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Dr. Francisco Santiago was born on the 29th of January, 1889 in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines. He was a composer, pianist, teacher and film director. His parents were Felipe and Maria Santiago.

Prominent filipino in the field of music

He married Concepcion Z Ocampo in 1923 and they had four children. 

The young Francisco had his elementary education at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. He finished high school at the Liceo de Manila. When he was seven years old, he took piano lessons from a private tutor.

After three years, he studied pianoforte under Blas Echegoyen, and then Faustino Villacorta and Primo Calzada.

The evolution of classical music

Because his family was poor, he had to support himself throughout school. 

When the University of the Philippines Conservatory of Music was founded in 1916, he was taken in as a piano instructor. He studied advanced harmony and counterpoint under Robert Schofield.

Dr. Santiago obtained his teacher's certificate in science and composition from the University of the Philippines in 1922. He obtain