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Encyclopedia > Jose Abad Santos
Jose Abad Santos (top-left) is featured on the 1000-peso bill
Jose Abad Santos (top-left) is featured on the 1000-peso bill

Jose Abad Santos (February 19, 1886May 7, 1942) was the 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was killed by Japanese forces during the occupation of the Philippines in World War II. Front side of the 1000-Philippine peso bill. ... Front side of the 1000-Philippine peso bill. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... The Chief Justice of the Philippines is the head of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Philippines, and presides over the Supreme Court of the Philippines. ... Supreme Court of the Phillipines --- the countrys highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest, most expensive, and most significant war in...


Abad Santos was born in San Fernando City, Pampanga to Vicente Abad Santos and Toribia Basco. In 1904, he was sent to the United States as a government pensionado. He finished a pre-law course at the Santa Clara College in Santa Clara, California; his Bachelor of Laws at Northwestern University in Urbana, Illinois; and his Masters of Laws at Georgetown University in 1909. Admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1911, he served as Assistant Attorney at the Bureau of Justice from 1913 to 1917. He was later appointed the first Filipino corporate lawyer of the Philippine National Bank, Manila Railroad Company and other government corporations. He returned to the Department of Justice where he became Attorney-General, Undersecretary of Justice then Secretary of Justice from 1921 to 1923. In July 1923, he resigned as Secretary of Justice together with other department secretaries as a result of the controversy between Governor-General Leonard Wood and Filipino leaders. City of San Fernando is a 3rd class city in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. ... Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Location of Santa Clara within Santa Clara County, California. ... The Arch, the main entrance to Northwesterns Evanston campus Northwestern University is a private university which has its main campus in Evanston, Illinois, on a 240-acre (970,000 m²) campus along the shore of Lake Michigan. ... A snowy day in Carle Park west of the Urbana High School. ... Georgetown University Georgetown University is a major research university in the United States. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Leonard Wood (October 9, 1860 – August 7, 1927) was a physician who served as the US Army Chief of Staff and Governor General of the Philippines. ...


Abad Santos then served as Chief Counsel of the President of the Philippine Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. In 1926 he went to the United States as head of the Philippine Educational Mission. He was again appointed Secretary of Justice in 1928 and re-appointed on July 1, 1931. In 1932, he became an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. He became its Chief Justice on December 24, 1941. 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... The Chief Justice of the Philippines is the head of the Judicial Branch of the government of the Philippines, and presides over the Supreme Court of the Philippines. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


When President Manuel L. Quezon left for the United States via Australia, Chief Justice Abad Santos was given the choice to leave with him. But the latter preferred to remain in the Philippines and carry on his work and stay with his family. On April 11, 1942, he and his son Jose, Jr. were captured by the Japanese while traveling by automobile in Carcar, Cebu. He identified himself as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Abad Santos and his son were then taken to a concentration camp. Manuel L. Quezón The Quezón Memorial Monument Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina (August 19, 1878 – August 1, 1944) was the first president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... Carcar is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. ...


When asked to cooperate with the Japanese forces in the Philippines, he refused to do so. Although he had nothing to do with military operations, they imputed to him the destruction of the bridges and other public works in Cebu. Cebu is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. ...


The Japanese High Command took him and his son to Parang, Cotabato in April 1942. The next day they were brought to Malabang, Lanao, and after three days confinement at the constabulary barracks, Chief Justice Abad Santos was called to Japanese headquarters. He was executed at 2PM on May 7, 1942. This article is about the year. ... Malabang is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. ... Lanao is the name of two provinces in the Philippines: Lanao del Norte Lanao del Sur It is also the name of a lake in the Philippines: Lanao Lake This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ...


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