[2] As acting finance secretary, he supported the establishment of a central bank in the Philippines and raised concerns of the economic reliance of the islands' currency to the United States.

In 1907 he was elected to the Philippine House of Representatives for the Progresista Party for the 1st district of Ilocos Sur.

[2] After his stint in the Senate, he became active in business and held top positions in insurance, banking and real estate.

In June 1934, he voiced concerns about a potential shift in the Philippine monetary system to a dollar exchange standard, warning it could be "harmful."

[1] He wanted greater control over economic policies by creating an independent currency system.

On August 5, 1933, he recommended that the Philippine government set up a monetary system based on gold bullion, not dollar exchange, and suggested devaluing the peso by half its current value.