1. Carmen Diokno's campaigns contributed to the United States withdrawal of its military bases from the Philippines and the push for democracy during martial law.
13 Facts About Carmen Diokno
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Carmen Diokno studied at Far Eastern University, taking up accounting, and was on her last term when World War II broke out.
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Carmen Diokno found out her husband was arrested after the police arrived at their home in Makati to take her husband, then returned throwing his toothbrush, glasses, and clothes on their front yard without any explanation, which infuriated Diokno.
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Carmen Diokno joined the Kilusan sa Kapangyarihan at Karapatan ng Bayan Organization or KAAKBAY, which was ideologically independent of beliefs like Marxism but was joined by fellow Marxists and Capitalists.
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Carmen Diokno passed away due to lung cancer similar to her husband, at UP Diliman while living with her daughter Maris Diokno, who was the UP Vice-President for Academic Affairs.
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Carmen Diokno's funeral was held at La Salle Greenhills, the alma mater of her sons, grandsons, and great grandchildren, as the school became co-educational.
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Maris Carmen Diokno, a renowned historian, is the former chair of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, and former Vice President for Academic Affairs at UP.
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Chel Diokno is a human rights lawyer, Chairman of FLAG, head of the Diokno Law Center and member of the Jose W Diokno Foundation, founding Dean of the DLSU Tanada-Diokno School of Law, and former Special Counsel of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee.
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Chel Carmen Diokno ran for Senator twice and nearly secured enough votes to obtain a seat.
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Carmen Diokno joined the Otso Diretso coalition and Leni Robredo's coalition, which opposed the Rodrigo Duterte administration.
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Carmen Diokno's grandson and Chel's firstborn child, Jose Lorenzo "Pepe" Carmen Diokno is the executive director of alternative education group Rock Ed Philippines.
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Carmen Diokno is best known as a motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter whose debut film, "Engkwentro" won the Venice Film Festival's Lion of the Future Award in 2009, as well as Venice's Orizzonti Prize, the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film, and the Gawad Urian for Best Editing.
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Pepe Carmen Diokno is the director of Kwentong Jollibee and other commercials that have gained popularity among netizens.