Wigberto Tañada

Wigberto "Ka Bobby" Ebarle Tañada Sr. (Tagalog pronunciation: [tɐˈɲada], 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".

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

Wigberto E. Tañada Sr.
Tañada in 2018
Minority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines
In office
January 18, 1992 – June 30, 1995
PresidentCorazon Aquino
Fidel Ramos
Preceded byJuan Ponce Enrile
Succeeded byEdgardo Angara
Senator of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1995
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Quezon's 4th District
In office
June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2001
Preceded byManolet O. Lavides
Succeeded byGeorgilu R. Yumul-Hermida
Personal details
Born (1934-08-13) August 13, 1934
Gumaca, Tayabas, Philippine Islands
NationalityFilipino
Political partyLiberal (1987-present)
Spouse(s)Azucena Reyes
RelationsVicente Tañada (grandfather)
Lorenzo Tañada, Jr. (brother) (1929-2016)
ChildrenLorenzo III, Wigberto Jr., Ma. Teresa, Cristina
ParentsLorenzo Tañada (father)
Expedita Ebarle-Tañada (mother)
Alma materAteneo de Manila University (B.A.)
Manuel L. Quezon University (LL.B.)
Harvard Law School (LL.M.)

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 passed the bar exams four years later. He received his Master of Laws degree at Harvard Law School.

Political life
Wigberto Tañada, Nene Pimentel, and Chel Diokno at the 2018 Honoring of Martyrs and Heroes at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani on 30 November 2018

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

References
  1. "Senate of the Philippines, 8th and 9th Congress".
  2. "Senate Minority Floor Leader Wigberto E. Tañada, Liberal Party of the Philippines".

Further reading
  • Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
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