Vicente Abad
(1916-1993)
Supreme Court
Justice
Vicente
Abad Santos, the namesake of the father of former Chief Justice Jose Abad
Santos, and his nephew, was born on
He
entered the government service as technical assistant in the department of
justice in 1954. In 1956, he was
appointed judge of the Court of First Instance in the 15th judicial
district. After two years in the
judiciary, he became dean and professor at the
Abad
Santos was one of the most learned legal luminaries harnessed by President
Marcos in his, lamentably. tainted pursuit of the New
Society goals. Nevertheless, his
integrity as a public remained unsullied
Abad
Santos was a participant in various international law gatherings, among which
were: the United Nations Seminar on Human Right, in Canberra, Canada, in 1963;
South Asian and Pacific Conference in Jurist on the Dynamic Aspects of the Rule
of Law, in Bangkok, 1965; World Peace Through Law Conference in Washington, DC,
1965 and 1975; Regional Conference on International Law, In Hong Kong, 1967;
United Nations Interests on Treaties, In Vienna, 1969; United Nations Committee
on the Peaceful Uses of the Seabed, in Geneva, 1971; Third World Congress on
Medical Law, in Ghent, 1973; and Third United Nations Conference on the Law of
the Sea, in Caracas, 1974, Geneva, 1975 and New York, in 1976.
He
was a senior fellow at the Yale Law School, 1965 to 1966; charter member and
past president (two terms) of Philippine Society of International Commission of
Jurists; member, Philippine Bar Association and the Integrated Bar of the
Philippines; and president of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
Prior
to his appointment as secretary of justice, he was governor of the Philippine
Red Cross, and board member of the Philippine National Bank, the National
Teacher’s College, Philippine Exchange, National Warehouse Corporation,
National Sugar Development Corporation, and the Subic National slipways. He was also a member of the Petroleum Board
and of the Dangerous Drugs Board.
He
was named to Lydia Raquel Santos, who bore him two sons and two daughters. He died on
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Cherry Lou Perez