Arturo Tolentino
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| 12th President of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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In office January 17, 1966 – January 26, 1967 |
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| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Succeeded by | Gil Puyat |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 1984–1985 |
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| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Manuel Collantes (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Pacifico A. Castro (Acting) |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
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In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1995 |
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In office December 30, 1957 – September 23, 1972 |
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| Majority leader of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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In office 1970 – September 23, 1972 |
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| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Jose Roy |
| Succeeded by | Vacant Orly Mercado |
| Mambabatas Pambansa from Manila | |
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In office June 30, 1984 – February 16, 1986 Serving with Lito Atienza, Eva Estrada-Kalaw, Carlos Fernando, Mel Lopez, and Gonzalo Puyat II |
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| Regional Assemblyman from National Capital Region | |
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In office June 12, 1978 – June 5, 1984 |
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Manila's Third District | |
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In office December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1957 |
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| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Ramon Bagatsing |
| Vice President of the Philippines | |
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In office February 16, 1986 – February 25, 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Fernando Lopez |
| Succeeded by | Salvador Laurel |
| Personal details | |
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Arturo Modesto Tolentino September 19, 1910 Tondo, Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Died | August 2, 2004 (aged 93) Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Resting place | Taguig, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party |
Nationalist People's Coalition Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Nacionalista |
| Spouse(s) | Consuelo David Pilar Adorable Constancia Conde |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Arturo "Ka Turing" Modesto Tolentino (September 19, 1910 – August 2, 2004) was a prominent Filipino politician and diplomat who previously served as the President of the Senate of the Philippines and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. He is also well known as the father of the Philippine “archipelagic doctrine” and as an expert on the Law of the Sea.
Arturo M. Tolentino was born in Manila of humble parentage. He was a self-made man.
As a student, Tolentino was noted for his excellent scholarship. He was valedictorian of the Manila East High School (now V. Mapa High School) (1928); valedictorian (cum laude) University of the Philippines College of Law (1934); a bar topnotcher (1934). He obtained the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy (cum laude) with a gold medal award from the UP in 1938, and received the degrees of Master of Law (meritissimus) and Doctor of Civil Law (meritissimus) from the University of Santo Tomás.
As a debater and orator, he won seven gold medals (including the Quezon Medal) and two silver loving cups. He held the title of “Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Champion of the Philippines” in 1934. He successfully debated with American students from the University of Oregon in 1933 and from the University of Washington in 1934. In U.P., he was also editor-in-chief of the Philippine Collegian and a member of the Upsilon Sigma Phi.
Tolentino engaged in the practice of law after passing the bar in 1934, and was a recognized legal luminary.
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