Leonardo Quisumbing
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Leonardo A. Quisumbing was an Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
. He was appointed by President
Fidel Ramos in 1998 and retired as the most senior Associate Justice of the Court on his 70th birthday in 2009.
, Quisumbing graduated Valedictorian of the Masbate High School in 1959. He was a prominent campus figure as an undergraduate student at the Manuel L. Quezon University
, where he edited The Quezonian, graduated magna cum laude, A.B. Journalism, and as a law student at the University of the Philippines
. While at U.P., he was the President of the University Student Council, the President of the Student Councils Association of the Philippines, and an editor of the Philippine Collegian. He earned his law degree from the U.P. College of Law
in 1966. He placed 12th in the 1966 Bar Examinations and he pursued post-graduate studies at Cornell University
, New York
, obtaining a Master of Laws
degree and he was a NEC-AID Scholarship grantee. Quisumbing was a member of the National Debating Team to Australia that won the Wilmot Cup. On a Fulbright Youth Leader grant, he visited Harvard, Columbia, Georgetown, and other universities. He was also a delegate to the 11th International Student Conference in 1965 at Christchurch, New Zealand.
Quisumbing started as Technical assistant at the Office of the Executive Secretary (Rafael M. Salas) in 1965, and then, Assistant state counsel, Department of Justice
from 1966 to 1968. After a stint in private practice from 1968 to 1983, Quisumbing joined the administration of President
Corazon Aquino
as Senior executive assistant to the defense minister, Department of National Defense in 1986 and Undersecretary for the Department of National Defense in 1987. During the administration of Fidel Ramos, he would first serve as Senior Deputy Executive Secretary
in 1993, then, Acting executive secretary, Office of the President on December, in 1994 and Officer-in-charge, Office of the Executive Secretary, Office of the President, Malacañan on September, 1995, before being appointed as Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment
from 1996 to January, 1998. It was from the DOLE that he was appointed to the Supreme Court
on January 27, 1998 by Ramos. Before his present appointment, he also held the rank of Commodore of the Philippine Coast Guard, 106th Auxiliary Squadron.
He was Lecturer of the Philippine College of Commerce (now Polytechnic University of the Philippines); College of Law, University of the Philippines from 1977 to 1989 He also served briefly as dean at Northwestern University.
For his academic and government service, he received the Presidential Order of Merit award, a Ph.D. honoris causa from Pangasinan University and a doctorate degree in public administration from P.U.P.
Justice Quisumbing had special training in Management of Public Agencies at Cornell Graduate School; Research at Georgetown University; Communications at Michigan State University; and Public Sector Negotiations at Harvard University. While serving as a trade union officer, he attended international law and labor conferences in Geneva, Moscow, Beijing and Jakarta.
His published works include: Constitutional Control of the Election Process; Compensation in Land Reform Cases, Comparative Public Law Study; Asean Comparative Law (Vol. IV ed., Corporation Law) in the EEC and Asean, Two Regional Experiences; Law on Taxation in the Philippines; Labor Law and Jurisprudence (1992–1998); and Access to Justice, a lecture delivered before the 1993 Asean Law Association Conference in Singapore.
Quisumbing is married to Dr. Purificacion Valera Quisumbing, the present Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights
. They have two children: Josefa Lourdes and Cecilia Rachel.
Known as an activist, Quisumbing had a long record of union service since the 1970s. He was the former Chairman of the Confederation of Industry Unions of the Philippines, (CINUP), former president of the National Alliance of Teachers and Allied Workers (NATAW), and former secretary-general of the Lakas Manggagawa Labor Center (LMLC).
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines is one of 15 members of the Philippine Supreme Court, the highest court in the Philippines. The Chief Justice presides over the High Court, but carries only 1 of the 15 votes in the court...
of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the Philippines' highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice...
. He was appointed by President
President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Fidel Ramos in 1998 and retired as the most senior Associate Justice of the Court on his 70th birthday in 2009.
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Hailing from Masbate, MasbateMasbate
Masbate is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region. Its capital is Masbate City and consists of three major islands: Masbate, Ticao and Burias.-History:...
, Quisumbing graduated Valedictorian of the Masbate High School in 1959. He was a prominent campus figure as an undergraduate student at the Manuel L. Quezon University
Manuel L. Quezon University
The Manuel L. Quezon University is a private university in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines. It is a member of the Colleges and Universities Sports Association . It offers academic programs at the pre-school, elementary, high school, tertiary, and graduate levels. It is named for Philippine president...
, where he edited The Quezonian, graduated magna cum laude, A.B. Journalism, and as a law student at the University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
. While at U.P., he was the President of the University Student Council, the President of the Student Councils Association of the Philippines, and an editor of the Philippine Collegian. He earned his law degree from the U.P. College of Law
University of the Philippines College of Law
University of the Philippines College of Law or UP Law is the law school of the University of the Philippines. Since 1948, it has been located at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City, the flagship campus of UP's seven constituent universities. Until the 1970s, night classes of...
in 1966. He placed 12th in the 1966 Bar Examinations and he pursued post-graduate studies at Cornell University
Cornell University
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, New York
New York
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, obtaining a Master of Laws
Master of Laws
The Master of Laws is an advanced academic degree, pursued by those holding a professional law degree, and is commonly abbreviated LL.M. from its Latin name, Legum Magister. The University of Oxford names its taught masters of laws B.C.L...
degree and he was a NEC-AID Scholarship grantee. Quisumbing was a member of the National Debating Team to Australia that won the Wilmot Cup. On a Fulbright Youth Leader grant, he visited Harvard, Columbia, Georgetown, and other universities. He was also a delegate to the 11th International Student Conference in 1965 at Christchurch, New Zealand.
Quisumbing started as Technical assistant at the Office of the Executive Secretary (Rafael M. Salas) in 1965, and then, Assistant state counsel, Department of Justice
Department of Justice (Philippines)
The Department of Justice , abbreviated as DOJ, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for upholding the rule of law in the Philippines...
from 1966 to 1968. After a stint in private practice from 1968 to 1983, Quisumbing joined the administration of President
President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Corazon Aquino
Corazon Aquino
Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...
as Senior executive assistant to the defense minister, Department of National Defense in 1986 and Undersecretary for the Department of National Defense in 1987. During the administration of Fidel Ramos, he would first serve as Senior Deputy Executive Secretary
Executive Secretary (Philippines)
The Executive Secretary of the Philippines is the head and highest ranking official serving in Cabinet of the Philippines and the head of the Office of the President of the Philippines. The office-holder has been nicknamed as the "Little President" due to the nature of the position...
in 1993, then, Acting executive secretary, Office of the President on December, in 1994 and Officer-in-charge, Office of the Executive Secretary, Office of the President, Malacañan on September, 1995, before being appointed as Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment
Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines)
The Philippines' Department of Labor and Employment is the executive department of the Philippine Government mandated to formulate policies, implement programs and services, and serve as the policy-coordinating arm of the Executive Branch in the field of labor and employment...
from 1996 to January, 1998. It was from the DOLE that he was appointed to the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the Philippines' highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice...
on January 27, 1998 by Ramos. Before his present appointment, he also held the rank of Commodore of the Philippine Coast Guard, 106th Auxiliary Squadron.
He was Lecturer of the Philippine College of Commerce (now Polytechnic University of the Philippines); College of Law, University of the Philippines from 1977 to 1989 He also served briefly as dean at Northwestern University.
For his academic and government service, he received the Presidential Order of Merit award, a Ph.D. honoris causa from Pangasinan University and a doctorate degree in public administration from P.U.P.
Justice Quisumbing had special training in Management of Public Agencies at Cornell Graduate School; Research at Georgetown University; Communications at Michigan State University; and Public Sector Negotiations at Harvard University. While serving as a trade union officer, he attended international law and labor conferences in Geneva, Moscow, Beijing and Jakarta.
His published works include: Constitutional Control of the Election Process; Compensation in Land Reform Cases, Comparative Public Law Study; Asean Comparative Law (Vol. IV ed., Corporation Law) in the EEC and Asean, Two Regional Experiences; Law on Taxation in the Philippines; Labor Law and Jurisprudence (1992–1998); and Access to Justice, a lecture delivered before the 1993 Asean Law Association Conference in Singapore.
Quisumbing is married to Dr. Purificacion Valera Quisumbing, the present Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights
Commission on Human Rights (Philippines)
The Commission on Human Rights is an independent office created by the Constitution of the Philippines, with the primary function of investigating all forms of human rights violations involving civil and political rights in the Philippines....
. They have two children: Josefa Lourdes and Cecilia Rachel.
Known as an activist, Quisumbing had a long record of union service since the 1970s. He was the former Chairman of the Confederation of Industry Unions of the Philippines, (CINUP), former president of the National Alliance of Teachers and Allied Workers (NATAW), and former secretary-general of the Lakas Manggagawa Labor Center (LMLC).
Some notable opinions
- Cojuangco v. Sandiganbayan (1998) — on constitutional right of accused to speedy trialSpeedy trialSpeedy trial refers to one of the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution to defendants in criminal proceedings. The right to a speedy trial, guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment, is intended to ensure that defendants are not subjected to unreasonably lengthy incarceration prior to a fair...
- Samson v. Aguirre (1999) — on constitutionalityConstitutionalityConstitutionality is the condition of acting in accordance with an applicable constitution. Acts that are not in accordance with the rules laid down in the constitution are deemed to be ultra vires.-See also:*ultra vires*Company law*Constitutional law...
of law creating a cityCityA city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
of Novaliches - Cyanamid Phil. v. CA (2000) — on taxability of improperly accumulated profits or surplus
- Tijing v. CA (2001) — on admissibilityAdmissible evidenceAdmissible evidence, in a court of law, is any testimonial, documentary, or tangible evidence that may be introduced to a factfinder—usually a judge or jury—in order to establish or to bolster a point put forth by a party to the proceeding...
of DNADNADeoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
evidence - People v. Mojello (2004) - Dissenting Opinion — on right of an accusedIndictmentAn indictment , in the common-law legal system, is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime. In jurisdictions that maintain the concept of felonies, the serious criminal offence is a felony; jurisdictions that lack the concept of felonies often use that of an indictable offence—an...
to an independent counselRight to counselRight to counsel is currently generally regarded as a constituent of the right to a fair trial, allowing for the defendant to be assisted by counsel , and if he cannot afford his own lawyer, requiring that the government should appoint one for him/her, or pay his/her legal expenses...
of his own choice (joined by J. Vitug and TingaDante TingaDante O. Tiñga is a Filipino politician and jurist. He served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2003 to 2009.- Profile :...
) - MIAA v. Airspan Corp. (2004) — on authority of MIAA to increase airportAirportAn airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
rental fees - Poe v. Macapagal-Arroyo (2005) — on dismissal of election protest against PresidentPresident of the PhilippinesThe President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
ArroyoGloria Macapagal-ArroyoGloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...
on account of the death of Protestant Fernando Poe, Jr.Fernando Poe, Jr.Ronald Allan Poe y Kelley , better known as Fernando Poe, Jr. and colloquially known as FPJ and Da King, was a Filipino actor and cultural icon. From the 1950s, Poe played steadfast film heroes who fight for the common man, which won him respect and admiration... - Republic v. Orbecido (2005) — on right to remarry of a Filipino after being divorceDivorceDivorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...
d by a formerly-FilipinoFilipino peopleThe Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
spouse who had obtained foreign citizenshipNaturalizationNaturalization is the acquisition of citizenship and nationality by somebody who was not a citizen of that country at the time of birth.... - Henares, Jr. v. LTFRB (2006) — on mandamusMandamusA writ of mandamus or mandamus , or sometimes mandate, is the name of one of the prerogative writs in the common law, and is "issued by a superior court to compel a lower court or a government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly".Mandamus is a judicial remedy which...
as a means to compel the use of compressed natural gasCompressed natural gasCompressed natural gas is a fossil fuel substitute for gasoline , diesel, or propane/LPG. Although its combustion does produce greenhouse gases, it is a more environmentally clean alternative to those fuels, and it is much safer than other fuels in the event of a spill...
in jeepneyJeepneyJeepneys are the most popular means of public transportation in the Philippines. They were originally made from US military jeeps left over from World War II and are known for their flamboyant decoration and crowded seating...
s and other public utility motor vehiclesPublic transportPublic transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams... - supremecourt.gov.ph/news, PET Junks Legarda’s Poll Protest against VP De Castro