ao . ▁He ▁had ▁two ▁sib lings : ▁Gonz alo ▁Aqu ino ▁( born ▁ 1 8 9 3 ) ▁and ▁Am ando ▁Aqu ino ▁( born ▁ 1 8 9 6 ), ▁and ▁a ▁half - bro ther , ▁Herm in io ▁Aqu ino ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 9 ). ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Co leg io ▁de ▁San ▁Juan ▁de ▁Let ran ▁in ▁Man ila ▁and ▁later ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Santo ▁Tom as , ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁his ▁law ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Aqu ino ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Legisl ature ▁( as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁representing ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁District ▁of ▁Tar lac . ▁He ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁position ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁before ▁winning ▁a ▁Philipp ine ▁Senate ▁seat ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁representing ▁the ▁▁ 3 rd ▁Sen atorial ▁District ▁compr ising ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁Bul ac an , ▁Nueva ▁E cija , ▁P amp anga ▁and ▁his ▁home - prov ince ▁of ▁Tar lac . ▁He ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Independ ence ▁Mission ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁which ▁negoti ated ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁obtain ing ▁Philipp ine ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁During ▁the ▁elections ▁for ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁the