Wigberto Tañada

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Ebarle and the surname or paternal family name is Tañada.

Wigberto "Ka Bobby" Ebarle Tañada Sr. (Tagalog::, 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) 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".

1 Early life and career
2 Political life
3 See also
4 References
5 Further reading
6 External links

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 Laws degree at Manuel L. Quezon University and p*ed the bar exams four years later. He received his Master of Laws 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 in 1992, he ran again for senator under the banner of Liberal Party-PDP-Laban Alliance, and he was elected for a three-year term, the last remaining Liberal candidate that won in this election. In 1993, he became the president of the Liberal Party. 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 did not win. Recipient of the 1999 TOFIL Award for government and public service.

References

External links

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

‡ — Appointed Secretary of Foreign Affairs on October 15, 1987.‡ — Under the transitory provisions of the Philippine cons*ution, 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.