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Jovito Salonga was born in poverty in Pasig on June 22, 1920. His father was a Presbyterian pastor, Esteban Salonga and his mother, Bernardita Dinang Reyes, was a market vendor. His parents married in 1904. Jovito Salonga, the youngest of five brothers, worked his way through college and law school as a proofreader in the publishing firm of his eldest brother, Isayas.
Mar 10, 2016 · Jovito Salonga was born in Pasig, which was then part of Rizal province. He was the youngest among the 5 sons of Presbyterian pastor Esteban Salonga and public market vendor Bernardina Reyes. 1936
Jovito R. Salonga. Reputed as “ The Nation’s Fiscalizer “, Jovito Salonga’s distinguished record as Congressman for the 2 nd District of Rizal later won for him the overwhelming mandate of the Filipino electorate as he consistently topped three Senatorial elections despite lack of material means and at against all odds – a record without precedent in Philippine political history, in ...
Mar 10, 2016 · MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Former Senate president Jovito Salonga died on Thursday, March 10, sources close to his family confirmed. He was 95. (READ: FAST FACTS: Jovito Salonga) For ...
Jun 22, 2018 · JOVITO R. SALONGA 1920-2016, former Senate President, statesman, and lawyer. Freedom is the bedrock of human dignity, the one value we should never compromise or surrender. Freedom is the catalyst in all our efforts toward national development; it is the precondition and the objective of our collective endeavor.
Mar 10, 2016 · (Updated) Former senator Jovito Salonga, a staunch opposition leader during the Marcos regime, passed away on Thursday.He was 95. Malacañang confirmed the news through presidential spokesperson ...
Mar 12, 2016 · Some books by Jovito R. Salonga: “The Senate that Said No: A four-year record of the first post-Edsa Senate” (1995) “Presidential Plunder: The quest for the Marcos ill-gotten wealth” (2000) “A Journey of Struggle and Hope: The Memoir of Jovito R. Salonga” (2001) “The Intangibles that Make a Nation Great” (2003)
Mar 10, 2016 · Former Senate President Jovito Salonga has passed away on Thursday at the age of 95. advertisement. Human Rights commissioner Chito Gascon said Salonga's nephew called him Thursday afternoon to relay the news that the former senator has passed away at around 3 p.m. Lawyer Roberto Mendoza, a partner at the Salonga Hernandez Mendoza law office ...
Mar 10, 2016 · MANILA, Philippines — Former Senate President Jovito Salonga passed away on Thursday at the age of 95. "His passing marks the departure from this life of another of those brave, committed ...
Mar 13, 2016 · Former Senate president Jovito Salonga, who died on March 10 at the age of 95, was one of those rare scholar-politicians who dazzled my generation with their brilliance, eloquence, and patriotism. The other figure who quickly comes to mind—because he and Salonga almost always appeared on the horizon like a pair of stars—was former senator Jose W. Diokno.
