1. Felix Valencia Makasiar was the 14th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, serving in that capacity for four months in 1985.
15 Facts About Felix Makasiar
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Felix Makasiar was born in Siaton, Negros Oriental, on November 20,1915, to Agustin Felix Makasiar and Petra Valencia.
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Felix Makasiar finished his primary and secondary education in his home province.
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Felix Makasiar later obtained a Master of Laws degree from the University of Santo Tomas.
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Felix Makasiar rose in the ranks, beginning with a stint with the Office of the Solicitor General, then as a trial court judge beginning in 1954.
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Felix Makasiar was appointed Solicitor-General and Undersecretary of the Department of Justice from 1968 to 1970, and as Secretary of Justice from May until August 1970, at which time he was appointed as Associate Justice to the Supreme Court.
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Felix Makasiar was married to Teofista F Santos of Rizal with whom he had six children: Loretta M Sicat, Rosella Jean M Puno, Barry, Gary, Cynthia, and Eleanore Lynn M Paez.
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Felix Makasiar became chair of the Judiciary Code Committee, the vice-chair of the Committee on the Revised Rules of Court, and the first chair of the Sharia bar examinations inaugurated in 1984.
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On those issues, Felix Makasiar had been described as a loyal ally of Marcos and a consistent supporter of the President's New Society policies.
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Felix Makasiar was among the Justices who voted to affirm the validity of the 1973 Constitution in the seminal case of Javellana v Executive Secretary, 50 SCRA 33.
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L-48488, April 25,1980, a case involving the upholding of a teacher's compensation due to occupational disease, Felix Makasiar expounded at length on the plight of public school teachers:.
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Felix Makasiar was constantly exposed to the heavily polluted air and congestion characteristic of the area.
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Felix Makasiar was not only exposed to the elements - varying degrees of temperature throughout the day and night - but had to withstand long hours of standing while performing her teaching job.
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Felix Makasiar retired from the Supreme Court upon reaching the age of 70 in November 1985.
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Felix Makasiar died 7 years later, on February 19,1992, in Manila.