1. PRESENT POSITIONS IN THE GOVERNMENT

 

JUSTICE, Supreme Court of the Philippines

Concurrently CHAIRMAN, House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal

 

2. CONCURRENT POSITIONS IN THE SUPREME COURT

CHAIRMAN, Third Division of the Supreme Court

CHAIRMAN, Supreme Court Committee on Public Information

CHAIRMAN, Supreme Court Committee on Computerization

CHAIRMAN, Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Excellence

CHAIRMAN, Supreme Court Committee on Legislative-Executive Relations (LERCOM)

CHAIRMAN, Supreme Court Committee on Raffle for Division Cases

CHAIRMAN, Project Steering Committee for the “Access to Justice for the Poor” Program of the Supreme Court and the European Commission

VICE-CHAIRMAN, SC Committee on Publications

MEMBER, SC Executive Committee for the Judicial Reform Program

CONSULTANT, Judicial and Bar Council

 

AUTHOR of the following books:

                Love God Serve Man

                Justice and Faith

                Battles in the Supreme Court

                Leadership by Example

                Transparency Unanimity and Diversity

                A Centenary of Justice

                Reforming the Judiciary

                The Bio-Age Dawns on the Judiciary

                Leveling the Playing Field

 

3. EDUCATION

·          Elementary, Honorable Mention, Juan Luna Elementary School, 1950

·          Secondary, Honorable Mention, Mapa High School, 1954

·          Associate in Arts, “With Highest Honors,” Far Eastern University, 1956

·          Bachelor of Laws, Cum Laude and “Most Outstanding Student,” Far Eastern University, 1960

·          Bar Examinations, 1960, 6^th Place with a grade of 89.55 percent

·          Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa), University of Iloilo, 1997

·          Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa), Far Eastern University, 2002

 

4. PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Date of Birth:  December 7, 1936

Wife:       Elenita Panganiban

Children:  Maria Elena Panganiban-Yaptangco

Jose Artemio III

Maria Jocelyn Panganiban-Hannett

Maria Theresa Panganiban-Manalac

Maria Evelyn Panganiban-Reagan

 

5. Chairman, Final Board of Judges of the following:

·          1998 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (Philippine National Round)

·          1998 Metrobank Search for Outstanding Teachers

·          1998 TOYF (formerly TOYM), sponsored by the Philippine Jaycees, Gerry Roxas Foundation, TOYM Foundation and Equitable Bank

·          1998 Youth for Democracy Oratorical Contest sponsored by the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) and Rotary International

·          2000 Rotary Club of Manila Journalism Awards

·          2001 Anvil Awards, sponsored by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines

·          2001 Search for Outstanding Journalists, sponsored by the Asia Institute of Journalism and the Metrobank Foundation

·          2004 Search for Outstanding Judges, Clerks of Court and other Judicial Officers

 

6. Sports

·          Golf and Tennis

 

7. Current Membership

Manila Polo Club, Tagaytay Highlands Gold Club, Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club, Splendido Taal Golf Club, Villamor Golf Club, Rotary Club of Manila, Special Minister of Holy Communion, Sanctuario de San Antonio Parish, Makati City Honorary Member, Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society, UP Chapter

 

8. PAST ACTIVITIES

SENIOR PARTNER, Panganiban Benitez Parlade & Barinaga Law Office (PABLAW), 1963-1995

VICE PRESIDENT for Legal Affairs and GENERAL COUNSEL, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), 1991-1995

CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL, Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), 1991-1995

 

 

LEGAL COUNSEL, Manila Archdiocesan and Parochial Schools Association-MAPSA, May 7, 1993 – October 9, 1995

CHAIRMAN, Workshop on Administration of Justice, Multi-Sectoral Conference convened to discuss the first 100-day and first 1,000-day programs of President Fidel V. Ramos, held on June 13, 1992 and on October 17,1992 respectively

SPEAKER, 16^th Conference on the Law of the World sponsored by the World Jurist Association, October 24 to 29, 1993

PROFESSOR of law and political science, Far Eastern University, Assumption Convent, and San Sebastian College (1961-1970)

PRESIDENT, FEU Law Faculty Club (1966-1967)

PRESIDENT, FEU Law Alumni Association (1986-1987)

CHAIRMAN, National legal Committee, Boy Scouts of the Philippines (1991-1992)

VICE PRESIDENT, Legal Management Council of the Philippines (1976-1977)

CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL, Liberal Party (1987-1991)

LEGAL CONSULTANT to the Secretary of Education and to the National Board of Education of the Republic of the Philippines (1963-1965)

ASSOCIATE, Salonga Ordonez and Associates Law Office (1961-1963)

 

As a Catholic Lay Leader:

MEMBER, PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR THE LAITY, appointed by Pope John Paul II for a five-year term. He was the only Filipino in this Council which is composed of 30 Catholic leaders, chosen by the Pope from various countries to advise him on “all matters involving the Christian life of the faithful.” (1996-2001)

NATIONAL VICE CHAIRMAN (And CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL), Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), 1003-1995

SECRETARY, Council of the Laity of the Philippines (CLP), 1991-1993

SERVANT LEADER, Bukas-Loob sa Diyos (BLD) Covenant Community and Chairman, BLD Foundation Inc., 1994-1995

LAY DELEGATE, Second Plenary Council of the Philippines (PCP II), January-February 1991

TRUSTEE, Alumni of Student Catholic Action (1989-1990)

 

As A Civic Leader:

PRESIDENT, Rotary Club of Manila (First and largest Rotary Club in Asia), 1990-1991

PRESIDENT, Philippine-Finland Association (1991-1995)

PRESIDENT, RCM Eyebank Foundation, Inc. (1990-1995)

CHAIRMAN, National Union of Students Alumni Association (1991-1995)

CHAIRMAN, District Conference of Rotary District 3810 (February 28 – March 1991)

TREASURER, 5^th Philippine Rotary Presidents’ Meet, December 14-15, 1990

 

 

As a Business Leader:

PRESIDENT, Baron Travel Corporation (1967-1993), Arpan Tourism Industries Corporation (1974-1993), Philippine Daly Inquirer, Inc. (1991-1992)

PRESIDENT, Tourism Organization of the Philippines (1977-1986)

INTERNATIONAL CHAIRMAN, American Society of Travel Agents (first Asian to head ASTA International, the largest travel association in the world), 1985-1986

PRESIDENT, Philippine Society of Travel Agents (1974-1976) and Philippine Association of Tourist Transport Operators (1979-1987)

GOVERNOR, Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), 1990-1994 and CHAIRMAN, MAP Management Man of the Year 1994 Award

VICE PRESIDENT, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 1993-1995

MEMBER of the following organizations: Bishop-Businessmen’s Conference (BBC), Young Presidents’ Organizations (YPO) and SKAL Club of Manila

DIRECTOR, International Corporate Bank (then known as Continental Bank) which later merged with Union Bank, 1972-1974)

HONARARY CONSUL, Republic of Honduras (1981-1983)

CONSULTANT, World Tourism Organization (WTO), (1978-1981)

DIRECTOR and SECRETARY, Manila Polo Club (1990-1991)

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, World University Service (1962-1965)

As a Youth Leader:

President and co-founder national Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), (1958-1959)

PRESIDENT, FEU Central Student Organization (1957-1958)

PRESIDENT, FEU Student Catholic Action, 1960

MOST ILLUTRIOUS KNIGHT, Kappa Gamma Phi Fraternity of University Scholars (1956-1957)

STAFF MEMBER, FEU Advocate (1955-1956) and FEU Green and Gold (1959-1960)

 

9. MAJOR AWARDS

SILVER JUBILEE AWARDEE, Legal Management Council of the Philippines, 1990

OUTSTANDING MANILAN FOR 1991 given by the City of Manila

MOST OUTSTANDING LAW ALUMNUS FOR 1998 (Sole Awardee) given by the Far Eastern University Law Alumni Association on December 16, 1988

MOST OUTSTANDING PRACTICING LAWYER given by the Consumers’ Union of the Philippines on March 16, 1994

MOST DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS in the field of LAW given by the FEU ADVOCATE, Official student paper of the Far Eastern University, 1990

MOST OUTSTANDING SILVER JUBILARIAN, Mapa High School, 1979

BLUE FALCON Awardee, Mapa High School Alumni Association

GOLDEN HELM AWARD from the Senate of West Berlin and the International Association of Helmsmen, Berlin (1984)

MOST OUTSTANING TOURISM PERSONALITY AWARD given by the SKAL Club of Makati (1986)

FOUNDER’S AWARD, Philippine Travel Agencies Association (1990)

PRESIDENTIAL GAWAD AWARD given by the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (City University of Manila), 1995

DR. NICANOR REYES, SR. MEDAL OF MERIT given by Far Eastern University, May 1, 1998

MEDAL OF HONOR, Angeles University Foundation, 1999

EMINENT AND DISTINGUISHED JURIST AWARD given by the Consumers’ Union of the Philippines, 2002

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, Far Eastern University, 1998

DIAMOND JUBILEE AWARD, Far Eastern University, 2003

 

IN RECOGNITION OF HIS ROLE AS A LAWYER, CIVIC LEADER, CATHOLIC LAY WORKER, BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR AND YOUTH LEADER, he has also been the recipient of over 200 other awards from various governments, civic clubs, consumer associations, bar groups, religious movements, and other non-government organizations, both local and international.