Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III,also known as Noynoy Aquino and colloquially as PNoy,was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. The son of assassinated politician Benigno Aquino Jr. and 11th president Corazon Aquino,he was a fourth-generation politician as part of the Aquino family of Tarlac.
Salvador Roman Hidalgo Laurel,also known as Doy Laurel,was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the vice president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 under President Corazon Aquino and briefly served as the last prime minister from February 25 to March 25,1986,when the position was abolished. He was a major leader of the United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO),the political party that helped topple the dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos with the 1986 People Power Revolution.
Andres dela Rosa Narvasa was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from December 1,1991,to November 30,1998.
Renato Tereso Antonio Coronado Corona was a Filipino judge who was the 23rd chief justice of the Philippines from 2010 to 2012. He served as an associate justice after being appointed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on April 9,2002,and later as Chief Justice on May 12,2010,upon the retirement of Chief Justice Reynato Puno.
An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines is one of fifteen members of the Supreme Court of the Philippines,the highest court in the Philippines. The Chief Justice presides over the high court,but carries only one of the 15 votes in the court. Traditionally,the Chief Justice is deemed primus inter pares among the justices.
Antonio Tirol Carpio is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was sworn in as member of the High Court by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on October 26,2001,and served until his retirement on October 26,2019. He served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines for a period of eighteen (18) years. He also served as chief justice in an acting capacity at least three separate times during his tenure as Senior Associate Justice.
The Order of Lakandula is one of the highest civilian orders of the Philippines,established on September 19,2003. It is awarded for political and civic merit and in memory of King Lakandula’s dedication to the responsibilities of leadership,prudence,fortitude,courage and resolve in the service of one’s people.
Agnes Vicenta Salayo Torres-Devanadera,also known as Agnes VST Devanadera,is a Filipina lawyer and politician who is currently the president and CEO of Clark Development Corporation since her appointment by Bongbong Marcos in 2022. She previously served as the chairperson of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) from 2017 to 2022 during the Duterte administration. During the Arroyo administration,she served as the Solicitor General of the Philippines,the first woman to hold the post. She was also the acting Secretary of Justice on two short stints.
Sergio Apostol is a Filipino politician who served as a Philippine representative in the Leyte's 2nd district from 1992 to 2001 and again from 2010 to 2016.
The presidency of Benigno Aquino III began on June 30,2010,when he became the 15th president of the Philippines,succeeding Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. His term ended on June 30,2016. Aquino,the third-youngest person elected president,is the only son of the 11th president,Corazon Aquino,and former senator Benigno Aquino Jr.
Maria Lourdes "Meilou" Aranal Sereno is a Filipina lawyer and judge who served as de facto chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2012 until her removal in 2018.
Estela Marcelino Perlas-Bernabe is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines,serving from 2011 to 2022. She was the third appointee to the Supreme Court by President Benigno Aquino III on September 16,2011.
The secretary of justice is the head of the Department of Justice and is a member of the president's Cabinet.
Melencio Santos Sta. Maria Jr. is a Filipino lawyer,law professor,and television &radio presenter. He has been the dean of Far Eastern University's law school since 2013. He has also been teaching at his alma mater,the Ateneo School of Law,since 1986.
Vitaliano "Vit" Napeñas Aguirre II is a Filipino lawyer serving as a commissioner of the National Police Commission from January 11,2021 to June 30,2022. He previously served as Secretary of Justice under the Duterte administration from 2016 until his resignation in 2018,and vice president and chief legal counsel of Clark Development Corporation under former President Benigno Aquino III. He gained wide public attention in 2012 during the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona when he was cited for contempt after he was caught covering his ears while being lectured by the late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago.
Emmanuel Leido Caparas is a Filipino lawyer who served as acting Secretary of Justice under the presidency of Benigno Aquino III. Prior to his appointment as acting secretary he worked as undersecretary and spokesperson of the Department of Justice. He also worked as Acting Chief of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office.
The burial of Ferdinand Marcos,a former Philippine President who ruled as a dictator for 14 years,took place on November 18,2016,at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Fort Bonifacio,Metro Manila,Philippines. Marcos had been elected the 10th President of the Philippines in 1965,but declared Martial Law in 1972 before his final constitutionally allowed term was over,holding on to power until his overthrow by the People Power Revolution in 1986.
Menardo "Boy" Ilasco Guevarra is a Filipino lawyer and public servant who is the incumbent Solicitor General of the Philippines under the Marcos administration since 2022. He previously served as the Secretary of Justice and deputy executive secretary under the Duterte and Aquino administrations. Prior to his government stint,he was involved in private litigation practice as a founding partner of the Medialdea Ata Bello Guevarra &Suarez law firm since 1990. He was also an active faculty member at his alma mater Ateneo de Manila University,where he graduated in 1974. Guevarra's appointment to the Justice portfolio was confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on May 30,2018.
Ivan John Enrile Uy is a Filipino lawyer and IT Expert who is currently the Secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) since June 30,2022.
