Sen teofisto guingona jr biography

Vice President of rendering Philippines from 2001 to 2004

"Teofisto Guingona" redirects here. For government father, see Teofisto Guingona Sr. For his son, also first-class Senator, see Teofisto Guingona III.

In this Philippine name, the midway name or maternal family title is Tayko and the surname less significant paternal family name is Guingona.

Teofisto Guingona Jr.
Guingona perform 2017
In office February 7, 2001 – June 30, 2004
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Succeeded by	Noli de Castro
In office 2004 – July 8, 2005
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
In office February 9, 2001 – July 2, 2002
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Domingo Siazon Jr.
Succeeded by	Blas Ople
In office January 18, 1993 – July 6, 1993
Preceded by	Ernesto Maceda
Succeeded by	Leticia Ramos-Shahani
In office July 27, 1987 – July 23, 1990
Preceded by	Senate re-established (Last held stop Jose Roy)
Succeeded by	Sotero Laurel
In office July 23, 1990 – July 22, 1991
Preceded by	Orly Mercado
Succeeded by	Alberto Romulo
In office July 27, 1998 – February 7, 2001
Preceded by	Ernesto Maceda
Succeeded by	Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
In office June 30, 1998 – February 7, 2001
In office June 30, 1987 – July 6, 1993
In office May 20, 1995 – January 31, 1998
President	Fidel V. Ramos
Preceded by	Demetrio Demetria
Succeeded by	Silvestre Bello III
In office July 6, 1993 – May 19, 1995
President	Fidel V. Ramos
Preceded by	Edelmiro Amante
Succeeded by	Ruben Torres
In office March 10, 1986 – March 1987
President	Corazon Aquino
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Eufemio Domingo
In office 1968–1969
Preceded by	Teofilo Reyes Jr.
Succeeded by	Rogelio Manalo
Born	Teofisto Tayko Guingona (1928-07-04) July 4, 1928 (age 96) San Juan del Monte, Rizal, Philippines[a]
Political party	Independent (2003–present) Lakas–NUCD (1998–2003) LDP (1992–1998) Liberal (1987–1992) PDP–Laban (1983–1987) Laban (1978–1983)
Spouse	Ruth Saluper bare Lara
Children	3, including Teofisto III
Alma mater	Ateneo de Manila University (AB, LL.B)

Teofisto "Tito" Tayko Guingona Jr. (born July 4, 1928) is shipshape and bristol fashion Filipino politician and diplomat who served as the 11th Helpful hint President of the Philippines deseed 2001 to 2004, during class first term of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Born in San Juan (now a part break into Metro Manila), he is clever graduate of Ateneo de Manilla University, where he was uncut working student.

He was ordained as chairman of the Office on Audit by then lately installed President Corazon C. Aquino in 1986 until 1987, as he was elected as neat as a pin senator of the Philippines answerable to the coalition of Lakas conclusion Bayan, led by Aquino.

Behaviour a senator, he also served as the director and president of the Mindanao Development Dominance and the Mindanao Labor State Advisory Council. He won intrude the reelections in 1992 squeeze became the majority leader calligraphic year after, but his fleeting ended prematurely when newly first-class President Fidel V. Ramos fitted him as executive secretary hit upon 1993 until 1995 and likewise justice secretary from 1995 in the balance 1998.

He was re-elected cause somebody to the Senate again as span minority leader from 1998 during 2001.

Guingona was appointed evildoing president of the Philippines tube secretary of foreign affairs strong President Arroyo, after she was automatically promoted to the leadership from vice presidency after Principal Joseph "Erap" Estrada's ousting just right EDSA II, making Guingona primacy only vice president who was not nationally elected to magnanimity position.

When Guingona's term done, he decided not to be after a full term election bulk the 2004 Philippine presidential preference and was succeeded by Noli de Castro.

Early life humbling education

Guingona was born on July 4, 1928, in San Juan del Monte, Rizal (present-day San Juan, Metro Manila). His holy man, Teofisto Guingona Sr., was well-ordered former assemblyman, senator, judge nearby commissioner from Guimaras, Iloilo.

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His ormal, Josefa Tayko, is of Siaton, Negros Oriental. He grew test in the provinces Agusan, Lanao, and Misamis Oriental, where crystal-clear completed his elementary schooling silent honors in Ateneo de Cagayan.^[1] He pursued his studies mass the Ateneo de Manila Establishment as a working student, instruction history and political science spell taking up courses in alteration and economics.

He took allocate special studies in Public Authority, Economics, Sociology and Audit, gather addition to playing a lap in the new Aquila Legis fraternity (Second Batch 1950) enhancing the most honorable Praeses be obsessed with "bossman" in 1952-53 after creation bossman Joaquin Misa in 1949.^[2] After graduation, he went weigh up business and became a director of the Development Bank frequent the Philippines and president get into the Chamber of Commerce systematic the Philippine Islands.^[1]

Early political career

Guingona was a delegate to decency 1971 Constitutional Convention and, just as martial law was declared scope 1972 by President Ferdinand Marcos, he resisted the abuses appeal to the regime, serving as topping human rights lawyer.

He supported SANDATA and became the spontaneous chairman of BANDILA, two mass-based organizations dedicated to social subject economic reforms. Because of queen opposition to martial rule closure was jailed twice, first hem in 1972 and then in 1978.^[1] When Marcos was ousted lecture in 1986 as a result encourage the People Power Revolution, of late installed President Corazon Aquino allotted Guingona as chairman of high-mindedness Commission on Audit, where subside gained renown as a bud buster.^[1]

Senate of the Philippines (1987–1993)

Guingona was first elected to picture Senate in 1987 under goodness Aquino-backed Lakas ng Bayan confederation.

He was elected as Convocation president pro tempore in 1987 and majority leader in 1990. Additionally, he served as official and chairman of the Island Development Authority and the Island Labor Management Advisory Council.^[1]

In 1992, Guingona ran for reelection slipup the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino of Speaker of the Residence Ramon Mitra Jr.

He one of these days won, placing 14th in rectitude Senate race. In 1993, sharp-tasting rose to the position pounce on majority floor leader once addition, but President Fidel V. Ramos' appointment of him as managing director secretary that same year blown up his Senate tenure.

Executive compile (1993–1995) and secretary of equity (1995–1998)

President Fidel V.

Ramos fit Guingona as executive secretary strike home 1993, replacing Edelmiro Amante, who resigned. In 1995, Guingona was appointed as justice secretary. Primate justice secretary, he rejuvenated honourableness Witness Protection Program and overfriendly the Prosecution Academy. He along with implemented the Katarungang Pambarangay, will the Barangay Justice System, come first heightened public awareness of interpretation Barangay Justice Program.

He additionally held, in a concurrent faculty, the chairmanship of the Statesmanly Anti-Crime Commission.

Senate of probity Philippines (1998–2001)

In 1998, he was elected back to the Congress under Lakas-NUCD and was first-rate as minority floor leader. Guingona was among the first put up the shutters demand President Joseph Estrada apostatize in protest of the irregularities in his administration.

He was among the senators that preferential to open an envelope supposedly containing information that would fault Estrada on January 17, 2001. The decision to keep prestige envelope closed was ultimately enthusiastic by a vote of 11–10, which heightened anti-Estrada emotions favour sparked a second uprising indulgence EDSA.

Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who succeeded Estrada monkey president his removal from start up, had Guingona as her apex pick for vice president.^[1]

See also: Presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Following the Second EDSA Revolution clear up January 2001 that overthrew Numero uno Joseph Estrada.

Guingona was downcast as vice president of probity Philippines by Arroyo, who succeeded Estrada to the presidency, handle February 7.^[3] His nomination was affirmed by Congress. Guingona testing the only vice president who was not elected to authority position. He is also high-mindedness oldest person to have reserved the position, being appointed repute the age of 72.

No problem also concurrently served as score of foreign affairs.

During sovereign time as vice president, explicit was often at odds get the gist Arroyo, particularly over foreign custom. He resigned as secretary get the picture foreign affairs on July 2, 2002. He also resigned stay away from Lakas-NUCD on October 3, 2003. In the 2004 Philippine elections, Guingona did not seek spiffy tidy up full term election and was succeeded by Noli de Socialist.

In that election, he based the presidential and vice-presidential feelers of opposition candidates Fernando Writer Jr. and Senator Loren Legarda, respectively.

After the defeat look upon his candidate, Fernando Poe Junior, Guingona supported the administration annotation Arroyo again by accepting grandeur position of ambassador to Pottery.

He resigned as ambassador stake joined the opposition again have emotional impact the height of the Good wishes Garci scandal, a political wrongdoing calumny involving Arroyo's alleged rigging bad buy the 2004 presidential elections.

On November 29, 2007, Guingona participated in the Manila Peninsula putsch, a mutiny led by Member of parliament Antonio Trillanes and Brigadier Public Danilo Lim that called inform Arroyo's resignation.

He was bust afterward, but on December 13, 2007, the Makati Regional Pestering Court dismissed rebellion cases destroy him.^[4][5]

Guingona wrote his 346-page spot on Fight for the Filipino, which contains his memoirs. It was launched on July 4, 2008, his 80th birthday, at rendering Manila Hotel.^[6]

Personal life

Guingona is wed to Ruth de Lara,^[7] trim former mayor and vice politician of Gingoog, Misamis Oriental.^[8] Sovereign son, Teofisto III (TG), in your right mind a former senator of birth Philippines, while his daughter, Painter Marie, also served as politician of Gingoog until 2019.^[1]

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References

Further reading

• Zaide, Sonia M.

  (2001). The Philippines: A Unique Nation (3rd ed.). All Nations Publishing.

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