Nestor B. Alampay Sr. | |
---|---|
127th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
In office January 24, 1985 –March 17, 1987 | |
Appointed by | Ferdinand Marcos Corazon Aquino |
Preceded by | Pacifico de Castro |
1st Judicial and Bar Council member for retired Supreme Court justices | |
In office December 10,1987 –December 10,1989 | |
Appointed by | Corazon Aquino |
Preceded by | First occupant |
Succeeded by | Lorenzo Relova |
Personal details | |
Born | Manila,Philippine Islands | February 17,1920
Died | December 12,1995 75) | (aged
Education | University of the Philippines (BA) University of the Philippines (LLB) |
Nestor B. Alampay Sr. (February 17,1920 - December 12,1995) was a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was sworn in as a member of the Supreme Court by President Ferdinand Marcos on January 24,1985,was reappointed by President Corazon Aquino in 1986,and served until his retirement on March 17,1987. [1]
Born in Manila on February 17,1920,Alampay finished his elementary education in Santa Cruz,Laguna and his secondary education at the Ateneo de Manila. He obtained his pre-law degree and law degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law where he graduated in 1941. [1] During this time,he also joined the Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity. [2]
During the Second World War,he joined the guerrilla movement against the Japanese occupation as a member of the Hunters ROTC while concurrently serving as secretary to the governor of Laguna. He ended the war as a Judge Advocate with the rank of captain in the Philippine Army in 1945. [1]
Alampay's career in the judiciary began in 1950,when he was appointed as Assistant Provincial Fiscal (prosecutor) of Laguna. He then became fiscal of Antique before becoming a judge in Negros Occidental in 1967. In 1977,he joined the Court of Appeals as an associate justice before being appointed to the Supreme Court in 1985. [1]
During the EDSA People Power Revolution in 1986,Alampay publicly broke away from the regime of this appointer,President Ferdinand Marcos,and issued his resignation letter over Radio Veritas on February 23. [3] [4] After Marcos was ousted,Alampay was reappointed to the Supreme Court by President Corazon Aquino. [5]
Alampay retired in 1987 and died in 1995. [1]
The People Power Revolution,also known as the EDSA Revolution or the February Revolution,was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines,mostly in Metro Manila,from February 22 to 25,1986. There was a sustained campaign of civil resistance against regime violence and electoral fraud. The nonviolent revolution led to the departure of Ferdinand Marcos,the end of his 20-year dictatorship and the restoration of democracy in the Philippines.
Arturo "Ka Turing" Modesto Tolentino was a Filipino politician,lawyer and diplomat who served as the Senate president and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. He was the vice-presidential running mate of Ferdinand Marcos in the 1986 Philippine election,which led to the ouster of Marcos in the People Power Revolution.
Vicente Abad Santos was a Filipino who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
The Upsilon Sigma Phi (ΥΣΦ) is the oldest Greek-letter organization and fraternity in Asia. Founded in 1918,it is also the oldest student organization in continuous existence in the University of the Philippines. It has two chapters—a single chapter for the UP Diliman and UP Manila campuses,and another for UP Los Baños. Membership remains exclusive to UP students,and is by invitation only.
Juan Valentin Furagganan Ponce Enrile Sr.,,also referred to by his initials JPE,is a Filipino politician and lawyer known for his role in the administration of Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos;his role in the failed coup that helped hasten the 1986 People Power Revolution and the ouster of Marcos;and his tenure in the Philippine legislature in the years after the revolution. Enrile has served four terms in the Senate,in a total of twenty-two years,he holds the third longest-tenure in the history of the upper chamber. In 2022,at the age of 98,he returned to government office as the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel in the administration of President Bongbong Marcos.
Ceferino "Joker" Paz Arroyo Jr. was a Filipino statesman and key figure in the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos. He was a Congressman for Makati from 1992 to 2001 and Senator from 2001 to 2013. Arroyo received various awards and commendations for his significant contributions to the law profession and public service. Among these are the Philippine Bar Association's Most Distinguished Award for Justice as a "man beholden to no one except to his country" and Senate Resolution No. 100 enacted in the 8th Congress citing his invaluable service to the Filipino people. He was also known for being the thriftiest legislator,earning the title of "Scrooge of Congress",as he only had few staff members without bodyguards and did not use his pork barrel funds. In 2018,Arroyo was identified by the Human Rights Victims' Claims Board as a Motu proprio human rights violations victim of the Martial Law Era.
Cecilia Arreglado Muñoz-Palma was a Filipino jurist and the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Ferdinand Marcos on October 29,1973,and served until she reached the then-mandatory retirement age of 65.
Enrique Medina Fernando was the 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. A noted constitutionalist and law professor,he served in the Supreme Court for 18 years,including 6 years as Chief Justice.
Querube Cortinas Makalintal was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1973 to 1975 and Speaker of the Interim Batasang Pambansa from 1978 to 1984.
Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera was a Filipino lawyer who served as an Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court from 1979 to 1992. She was the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court,filling the vacancy left by the retirement of the first female Supreme Court Justice,Cecilia Muñoz-Palma.
Abraham Florendo Sarmiento Sr. was a Filipino jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1987 to 1991. An active figure in the political opposition against the martial law government of President Ferdinand Marcos,he was appointed to the Court by Marcos' successor,President Corazon Aquino.
Calixto R. Cataquiz was the former mayor of San Pedro,Laguna,Philippines. He was also a businessman and banker,and once managed the Laguna Lake Development Authority from 2001 to 2003.
Ernesto "Ernie" Madarang Maceda Sr. was a Filipino politician,lawyer,and columnist who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1987 to 1998. He served as Senate President from 1996 to 1998.
Hugo E. Gutierrez Jr. was a Filipino jurist and civil liberties advocate. Gutierrez served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from May 14,1982 until March 31,1993,when he resigned because of plagiarism that dealt with a decision in a Supreme Court Case between Eastern Telecommunications Philippines and PLDT.
Victor Navarro Corpus was a Filipino military officer and public official best known for his 1970 defection from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to the New People's Army of the Communist Party of the Philippines during the authoritarian regime of Ferdinand Marcos,for his defection from the NPA in 1976,his return to the AFP after the 1986 People Power Revolution,and his later role as chief of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP).
Hermogenes Diaz Concepcion Jr. was a Filipino lawyer who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from April 18,1975,to April 16,1986. He was appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos.
Josue N. Bellosillo is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was sworn in as a member of the Supreme Court by President Corazon Aquino on March 3,1992,and served until his retirement on November 13,2003. He served as associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines for a period of eleven years. He also served as chief justice in an acting capacity several times during his tenure as Senior Associate Justice.