Pensionado Act

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The Pensionado Act of 1903 (or Act 854) refers to the law which allowed qualified Filipino students to study in the United States. Passed on 26 August 1903 by Governor General William Howard Taft's government through the Philippine Commission, this act provided funds for such students, called Pensionados, to acquire their college degrees at American schools.

[edit] The Pensionados

Image of early Filipino Pensionados.

During the first decade of the American occupation, most of the pensionados were women from the elite class (the same class who had access to better education in the late Spanish period). However, under the American educational system, educational opportunities in the Philippines became more democratic that many of the later pensionados were promising Filipinos who were not necessarily wealthy.

These students were called Pensionados since they were scholars studying at the expense of the colonial government. They mainly earned degrees in government and administration since the idea of the program was to educate the students the U.S. Government system, so that upon their return in the Philippines, they would administer the government in the same fashion.

Upon completion, the Pensionados go back to the Philippines where they were entitled to occupy important roles and positions in the government and its sectors – agriculture, business, education, etc. By 1912, there were already 209 Filipino students who graduated from American college and academic institutions.

[edit] List of the First Filipino Pensionados

Below are first 104 pensionados, majority of them came from the prominent families in their hometown or region. ^[1]

1. Timoteo Abaya – Laguna
2. Rafael Acosta – Pangasinan
3. Bernardo Agana – Tarlac
4. Romarico Agcaoili – Ilocos Norte
5. Andres Aguilar – Cebu
6. Digno Alba – Capiz
7. Candido Alcazar – Iloilo
8. Orancio Aligada - Masbate
9. Ramon Alvarez – Zamboanga
10. Silverio Apostol – Zambales
11. Jose Arboleda – Albay
12. Juan Avelino – Cavite
13. Apolinario Baltazar – Manila
14. Carlos Barretto – Manila
15. Jose Batungbakal – Bataan
16. Mariano Billedo – Abra
17. Jorge Bocobo – Tarlac
18. Firmo Borja – Laguna
19. Pablo Bueno – Negros Oriental
20. Jose Burgos – Manila
21. Jose Cabrera – Cebu
22. Mariano Carbonell – La Union
23. Mariano Manas Cruz – Laguna
24. Jose Maria Chanco – Cebu
25. Francisco Delgado – Manila
26. Francisco Donato – Cagayan
27. Gregorio Espinola – Sorsogon
28. Jose Espiritu – Pampanga
29. Esterio Favis – Ilocos Sur
30. Vicente Fernandez – Ilocos Sur
31. Gabriel Flores – Manila
32. Vicente Fragante – Ilocos Sur
33. Silvino Gallardo – Rizal
34. Arturo Garcia – Manila
35. Jose Gomez – Manila
36. Liborio Gomez – Manila
37. Isaias Gonzaga – Cebu
38. Jose Gonzales – Surigao
39. Manuel Gonzales – Pangasinan
40. Potenciano Guazon – Manila
41. Hipolito Hernando – Ilocos Norte
42. Marceliano Hidalgo – Pangasinan
43. Ludovico Hidrosolio – Capiz
44. Segundo Hipolito – Manila
45. Esteban Ibalio – Ilocos Norte
46. Eustacio Ilustre – Batangas
47. Delfin Jaranilla – Iloilo
48. Mariano de Joya – Batangas
49. Marcial Kasilag – Batangas
50. Fidel Larracas – Tayabas
51. Pacifico Laygo – Batangas
52. Francisco Llamado – Cavite
53. Roque Lomibao – Pangasinan
54. Carlos Lopez – Iloilo
55. Saturnino Lopez – Nueva Ecija
56. Vicente Manalo – Cavite]]
57. Gregorio Manuel - Cebu
58. Cenon Monasterial – Nueva Ecija
59. Mariano Mondonedo – Isabela
60. Rafael Montenegro – Negros Oriental
61. Ciriaco Morada – Batangas
62. Jose Muñoz – Pangasinan
63. Pablo Nacion – Albay
64. Ramon Nakpil – Manila
65. Domingo Natividad – Antique
66. Leon Nava – Iloilo
67. Antonio Nera – La Union
68. Miguel Nicdao – Pampanga
69. Jose Nieva – Manila
70. Ramon Ochoa – Manila
71. Florentino Oliver – Camarines
72. Lorenzo Onrubia – Cavite
73. Balbino Palmares – Iloilo
74. Gregorio Paredes – Cavite
75. Ildefonso Patdu – Manila
76. Ernesto Quirino – La Union
77. Emilio Quisumbing – Manila
78. Eduardo Ramirez – Bohol
79. Gregorio Ramirez – Bulacan
80. Joaquin Ramos – Tarlac
81. Justo Ramos – Bulacan
82. Francisco Reyes – Manila
83. Jose Reyna – Ilocos Sur
84. Jose Rivera – Laguna
85. Mateo Roco – Manila
86. Ignacio Rosario – Manila
87. Pelagio Ruiz – Ilocos Norte
88. Domingo San Jose – Camarines
89. Alejandro Santos – Manila
90. Jose Sanvictores – Pampanga
91. Aresenio Formoso Sebastian – Ilocos Sur
92. Pedro Serrano – Sorsogon
93. Andres Sevilla – Leyte
94. Antonio Sison – Manila
95. Benito Sunga – Bulacan
96. Alfonso Tuason – Manila
97. Hilario Valderas – Tayabas
98. Jose Valdes – Manila
99. Felix Valencia – Iloilo
100. Vicente Varela – Negros Occidental
101. Natalio Velez – Negros Occidental
102. Martin de Veyra – Manila
103. Emilio Villanueva – Negros Occidental
104. Francisco Ycasiano - Manila

[edit] References

1. ↑ "1903 Pensionado List of Students (104)." (accessed on 23 January 2008)

• Melendy, H. Brett. Filipino Americans. (accessed on 23 January 2008)
• Filipino American Centennial Commemoration – Timeline of Filipino American History. (accessed on 22 January 2008).
• Filipino Americans in Seattle. (accessed on 23 January 2008).
• Filipino Migration to the U.S. (accessed on 23 January 2008).
• The American Contribution to Philippine Education – Full Text by Embassy of the United States in Manila

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