Complex sentence: The following year he was promoted to public prosecutor in the court of first instance in Tondo, Manila, and later became defensor de oficio (public defender) and secretary of the Colegio de Abogados (Bar Association).
Split into simpler sentences: The following year he was promoted to public prosecutor in the court of first instance in Tondo, Manila. He later became defensor de oficio (public defender) and secretary of the Colegio de Abogados (Bar Association).