Jose Diokno
| Jose Wright Diokno | |
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Jose Diokno, 1940 CPA and 1944 Bar Topnotcher and Human Rights Commission Founder
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| Senator of the Philippines | |
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In office |
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| Secretary of Justice | |
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In office December 31, 1961 – May 19, 1962 |
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| President | Diosdado Macapagal |
| Preceded by | Alejo Mabanag |
| Succeeded by | Juan Liwag |
| Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Human Rights | |
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In office 1986–1987 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | February 26, 1922 Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Died | February 27, 1987 (aged 65) Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Nacionalista Party |
| Spouse(s) | Carmen Icasiano Diokno |
| Alma mater | De La Salle College, Manila |
| Occupation | Public official |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | diokno |
In office
December 30, 1963 – September 23, 1972
Jose "Pepe" Wright Diokno (February 26, 1922 – February 27, 1987) was a Filipino nationalist. He served as Senator of the Philippines, Secretary of Justice, founding chair of the Commission on Human Rights, and founder of the Free Legal Assistance Group.
Diokno is the only person to top both the Philippine Bar Examination and the board exam for Certified Public Accountants (CPA). His career was dedicated to the promotion of human rights, the defense of Philippine sovereignty, and the enactment pro-Filipino economic legislation.
In 2004, Diokno was posthumously conferred the Order of Lakandula with the rank of Supremo—the Philippines' highest honor. February 27 is celebrated in the country as Jose W. Diokno Day.
Jose W. Diokno was born in Manila on Feb. 26, 1922, to Ramon Diokno, a former senator and Justice of the Supreme Court, and Leonor Wright, a British mestiza. His grandfather was Ananias Diokno, a general in the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War.
In 1937, Diokno graduated as valedictorian of his high school class at De La Salle College, Manila, and went on to study commerce, also at De La Salle University. he graduated from college summa cum laude at age 17. Diokno took the CPA board examinations—for which he had to secure special dispensation, since he was too young.
After Diokno enrolled in law at the University of Santo Tomas, his studies were interrupted by the outbreak of World War II. During the war, Diokno continued his education by reading his father's law books. When the war was over, he was granted a special dispensation by the Supreme Court of the Philippines and allowed to take the Philippine Bar Examination despite having never completed a law degree.
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