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(Redirected from Wigberto Tanada) Filipino politician In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Ebarle and the surname or paternal family name is Tañada.
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Wigberto Tañada
Tañada in 2018
Senate Minority Leader
In office
January 18, 1992 – June 30, 1995
Preceded byJuan Ponce Enrile
Succeeded byEdgardo Angara
Senator of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1995
Member of the House of Representatives from Quezon's 4th district
In office
June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2001
Preceded byManolet O. Lavides
Succeeded byGeorgilu R. Yumul-Hermida
Chairman of the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation
In office
October 24, 2016 – August 30, 2022
Succeeded byChel Diokno
Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs
In office
1986–1987
PresidentCorazon Aquino
Preceded byRamon J. Farolan
Succeeded byAlexander A. Padilla
Personal details
BornWigberto Ebarle Tañada
(1934-08-13) August 13, 1934 (age 90)
Gumaca, Tayabas, Philippine Islands
NationalityFilipino
Political partyLiberal
SpouseAzucena Reyes
RelationsVicente Tañada (grandfather)
Lorenzo Tañada Jr. (brother)
Children4, including Erin
Parent(s)Lorenzo Tañada
Expedita Ebarle-Tañada
Alma materAteneo de Manila University (BA)
Manuel L. Quezon University (LL.B)
Harvard University (LL.M)

Wigberto "Ka Bobby" Ebarle Tañada Sr. (Tagalog: [tɐˈɲada]; born August 13, 1934) is a Filipino politician. He is member of the Liberal Party and a former member of the Senate of the Philippines (1987–1995) and Philippine House of Representatives representing the Quezon's 4th District (1995–2001). He is the son of the late former senator Lorenzo M. Tañada, known as "grand old man of the Philippine politics".

Early life and career

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Tañada studied at Quezon Elementary School from 1942 to 1944. In 1944, he transferred to Gumaca Central School. The next year he moved to St. John's Academy. He finished his elementary and secondary education at Ateneo de Manila University in 1948. He received his Bachelor of Arts at Ateneo de Manila University in 1952. In 1956, he received his Bachelor of Laws degree at Manuel L. Quezon University and passed the bar exams four years later. He received his Master of Laws degree at Harvard Law School. His father taught him to save on money during his studies, while sending "balikbayan" (back home) gifts of San Miguel Beer to his dormitory.

Political life

On March 7, 1986, Tañada was appointed Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs. He ran for senator under the banner of LABAN (Coalition of the Liberal Party, PDP-Laban, NUCD, Bansang Nagkakaisa sa Diwa at Layunin (BANDILA), etc.) and won. In the same year, he became a member of Judicial Bar Council. In 1991, he led the "Magnificent 12", the group of the senators who support the rejection of a new lease for the Subic Bay Naval Base. The next year in 1992, he ran again for senator under the banner of Liberal Party–PDP–Laban alliance, and he was elected for a three-year term, the last remaining Liberal candidate that won in this election. In 1993, he became the president of the Liberal Party. After his tenure as a senator on 1995, he was elected as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the Quezon's 4th District. He was re-elected on 1998. In 2001, he ran again for senator under the banner of Liberal Party (People Power Coalition) but did not win. Recipient of the 1999 TOFIL Award for government and public service.

See also

References

  1. "Senate of the Philippines, 8th and 9th Congress".
  2. Capozzola, Christopher (December 2020). "Lorenzo Tañada".
  3. "Senate Minority Floor Leader Wigberto E. Tañada, Liberal Party of the Philippines".
  4. "TOFIL Award", Misplaced Pages, 2021-02-07, retrieved 2021-03-08

Further reading

  • Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library

External links

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Preceded byJuan Ponce Enrile Senate Minority Leader
1992–1995 		Succeeded byEdgardo Angara
House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded byManolet Lavides Member of the House of Representatives
from Quezon's 4th district
1995–2001 		Succeeded byGeorgilu Yumul-Hermida
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