Although both his parents must have contributed to his education, he received most of his primary education from the public school established by the Spanish government in his village, as part of the establishment of the free public education system in the Philippines, as he himself testified during his speech delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States during the discussion of Jones Bill, in 1914.
Meskipun kedua orang tuanya memiliki kontribusi terhadap pendidikan, ia menerima sebagian besar pendidikan utamanya dari sekolah publik yang didirikan oleh pemerintah Spanyol di desanya, sebagai bagian dari pembentukan sistem pendidikan umum gratis di Filipina, seperti yang dia sendiri bersaksi dalam pidatonya yang disampaikan di Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Amerika Serikat pada saat pembahasan RUU Jones, pada tahun 1914.