Ramón Diokno

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The Honourable Ramón Diokno
Monument of Sen. Diokno at the center of the San Luis Town Plaza
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office February 10, 1954 – April 21, 1954
Appointed by	Ramon Magsaysay
Succeeded by	J. B. L. Reyes
Senator of the Philippines
In office May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1949
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands from Batangas's 1st district
In office 1933–1935
Preceded by	Antonio de las Alas
Succeeded by	Natialio López
In office 1916–1919
Preceded by	Galicano Apacible
Succeeded by	Vicente Lontoc
Personal details
Born	Ramón Diokno y Maracigan (1886-03-28)March 28, 1886 Taal, Batangas, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died	May 21, 1954(1954-05-21) (aged 68) Manila, Philippines
Political party	Nacionalista
Spouse(s)	Martha Fello Leonor Wright
Children	13, including Jose
Alma mater	Colegio de San Antonio de Padua

Ramón Diokno y Maracigan (March 28, 1886 – April 21, 1954) was a Filipino statesman, jurist, Associate Justice, and one of the foremost nationalists of his generation. He fought the American Parity Rights Amendment and was one of four senators to be ousted so that the amendment may be ratified. He later became Associate Justice under Ramon Magsaysay but had the shortest term when he died two months and eleven days later.^[1] He is the father of former Senator Jose W. Diokno, the father of human rights and founder of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), and grandfather of Atty. Jose Manuel Tadeo "Chel" Diokno, the dean of the De La Salle University (DLSU) College of Law. Diokno is famous for writing the ponencia in the Re: Cunanan case.

Early life[]

Diokno was born in Taal, Batangas on March 28, 1886 to Ananias Diokno, head of the Visayan forces during the Philippine Revolution and Philippine–American War, and Paulina Mara Cigan. He received his primary instruction in Taal and continued his studies in a private school in Manila and in Colegio de San Antonio de Padua under Ignacio Villamor.^[2]

Career[]

Diokno was admitted to the practice of law in April 1905. While he was a student, he was the founding president of the Asociacion Escolar de Filipinas. He also founded the Colegio la Ilustracion and Rizal University, where he taught as a professor. He was editor of La Fraternidad and El Nacionalista, and was president of the Union del Trabajo de Filipinas and the Union de Marinus de Filipinas. He was a Mason at the Sinkuan Lodge and in charge of the Hilad Lodge, which he led for two years. He was also one of the founders of the Gram Logia Regional de Filipinas.^[2]

He was also corporate counsel for the Philippine National Bank, Manila Railroad Company, Manila Hotel Company, National Loan and Investment Board, Metropolitan Water District, National Development Company, Cebu Portland Cement Company, and National Produce Exchange.^[2]

Public servant[]

He won the special election for city councilor in the Northern District of Batangas in 1918 and in 1933. In the September 17, 1935 Commonwealth Election, he was the chief campaign manager of Manuel L. Quezon and was appointed Corporate Counsel.^[2]

Later life[]

Diokno married Martha Fello and had three children. After her death, he married a Filipino-American of English descent named Leonor Wright, and they had ten children. Diokno frequently only spoke Spanish and banned English at home, forcing his son Ka Pepe to learn from a tutor. His son eventually topped the bar exam in 1944 and defended him in many cases against the abuses of the government. He died in 1954 and was buried in his requested hometown of Taal, Batangas.^[3]

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