After graduation, he was employed as an elementary school teacher for almost a year before being appointed principal in 1916. From 1917, Abada was supervising teacher until he left for the United States in September 1919 for further education at the expense of the Philippine government. There he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Michigan in 1922. After returning to the Philippines, Abada was a high school teacher in Bacolod until 1924, principal of Zambales High School (1924–1925), Batangas High School (1925–1926) and Pangasinan Academic High School (1926-1927). Afterwards, he served as School Superintendent in Zambales, Capiz and Tarlac. In 1939, Abada was appointed Administrative Officer with the Bureau of Public Schools.[1]
Political careeredit
After World War II, Abada was appointed Director of Public Schools by President Manuel Roxas in 1946, and in 1948 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Education. The following year, in the 1949 elections, Abada was elected to the Senate of the Philippines on behalf of the Liberal Party with the second highest number of votes. His focus in the Senate was also on education. For example, he chaired the Senate Committee on Education and initiated several laws to benefit education in the Philippines.[2] From March to May 1952, Abada served as Senate President Pro-Tempore. At some point during his time as senator, he was also a member of the Philippine delegation to the United Nations General Assembly.[3]
Deathedit
Esteban Abada died in 1954 before the end of his term as senator at the age of 58 in New York. He had traveled there for medical treatment. He was married to Purificacion Morente and had two children with her. The Esteban Abada Elementary School in Quezon City and the Esteban Abada High School in Sampaloc (Manila) are named after him.[3]
Referencesedit
^Miguel R., Cornejo (1939). Cornejo's Commonwealth directory of the Philippines. Manila.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^Galang, Zoilo M. (1958). Encyclopedia of the Philippines Vol XVIII (3rd ed.). Manila: E. Floro.
esteban, abada, seravia, march, 1896, york, december, 1954, filipino, politician, official, born, 1896, march, 1896seravia, negros, occidentaldieddecember, 1954, 1954, aged, nationalityfilipinooccupation, politician, deputy, secretary, education, contents, ear. Esteban Abada Seravia March 15 1896 New York December 17 1954 was a Filipino politician and top official Esteban AbadaBorn 1896 03 15 March 15 1896Seravia Negros OccidentalDiedDecember 17 1954 1954 12 17 aged 58 NationalityFilipinoOccupation s politician Deputy Secretary of Education Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Teaching career 3 Political career 4 Death 5 ReferencesEarly life and education editEsteban Abada was born on March 15 1896 in Seravia present day Enrique B Magalona in the Philippine province of Negros Occidental His parents were Jeronimo Abada and Petra Jereza After elementary school in Kabankalan he completed the Philippine Normal School in 1915 Teaching career editAfter graduation he was employed as an elementary school teacher for almost a year before being appointed principal in 1916 From 1917 Abada was supervising teacher until he left for the United States in September 1919 for further education at the expense of the Philippine government There he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Michigan in 1922 After returning to the Philippines Abada was a high school teacher in Bacolod until 1924 principal of Zambales High School 1924 1925 Batangas High School 1925 1926 and Pangasinan Academic High School 1926 1927 Afterwards he served as School Superintendent in Zambales Capiz and Tarlac In 1939 Abada was appointed Administrative Officer with the Bureau of Public Schools 1 Political career editAfter World War II Abada was appointed Director of Public Schools by President Manuel Roxas in 1946 and in 1948 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Education The following year in the 1949 elections Abada was elected to the Senate of the Philippines on behalf of the Liberal Party with the second highest number of votes His focus in the Senate was also on education For example he chaired the Senate Committee on Education and initiated several laws to benefit education in the Philippines 2 From March to May 1952 Abada served as Senate President Pro Tempore At some point during his time as senator he was also a member of the Philippine delegation to the United Nations General Assembly 3 Death editEsteban Abada died in 1954 before the end of his term as senator at the age of 58 in New York He had traveled there for medical treatment He was married to Purificacion Morente and had two children with her The Esteban Abada Elementary School in Quezon City and the Esteban Abada High School in Sampaloc Manila are named after him 3 References edit Miguel R Cornejo 1939 Cornejo s Commonwealth directory of the Philippines Manila a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Galang Zoilo M 1958 Encyclopedia of the Philippines Vol XVIII 3rd ed Manila E Floro a b Esteban Abada Retrieved 2023 06 05 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Esteban Abada amp oldid 1215914613, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
