Early years She was born 23 August 1906, in Nueva Caceres (now
Naga, Camarines Sur) to Atanacio San Andres and Marcelina Ravago.
Education San Andres Ziga obtained her elementary education from the Santa Isabel College. She gained her high school education from the Catholic Central School. In 1930, she obtained her degrees in Liberal Arts and in Law from the
University of the Philippines, Manila. She took the bar examination in 1931.
Career San Andres Ziga first worked as an assistant attorney at the DeWitt Law Office. After seven years there, she took and passed the 1937 Philippine Civil Service examination. After topping the said examination, San Andres Ziga worked for the
Department of Justice. She was elected to the House of Representatives, representing
Albay's
1st district, through a special election held on November 8, 1955, to serve the unfinished term of her late brother-in-law Lorenzo Ziga. She was re-elected in
1957 and served until 1961. She later became an administrator of the Philippine Social Welfare Administration. She was elected as a senator in
1963. Her political agenda as senator focused on the protection of women and children and regulation of practice in dietetics, among others. She ran for re-election in
1969, but lost.
Personal life Tecla San Andres Ziga was the wife of
Venancio Ziga, a former governor and then congressman of the first district of
Albay, Camarines Sur. They are the parents of
Victor Ziga.
Death She died 17 August 1992, in
Manila. ==References==