Quintín Paredes
Encyclopedia
Quintín B. Paredes was a Filipino
lawyer, politician, and statesman.
He was born in Bangued, Abra
, Philippines
in 1884 to Juan Felix Paredes and Regine Babila.
. He pursued law at the Escuela de Leyes, finishing with degrees in Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws and Master of Arts. Graduating in 1907, Paredes took and passed the bar examinations the same year, and started his private practice in Manila
.
He was appointed fourth prosecuting attorney on July 9, 1908, first prosecuting attorney on November 1, 1913, and served until March 1, 1917.
from 1920 to 1921. As Attorney-General, Parades was a member of the first parliamentary mission to the United States
in 1919. He resumed the practice of law in Manila
in 1921.
itself from 1933 till 1935. In 1935 he was elected as a member of the Philippine Assembly but he resigned to serve as the Philippines' Resident Commissioner.
Under the Tydings-McDuffie Law that created the Philippine Commonwealth Government, Paredes became its first Resident Commissioner, serving from February 14, 1936, until his resignation on September 29, 1938.
In 1938 he was again elected a member of the Philippine Assembly, and served as the Majority Floor Leader during this term. He was also elected as a member of the Philippine Senate from 1941 to 1945 that did not sit in session due to the onset of World War II
and the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines.
After the Second World War, Paredes ran again for his old post representing Abra in the Philippine House of Representatives, and won. He held this post from 1946 to 1949.
Paredes topped the Senatorial race as a candidate of the Liberal Party
. He briefly became the President of the Philippine Senate
in 1952, and was reelected as a Philippine Senator in 1955, finishing his second term in 1961. Retiring from politics in 1963, Paredes died ten years later in Manila.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
lawyer, politician, and statesman.
He was born in Bangued, Abra
Bangued, Abra
Bangued is a first class municipality in the province of Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 46,179 in 8,071 households.-History:...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
in 1884 to Juan Felix Paredes and Regine Babila.
Education and early career
He obtained his elementary education at the school his father had established, and also studied at the Colegio Seminario de Vigan and at the Colegio de San Juan de LetranColegio de San Juan de Letran
The Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Letran College, or simply Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of learning located in Intramuros, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the...
. He pursued law at the Escuela de Leyes, finishing with degrees in Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws and Master of Arts. Graduating in 1907, Paredes took and passed the bar examinations the same year, and started his private practice in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
.
He was appointed fourth prosecuting attorney on July 9, 1908, first prosecuting attorney on November 1, 1913, and served until March 1, 1917.
Government Service
He served as Philippine Solicitor General in 1917 and 1918, as Attorney-General from 1918 to 1920, and as Secretary of JusticeDepartment of Justice (Philippines)
The Department of Justice , abbreviated as DOJ, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for upholding the rule of law in the Philippines...
from 1920 to 1921. As Attorney-General, Parades was a member of the first parliamentary mission to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1919. He resumed the practice of law in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
in 1921.
House of Representatives
He was elected to the Philippine House of Representatives to represent the Lone District of Abra in 1925, 1928, 1931, and 1934, serving as Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives from 1929 to 1931, and as the SpeakerSpeaker of the Philippine House of Representatives
The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines is the presiding officer of the lower house of Congress, the House of Representatives....
itself from 1933 till 1935. In 1935 he was elected as a member of the Philippine Assembly but he resigned to serve as the Philippines' Resident Commissioner.
In 1938 he was again elected a member of the Philippine Assembly, and served as the Majority Floor Leader during this term. He was also elected as a member of the Philippine Senate from 1941 to 1945 that did not sit in session due to the onset of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines.
After the Second World War, Paredes ran again for his old post representing Abra in the Philippine House of Representatives, and won. He held this post from 1946 to 1949.
Senate
In the Philippine elections of 1949Philippine general election, 1949
Elections for the members of the Senate were held on November 8, 1949 in the Philippines. While President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of President Manuel Roxas in 1948, and his running mate, Senator Fernando Lopez won as Vice President, their...
Paredes topped the Senatorial race as a candidate of the Liberal Party
Liberal Party (Philippines)
The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...
. He briefly became the President of the Philippine Senate
President of the Senate of the Philippines
The President of the Senate of the Philippines, or more popularly known as the Senate President, is the presiding officer and the highest ranking-official of the Senate of the Philippines. He/she is elected by the entire body to be their leader...
in 1952, and was reelected as a Philippine Senator in 1955, finishing his second term in 1961. Retiring from politics in 1963, Paredes died ten years later in Manila.
Other Posts Held
- Dean of the law school (Escuela de Derecho) of Manila, 1913 to 1917.
- President of the General Bank & Trust Co., 1963 to 1969.
External links
- Biography of Senate President Paredes at the Philippine Senate Website
- A work translated by Paredes,