5 Well known Filipino Social Scientist

JOSE P. RIZAL
 Born on June 19, 1861 in Calamba, Laguna
 His parents are Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso
 Learned the alphabet at the age of 3 and read the bible at the age of 5
 Studied at Ateneo de Municipal and University of Santo
Tomas but finished at a university in Madrid
 died on December 30, 1896 at Bagumbayan

Jose P. Rizal was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during the tail end of the
Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. An ophthalmologist by profession, Rizal became a
writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement which advocated political
reforms for the colony under Spain.

CAMILO O. OSIAS
 Born on March 23, 1889 at Bacnotan, La Union
 His parents are Manuel Osias and Gregoria Olaviano
 He studied in Ilocos Sur but was sent as scholar in the USA
 Died in Manila in 1976 at age of 87
 Senate President

His public service, particularly in the field of education, has earned for him
recognition from Otterbein College in Ohio, United States, which awarded him an honorary
degree of Doctor of Laws in 1934, and from the National University which gave him an
honorary degree of Doctor of Pedagogy in 1961.Osias rose from being a classroom teacher to
being the first Filipino division superintendent of schools. He also became the first president of
the National University.
TEODORO ANDAL AGONCILLO
 Born on November 9, 1912
 Lemery, Batangas, Philippine Islands
 Died on January 14, 1985 (aged 72)
 Nationality Filipino
 Alma mater: University of the Philippines Manila
 Occupation: Historian
 Awards: National Scientist of the Philippines

eodoro Andal Agoncillo was a prominent 20th-century Filipino historian. He and his
contemporary Renato Constantino were among the first Filipino historians renowned for
promoting a distinctly nationalist point of view of Filipino history. He was also an essayist and a
poet.

GREGORIO F. ZAIDE
 Mayor of Pagsanjan, Laguna
 Born: May 25, 1907
 Pagsanjan, Laguna, Philippines
 Died: October 31, 1986 (aged 79) Manila
 Resting place: Pagsanjan, Laguna
 Education: University of the Philippines Manila
 University of Santo Tomas
 Occupation: Writer, author, historian

Gregorio F. Zaide was a Filipino historian, author and politician from the town of
Pagsanjan, Laguna in the Philippines. A multi-awarded author, Zaide wrote 67 books and
more than 500 articles about history, he is known as the "Dean of Filipino Historiographers.
He was one of the founders of the International Association of Historians of Asia (IAHA),
and president of the Philippine Historical Association for three terms. As a politician, he
served as the mayor of his hometown of Pagsanjan from 1971 to 1975.
AUGUSTO SANTOS
NEDA Director-General
Born: Manila
Nationality: Filipino Philippines
Alma mater: University of the Philippines
Occupation: Economist

Augusto Santos is a Filipino career government official who served as acting Director-
General of the National Economic and Development Authority from 2005-2006, 2007-2008
and 2009-2010. He was educated at the University of the Philippines.