Motivated by the injustices prevalent in the Philippines, small colonies of native expatriate students in Europe involved themselves in the Propaganda Movement with the purpose of exposing these abuses and in the process began to assume a consciousness articulating reforms of a national interest that was consequently distinct from Spain.

[2] During his sojourn in Spain, Liongson was actively involved with the Filipino colony in Madrid interacting with fellow paisanos like his hero, Jose Rizal.

In a eulogy to the propagandist, he wrote, "From this tombstone, which safely guards your remains, will spring happy memories for a page in our history.

"[6] His love interest in the Spanish capital was centered on Maria Dolores Alonso y Castro, a native of Badajos whom he married in the chic Madrid parish of San Martin on August 28, 1895.

Spanish Governor General Ramon Blanco y Erenas declared 8 Philippine provinces to be under a state of war, and Pampanga was one among them.

[2] His timely and diplomatic intervention amicably resolved the anticipated armed confrontation between his superior, Mascardo, and his friend from the Filipino colony in Spain, General Antonio Luna.

[10] In acknowledgement of his valuable medical service, Liongson was appointed presidente of Pampanga's Provincial Health Board as soon as the transition to civil control was effected.

[11] Under his able leadership and precedent-setting measures, much of the resistance to modern sanitary, quarantine and health practices, caused largely by superstition and ignorance, were overcome.

Faced with the tasks of salvaging the remnants of his inheritance and of supporting the inquilino families under his care, the doctor assumed the mantel of the gentleman farmer and entrepreneur, and realized that the young nation's economy needed serious restructuring and help.

The consequent prosperity resulted in a robust economy leading to among others the expansion of sugar crop production and milling capacities.

Biting the bullet, the Pampanga Sugar Development Company (PASUDECO) was incorporated in April 1918 and began its first full milling operations in 1922.

"[18] All the various pro-independence parties united to form the Partido Nacionalista on April 29, 1907, to contest the seats in the First Philippine Assembly with Liongson as one of the founding members.

[18] Historian Onofre Corpuz implied that unification was attained in no small measure through the efforts of those with fraternal ties incubated in Madrid.

[23] Four years earlier, Liongson won the election but the victory was subsequently lost in a protracted legal battle due to a technicality occasioned by a series of conflicting court decisions.

[27] Politically, Pampanga gained more freedom to shape its own destiny but became more dependent on the central government for its needed economic and educational infrastructures.

The length of roads grew significantly,[29] and the railroad began to ply from San Fernando East via Santa Ana and Arayat.

This board was composed of Leon Maria Guerrero, president; William W. Barclay, director general and Francisco Liongson.

[34] Appreciative of his great services to the nation, the voting constituents of Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, and Tarlac elected him to office without having fully enunciated his program.

He championed the interest of farmers and supported the availability of funding for the prevention of rinderpest,[39] and of credit to boost the depressed state of agriculture.

[40] People remembered his impassioned opposition to completely remove tariffs on rice importations pointing out the negative impact on domestic producers.

Acting on his conscience and on the overwhelming sentiment of his constituents, Liongson opposed his own majority party's sponsored bill and gained the public's admiration when he openly declared that he would prefer death to the passage of the law that would destroy the base of the Filipino family.

Had not his participation in the work of the Filipino mission been rudely interrupted by the call of death, we have not the least doubt that he would have accomplished his task worthily and creditably.

In all the fields of human endeavor, Senator Liongson displayed a special interest and dedicated his intelligence in the development of those sciences that are advantageous for the Philippines.

His public and private lives are now the most eloquent testimonies of the ideal he pursued whilst alive: to dedicate all his energy and activities for the service of his fatherland.

4th District The sadness that afflicts us in this occasion fills our eyes with tears and the tongue fails to express with certainty the bitterness and soulful sentiments for the eternal separation of one so endeared as a father, so beloved as a spouse and so admired as a statesman and citizen.

Rest in peace our mourned compatriot; and be assured that, while the Senate of the Philippines exists, in a special place within it, your memory will remain enshrined as an example for the future generations and an inspiration for those who still continue struggling in this world.

The doctors who have participated in politics are beginning to dwindle in number, which made Dr. Liongson's early demise a source of deep regret.

[44] – Dr. Sixto de los Angeles, Philippine Medico-Pharmaceutical Association Dr. Liongson's services to his country should be given tribute, and that they should inspire the youth of the Islands to follow his example.