Wigberto Tañada

Wigberto "Ka Bobby" Ebarle Tañada, Sr. (born August 13, 1934) is a Filipino politician. He is member of the Liberal Party and a former member of the Senate of the Philippines(1987–1995)^[1] and Philippine House of Representatives representing the Quezon's 4th District (1995–2001). He is the son of the late former senator Lorenzo M. Tañada, known as "grand old man of the Philippine politics".

Early life and career

Tañada studied at Quezon Elementary School from 1942 to 1944. In 1944, he transferred to Gumaca Central School. The next year he moved to St. John's Academy. He finished his elementary and secondary education at Ateneo de Manila University in 1948. He received his Bachelor of Arts at Ateneo de Manila University in 1952. In 1956, he received his Bachelor of Law degree at Manuel L. Quezon University and passed the bar exams four years later. He received his Master of Law degree at Harvard Law School.

Political life

On March 7, 1986, Tañada was appointed commissioner of the Bureau of Customs. He ran for senator under the banner of LABAN (Coalition of the Liberal Party, PDP-Laban, NUCD, Bansang Nagkakaisa sa Diwa at Layunin (BANDILA), etc.) and won. In the same year, he became a member of Judicial Bar Council. In 1991, he led the "Magnificent 12", the group of the senators who support the rejection of a new lease for the Subic Bay Naval Base. The next year, he ran again for senator under the banner of Liberal Party-PDP-Laban Alliance, and he was elected for a three-year term. In 1993, he became the president of the Liberal Party.^[2] After his tenure as a senator on 1995, he was elected as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the Quezon's 4th District. He was re-elected on 1998. In 2001, he ran again for senator under the banner of Liberal Party (People Power Coalition) but he lost.

See also

• Lorenzo Tañada III
• Gumaca, Quezon

References

Further reading

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library

External links

• "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2006-09-16. 

Senatorial history of Wigberto Tañada
< Senators of the 8th Congress of the Philippines (1987–92) 9th> Senate President Jovito Salonga (1987–92) Neptali Gonzales (1992–93) Senators (1987–92) Heherson Alvarez Edgardo Angara Agapito Aquino Joseph Estrada Juan Ponce Enrile Neptali Gonzales Teofisto Guingona Jr. Ernesto F. Herrera Sotero Laurel Jose Lina Jr. Ernesto Maceda Raul Manglapus‡ Orlando S. Mercado Vicente Paterno John Henry Osmeña Aquilino Pimentel Jr. Santanina Rasul Alberto Romulo Rene Saguisag Jovito Salonga Leticia Ramos-Shahani Mamintal A.J. Tamano Wigberto Tañada Victor Ziga Term ended June 30, 1992 ‡ — Appointed Secretary of Foreign Affairs on October 15, 1987. <8th Senators of the 9th Congress of the Philippines (1992-1995) 10th> Senate President Neptali Gonzales (1992-93) Edgardo Angara (1993-95) Three Year Term Senators‡ (1992-1995) Full Term Senators‡ (1992-1998) Agapito A. Aquino Rodolfo G. Biazon Anna Dominique M. Coseteng Teofisto Guingona Jr. Jose Lina Jr. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo John Henry Osmeña Nina Rasul Raul Roco Wigberto Tañada Francisco Tatad Arturo Tolentino Heherson Alvarez Edgardo Angara Neptali Gonzales Ernesto Herrera Ernesto Maceda Orlando Mercado Blas Ople Ramon Revilla Sr. Alberto Romulo Leticia Ramos-Shahani Tito Sotto Freddie Webb Term ended June 30, 1995 Term ended June 30, 1998 ‡ — Under the transitory provisions of the Philippine constitution, 24 senators were elected in this election. The first 12 senators who garnered the highest votes would have a 6 six year term while the next 12 senators would have a 3 year term.