40 Facts About Rene Saguisag

Rene Saguisag served as a Senator from 1987 until 1992.

Rene Augusto Verceluz Saguisag was born on August 14,1939, in Mauban, Tayabas, Philippines to Antonio Lozada Saguisag Sr.

Jovito R Salonga, specifically Salonga is the second cousin once removed of Saguisag, as Saguisag's paternal grandmother Talia Saguisag is the first cousin of Salonga's mother Dinang Reyes.

Rene Saguisag grew up in Pasig, Rizal and attended elementary school at Makati Elementary School, quickly accelerated to the second grade in a few weeks, and graduated in 1951 instead of 1952.

Rene Saguisag graduated from Rizal High School in 1955, which led Saguisag to claim because he finished basic schooling in nine years the K-12 program is inconsequential for the Philippine education system.

Rene Saguisag developed a strong interest in Chess, and skipped class at the expense of his teachers, who promoted corporal punishment, even if he was a consistent honor student.

Rene Saguisag went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1959 from San Beda College with honor-level grades, taking one semester studying one of his favorite subjects, Spanish, at the University of the East to complete requirements.

Rene Saguisag then had to choose to study in Spain at the University of Navarra, or the University of Michigan, where he topped the competition for scholarships.

Rene Saguisag eventually entered Harvard and obtained his Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School in 1968.

Rene Saguisag first worked in private companies in the United States, including a San Francisco law firm as training grounds.

Rene Saguisag then started out his Philippine career as a student researcher, then associate, and eventually part-time member of Ledesma, Guytingco, Velasco and Rene Saguisag from 1962 to 1972.

Rene Saguisag became a member of the San Beda Law Faculty from 1961 to 1972, and eventually returned to teach Political law and other related subjects after martial law.

Rene Saguisag then practiced law as a prominent human rights lawyer in the Philippines from 1972 to 1986 when martial law brought about multiple human rights abuses.

Rene Saguisag was among the opposition figures targeted for arrest by President Ferdinand Marcos's administration upon the declaration of martial law in September 1972, and he spent several months in jail without being charged of a crime.

One of the FLAG cases Rene Saguisag handled was to prosecute the Manero brothers who killed Fr.

Rene Saguisag ran for the Senate of the Philippines under the Liberal Party in 1987, promising during the campaign that he would only run for one term.

Rene Saguisag won the election, placing ninth out of twenty-four winning positions.

Rene Saguisag stayed in the Senate until the end of his promised one term, in 1992.

Rene Saguisag served on the "ad hoc" committee on the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant.

Rene Saguisag was one of only two Filipino senators who attended all 415 session days from July 1987 to June 1990, with the other being Ernesto Maceda.

Rene Saguisag was frequently commuting through a taxi and bringing his own lunch instead of catering offered from the taxpayers.

Rene Saguisag mainly wanted to retire from the Senate early due to the excesses of corruption around the political arena.

Rene Saguisag became one of the leading defense lawyers in the trial of former President Estrada.

Rene Saguisag remained focused on his law firm and on teaching human rights and the rule of law.

Rene Saguisag continued to make appearances and discuss the political situation in news shows and articles.

Rene Saguisag was a columnist for the Manila Times with his column entitled "TGIF", and was still actively teaching Constitutional Law and Human Rights Law at San Beda Mendiola and San Beda Alabang.

Rene Saguisag has written for the Philippine Daily Inquirer and other newspapers.

Rene Saguisag had not stopped his work on human rights, and has filed cases against the Anti-Terror Law of 2020 and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement treaty under President Benigno Aquino III.

Rene Saguisag has not been shy of criticizing any politician including Cory Aquino's son Pres.

Benigno Aquino III due to Rene Saguisag's argument that EDCA is a formal treaty that needs Senate ratification, and not a shallow agreement that the president can make binding by his word of mouth as signature to an agreement.

An instance of Rene Saguisag's commentary was when he critiqued the burial of Marcos Sr.

Rene Saguisag's grandchildren include Rene Saguisag III who is about 70 years younger.

On November 8,2007, Rene Saguisag was seriously injured in a car crash along Osmena Highway in Makati.

Rene Saguisag was later transferred to Ospital ng Makati in Pembo for further care.

Rene Saguisag sustained head and chest injuries with seven fractured ribs, while his driver was injured and Dulce's life was taken.

Rene Saguisag's injuries included seven broken ribs and small blood clots in his brain.

Rene Saguisag spent 20 days in the intensive-care unit without being informed of his wife's death by friend Joker Arroyo, and was released from the hospital on December 8,2007.

Rene and Dulce's youngest daughter, Kaissa Saguisag is a gymnast, but a knee injury ended her quest for gold at the 24th Southeast Asian Games.

Rene Saguisag claimed that MABINI has become more "MABINAY" or biased for the Binay dynasty.

In terms of personal beliefs, Rene Saguisag always maintained a strong faith as a practicing Catholic.