Vicente Francisco

Vicente J. Francisco
Senator of the Philippines
In office
May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1951
Senate Majority Leader
In office
May 25, 1946 – February 21, 1949
Preceded byMelecio Arranz
Succeeded byTomas Cabili
Personal details
Born(1890-07-19)July 19, 1890
Cavite Puerto, Cavite, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedMay 8, 1974(1974-05-08) (aged 83)
Resting placeLoyola Memorial Park, Marikina, Philippines
PartyLiberal (1946–1974)
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Vicente J. Francisco y Santos (July 19, 1890 – May 8, 1974[1]) was a Filipino jurist and politician. Known as one of the best Filipino lawyers of his time, he was part of the 1934 Constitutional Convention, and served in the Senate of the Philippines from 1946 to 1949.

Early life and education

Francisco was born on July 19, 1890 to Bibiano Francisco and Josefa Santos in Cavite, Cavite.[2][3] 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.[3]

Francisco as a delegate to the Philippine Constitutional Convention, published by Benipayo Press (c. 1935)

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.[3]

He was elected as a delegate from Cavite in the 1934 Philippine Constitutional Convention election.[3] Aside from politics, Francisco also owned and became president of East Publishing Company, Inc.[2] He was a prolific writer and published his own law books.[3]

Political career

In 1946, Francisco was elected to the Senate of the Philippines[4] as a candidate of the Liberal Party, winning the largest number of votes. After his election, he was elected Majority Leader by his colleagues. In the Senate, he filed many bills including Act 52, which re-established the Court of Appeals.

In the 1949 elections, Francisco ran for Vice President of the Philippines as running mate of Senate President Jose Avelino, but lost to Fernando Lopez with 1.73% of the vote.

Personal life and death

Francisco died in 1974. He was married to María Jalbuena; their son Ricardo Francisco served as a justice in the Court of Appeals and later of the Supreme Court.[5]

References

  1. ↑ G.R. No. L-37423, Supreme Court of the Philippines ruling (30 April 1976)
  2. 1 2 "Senators Profile - Vicente Francisco". web.senate.gov.ph. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Our Delegates to the Constitutional Assembly: English-Spanish (in Spanish). Benipayo Press. 1935.
  4. ↑ "List of Previous Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Justice Francisco, 73". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
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