Jovito Salonga

Jovito Salonga also known as Ka Jovy is a Congressman for the 2nd District of Rizal in the Philippines.

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He consistently topped three Senatorial elections despite lack of material means under three different administrations ( that of Macapagal, Marcos and Aquino ). He has successfully legislated the State Scholarship Law, the Disclosure of Interest Act, the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers, and the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, and the Act Defining and Penalizing the Crime of Plunder.

Related Topics:
Macapagal - Marcos - Aquino - Magna Carta

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He is the son of a Presbyterian minister from Rizal province, he joined the resistance movement during the Japanese occupation, was captured, tortured and sentenced by a military court to years of hard labor.

Related Topics:
Presbyterian - Japanese

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Released in 1943, he topped the bar examinations the following year and made plans to attend Harvard for his master?s degree. He followed up his master?s at Harvard with a doctorate from Yale University, but turned down a faculty position there because he felt he should take part in post-war reconstruction in the Philippines.

Related Topics:
Harvard - Yale University

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Upon his return he embarked on a successful law career. He protested Martial law and was unjustly arrested.After his release from military custody, he was offered a visiting scholarship at Yale, where he engaged in the revision of his book on International Law. He completed his book on the Marcos years and a program for a new democratic Philippines.

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Salonga returned to the Philippines on January 21, 1985 and when the Aquino government took over after the People Power Revolution of February 1986, Salonga was named chairman of the Presidential Commission on Good Government, which was tasked with investigating and recovering the ill-gotten wealth of the members of the past regime.

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