Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 3):
AUGUST 22, 1935
Philippine Resident Commissioner Pedro Guevara arrived in Manila from Hongkong. He announced that he has not resigned and returned to vote for Manuel L. Quezon and Sergio Osmeña.
He clarified that he will not retract his statement to the press in regard to the desirability of an American protectorate over the Philippines. He said that the Philippines would not hesitate to call on the United States for aid in the event of trouble after independence, but admits there is no assurance that America would respond.
Senate President Manuel L. Quezon the following day issued a statement: “I am not for an American protectorate or any other protectorate. An independent Philippines must depend upon itself for its protection. America will never consider favorably the idea of extending a protectorate over an independent Philippines.”
During the presidential elections, Quezon won as president and his running mate Osmeña as vice president.
Pedro Guevara y Valenzuela (February 23, 1879 - January 19, 1938), was a lawyer, Spanish-language writer, and a lieutenant colonel who fought in the Philippine Revolution, Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War. He was the aide and private secretary to General Juan Cailles.
During the American administration, Guevara was a member of the Philippine National Assembly (1909-1916), senator (1916-1923), and the Resident Commissioner of the United States House of Representatives from the Philippine Islands (1923-1936).
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