1978 – June 30, 1984
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Cotabato's at-large district
In office December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1953
Preceded by	Gumbay Piang
Succeeded by	Luminog Mangelen
Member of the 1934 Constitutional Convention
In office July 30, 1934 – February 8, 1935
Constituency	Cotabato
Personal details
Born	Blah T. Sinsuat (1908-12-27)December 27, 1908 Dinaig, Cotabato, Moro Province, Philippine Islands
Party	Nacionalista (until 1978) KBL (from 1978)
Spouse	Ester Sinsuat
Alma mater	José Rizal College

Datu Blah T. Sinsuat (Jawi: بلاه تي سينسوات; December 27, 1908 – after 1978) was a Filipino politician.

Sinsuat was born in Dinaig (now Datu Odin Sinsuat), Cotabato (then a district of the former Moro Province) to former senator Datu Sinsuat Balabaran and Bai Pinagtayon.

He graduated from José Rizal College in 1934 with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce. In the same year, he was elected as one of the delegates to the 1934 Constitutional Convention representing Cotabato's lone district.

Sinsuat successfully ran for the House of Representatives in 1949, representing Cotabato's at-large district in the 2nd Congress until 1953. He made an unsuccessful bid to return to the House in 1969, losing to incumbent Liberal representative Salipada Pendatun. Sinsuat contested the election before the Supreme Court, resulting in the 1970 case Sinsuat v. Pendatun.

Sinsuat later joined the ruling Kilusang Bagong Lipunan of President Ferdinand Marcos and ran for the Interim Batasang Pambansa in 1978, placing seventh among 23 candidates contesting eight seats. He was also elected speaker pro tempore of the assembly in November 1981.

The municipality of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat in Maguindanao del Norte was later named in his honor.

Electoral history

Electoral history of Blah T. Sinsuat

Year	Office	Party		Votes received				Result
				Total	%	P.	Swing
1934	Constitutional Convention Delegate (Cotabato)		Nonpartisan	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	Won
1949	Representative (Cotabato at-large)		Nacionalista	—N/a	—N/a	1st	—N/a	Won
1969						2nd		Lost
1978	Assemblyman (Region XII)		KBL	269,905	—N/a	7th	—N/a	Won