| Pablo Ángeles David | |
| Office: | Senator of the Philippines |
| Term Start: | December 30, 1947 |
| Term End: | December 30, 1953 |
| Office2: | 14th & 21st Governor of Pampanga |
| Term Start2: | 1945 |
| Term End2: | December 30, 1947 |
| Predecessor2: | Gerardo Limlingan |
| Term Start3: | 1931 |
| Term End3: | 1937 |
| Predecessor3: | Eligio Lagman |
| Term4: | 1917[1] |
| Predecessor4: | Honorio Ventura |
| Successor4: | Honorio Ventura |
| Term Start5: | June 3, 1919 |
| Term End5: | June 6, 1922 |
| Predecessor5: | Eduardo G. David |
| Successor5: | Pedro V. Liongson |
| Office6: | Member of the Pampanga Provincial Board |
| Term Start6: | 1916 |
| Term End6: | 1919 |
| Birth Name: | Pablo Ángeles David |
| Birth Date: | 17 August 1889 |
| Birth Place: | Bacolor, Pampanga, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Death Place: | Quezon City, Philippines |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Party: | Liberal (1947-1965) |
| Otherparty: | Nacionalista (1916-1947) |
| Nickname: | Ambo |
| Alma Mater: | Liceo de Manila (now Manila Central University) Escuela de Derecho (now Manila Law College Foundation) |
| Known For: | Champion of the Poor Against Communist, Landowner and Military Abuses "He entered politics a very wealthy man and sold everything he had to spend his substance to save those caught in the cross-fire of Communist Insurrection." |
Pablo "Ambo" Angeles David (Bacolor, August 17, 1889 - May 16, 1965) was a Filipino magistrate and statesman. During his career, he became a Judge, a member of the Philippine House of Representatives, Governor of Pampanga[2] [3] [4] and a member of the senate of the Philippines.
Angeles David was born in the town of Bacolor, Philippines in the house of Carlos de los Angeles y de los Reyes (of Bgy. San Vicente) and Ceferina David y Mesina (of Brgy. San Isidro) on August 17, 1889.[5]
From 1900 to 1901, he studied at the private school ran by Modesto Joaquin, a former Katipunero whose other students would later grow as famous personalities like Justice Jose Gutierrez David, Nicolas Dayrit and Benigno Aquino, Sr.. David Angeles earned the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1906 at Liceo de Manila and the degree in law in 1909 at Escuela de Derecho, the nation's leading law school.[6] In 1910, at the age of 20, he passed the Philippine Bar Examination and became the youngest person to qualify the Philippine Bar Examination. Being considered too young, he had to wait another year to take his oath of law.[7]
Angeles David chose to serve his province, Pampanga. From 1911 to 1912, he was appointed as Justice of the Peace for Sasmuan, Santa Rita and his hometown of Bacolor. From 1913-1915, he served as Deputy Provincial Fiscal. He was elected for three years as a provincial councilor in 1916 and later in 1918 became chairman of the Census Board. In 1919 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the 1st District of Pampanga.[8]
David Angeles became acting governor of Pampanga at the age of 27 when Honorio Ventura was appointed as Secretary of the Interior, being the number one board member. He was elected as governor in 1931 and was re-elected in 1934. After the Liberation from the Japanese in World War II, he re-established the provincial government, driving away the Hukbalahap ("Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon") rebels who occupied the provincial capitol and took the helm of running the affairs of Pampanga with the blessing of the national government. In 1946, he was elected as the provincial governor and served the position until 1947.
In 1947 he was elected to the Philippine Senate where he served till 1953. As a senator he was known for his fiery speeches. One such exampleis of 1950 expose when he contested President President Elpidio Quirino's announcement that the Hukbalahap rebels had already been decimated. He then revealed that a massacre occurred in his hometown Bacolor which was perpetrated by members of the Philippine Constabulary forces in retaliation for the death of one of their commanders.[9]