Artemio Panganiban
| Artemio V. Panganiban | |
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| 21st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
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In office December 20, 2005 – December 7, 2007 |
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| Appointed by | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Hilario G. Davide Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Reynato S. Puno |
| 137th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
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In office October 5, 1995 – December 19, 2005 |
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| Appointed by | Fidel Ramos |
| Preceded by | Camilo D. Quiason |
| Succeeded by | Presbitero J. Velasco Jr. |
| Personal details | |
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December 7, 1937 Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Alma mater | Far Eastern University |
Artemio Villaseñor Panganiban Jr. (born December 7, 1937), "The Renaissance Jurist of the 21st Century" was the 21st Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Philippines.[1]
Panganiban was born on December 7, 1937 in Manila to a poor family. His parents were Artemio Panganiban Sr. and Patricia Villaseñor. He graduated with "Honorable Mention" at the Juan Luna Elementary School in 1950. He also finished with "Honorable Mention" at the Victorino Mapa High School in 1954.
Art was granted a University of the Philippines scholarship, but failed to enroll because his impoverished parents could not afford the then 15-centavo bus ride between Diliman and the family's small rented apartment in Cataluna Street, Sampaloc, Manila. (Nonetheless he was bestowed in 1998 the membership in the UP Chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society). He earned a degree of Associate in Arts “With Highest Honors,” at the Far Eastern University in 1956. He earned a degree of Bachelor of Laws, and graduated cum laude also at the Far Eastern University in 1960. Prior to his graduation, he was named as the 1959 "most outstanding student" of Far Eastern University. At the 1960 Philippine Bar Examination, he placed 6th, with a rating of 89.55%. In 1997, he was given an honorary doctorate degree in law by the University of Iloilo. He was a founder and past president of the National Union of Students of the Philippines from 1958 to 1959 and Legal consultant to the education secretary and to the National Board of Education from 1963 to 1965. Art was also conferred the Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa), by Far Eastern University, in 2002, by University of Cebu, in 2006, by Angeles University, in 2006, and by the Bulacan State University, in 2006.[2]
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