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1. Pedro Paterno
Regarded as an ambitious schemer who switched sides whenever there was a better option, the writer, lawyer, and poet initially worked as a mediator between Aguinaldo and Governor-General Primo de Rivera. After Aguinaldo signed the Pact of Biak-na-Bato and went on self-exile in Hong Kong, Paterno asked for a seat in the Spanish Senate and a fee of one million Mexican dollars for his work. Unfortunately for him, all of these were rejected. Upon Aguinaldo’s return, Paterno worked his way to becoming the head of his Cabinet and the president of Malolos Congress. He later on promoted accepting American sovereignty when the Philippine-American war broke out. Eventually, Paterno sided and joined the American-sponsored First Philippine Assembly after he was captured by the Americans.
