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Pedro Abad Santos | |
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 Official potrait, 1921 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives from Pampanga | |
| In office October 16, 1916 – June 6, 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Andrés Luciano |
| Succeeded by | Vicente E. Manapat |
| Constituency | 2nd district |
| Member of the San Fernando Municipal Council | |
| In office January 1910 – March 1912 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pedro Abad Santos y Basco January 31, 1876 San Fernando, Pampanga, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish East Indies |
| Died | January 15, 1945 (aged 68) Minalin, Pampanga, Philippine Commonwealth |
| Political party | Socialist/PKP-1930 (1932–1945) |
| Other political affiliations | National Socialist (1935–1936) Nacionalista (until 1932) |
| Relations | José Abad Santos (brother) Vicente Abad Santos (nephew) Jamby Madrigal (grandniece) |
| Education | Colegio de San Juan de Letran |
| Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas (M.D) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Physician, lawyer |
Pedro Abad Santos y Basco (Spanish: [ˈpeðɾo aˈβað ˈsantos], Tagalog: [pedro ʔaˈbad ˈsantos]; 31 January 1876 – 15 January 1945) was a Filipino Marxist politician. He founded the Partido Sosyalista ng Pilipinas (PSP) or Philippine Socialist Party in 1932. He ran for several local elections but never won. He also ran for president in the 1941 Philippine presidential election, but later withdrew, weeks before the election. Luis Taruc of the Hukbalahap Rebellion was under his tutelage and was his right-hand man.