Ramon Aquino
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Ramon C. Aquino was the 15th Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court
of the Philippines
.
He was appointed on November 20, 1985, the last Chief Justice appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos
.
He was the husband of Carolina Grino-Aquino, who is also a Bar topnotcher, and who would be later appointed as associate justice during the Aquino administration.
He was a law professor and author of several books in civil, criminal and commercial laws. He held several government positions before being appointed as Associate Justice to the Philippine Supreme Court on October 29, 1973.
He resigned on March 6, 1986, following the request of the new Aquino
government.
Chief Justice of the Philippines
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines presides over the Supreme Court of the Philippines and is the highest judicial officer of the government of the Philippines...
of 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...
of the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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He was appointed on November 20, 1985, the last Chief Justice appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino leader and an authoritarian President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate...
.
Personal life
He was born on August 31, 1917 in Lemery, Batangas. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines in 1939 and placed sixth in the 1939 bar exam, with a grade of 89.1%.He was the husband of Carolina Grino-Aquino, who is also a Bar topnotcher, and who would be later appointed as associate justice during the Aquino administration.
He was a law professor and author of several books in civil, criminal and commercial laws. He held several government positions before being appointed as Associate Justice to the Philippine Supreme Court on October 29, 1973.
He resigned on March 6, 1986, following the request of the new 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...
government.