Francisco Soriano

Francisco Soriano was born on October 4, 1869, in Molo, now a district of Iloilo City. He received his bachelor's degree in arts at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila in 1889^[1] and studied law at the University of Santo Tomas, where he received his degree in civil law in 1898. In 1894, he received a degree in secondary education from the same university and while a student, opened high schools in Manila and Molo.^[1]

During the Philippine Revolution, he was appointed as the secretary-general of the government of the Federal State of the Visayas and was a member of the Judicial Committee of the revolutionary government in 1898.^[1]

During the American occupation, Soriano was appointed as prosecutor (fiscal) for Surigao and Misamis provinces in Mindanao in 1901. In 1907, Soriano was elected as a member of the Progresista Party^[1] to the newly established Philippine Assembly representing the at-large district of Surigao, serving until 1909.^[2] In 1919, Soriano was elected to the Senate of the Philippines representing the 11th senatorial district. He served until 1925.^[3]