Filemón Sotto (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈsɔtɔ]; November 22, 1872 – October 10, 1966) was a Filipino lawyer, legislator, and politician from Cebu, Philippines.

He married Carmen Rallos, continued to look after the welfare of Pascuala, paying for her education and needs, and even extended his generosity to her children.

When the war ended, he settled in Cebu City in a house constructed along V. Ranudo Street and when the property was sold, his family relocated to Lahug.

[7] Through the influence of the members of the Asociacion Feminista Ilonga (Feminist Association of Ilongo) that was formed by Pura Villanueva-Kalaw in 1906, he sponsored the first bill that would allow women the right of suffrage.

[10] On October 9, 1934, he was appointed[1] and became chairman of the group called Seven Wise Men that included Conrado Benitez Manuel C. Briones, Manuel Roxas, Miguel Cuaderno, Norberto Romualdez, and Vicente Singson Encarnacion,[12] who had significant contribution to the draft of the 1935 Constitution.

[1] On January 12, 1937, he was appointed as delegate of the Institute of National Language, which was created by virtue of Commonwealth Act No.