Tomas confessor biography of william

Wiki User. Senator Tomas Confessor was born in Iloilo on March 2, His parents were Juliana Confessor and Prospera Valenzuela.

Tomas confessor biography of william: Born in Cabatuan, Iloilo.

Poverty was not a hindrance to Confessor's quest for academic excellence. He studied at the Iloilo High school and in finished with distinction. He left Iloilo for United States and worked as janitor to support himself in college. The American authorities appointed him school supervisor of Jaro, Iloilo upon his return to the Philippines.

In , he won a seat in the Philippine legislature as representative of the Third District of Iloilo. He earned distinction as the "stormy petrel of the House" because of his determined stands against anomalous acts of administration. Thereafter, in recognition of his crusade for clean government , the people of Iloilo elected him for two more terms.

As legislator, he was the sponsor of Act , otherwise known as the Cooperatives Marketing law, which promoted the cooperative movement on the Philippines, particularly the establishment of farmer's cooperatives.