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Gerónima Josefa Palisoc Tomelden Pecson (Tomelden)

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Birthplace: Barrio Libsong, Lingayen, Pangasinan, Ilocos Region, Philippines
Death: July 31, 1989 (92)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Victor Tomelden and Pacita Tomelden
Wife of Potenciano Pecson
Mother of Ding Alcantara Pecson and Private
Sister of Arturo Antonio Tomelden; Benjamin Jose Tomelden; Private; Carmela P. Tomelden; Rizalina Tomelden and 2 others

Occupation: Educator, social worker, politician
Managed by: Roy Ed Tomelden Lucero
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About Gerónima Pecson

Gerónima Pecson was the first female senator of the Philippines. As senator, she headed the following committees: the Committee on Education; the Committee on Health and Public Welfare; and the Joint Congressional Committee on Education.

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Encyclopedia of the Philippines: The Library of Philippine Literature, Art and Science, Volume 9: Builders of the New Philippines (1936, p. 474, Image 184)

Cornejo’s Commonwealth Directory of the Philippines (1939), by Miguel Cornejo (p. 2007, Image 249)

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Gerónima Pecson's Timeline

1896
December 19, 1896
Barrio Libsong, Lingayen, Pangasinan, Ilocos Region, Philippines
1935
December 5, 1935
1989
July 31, 1989
Age 92