Wigberto Tañada
Wigberto Tañada | |
|---|---|
Tañada in 2018 | |
| Senate Minority Leader | |
| In office January 18, 1992 – June 30, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Ponce Enrile |
| Succeeded by | Edgardo Angara |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1995 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives from Quezon's 4th district | |
| In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Manolet O. Lavides |
| Succeeded by | Georgilu R. Yumul-Hermida |
| Chairman of the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation | |
| In office October 24, 2016 – August 30, 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Chel Diokno |
| Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs | |
| In office 1986–1987 | |
| President | Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Ramon J. Farolan |
| Succeeded by | Alexander A. Padilla |
| 10th President of the Liberal Party | |
| In office June 2, 1993 – October 17, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Jovito Salonga |
| Succeeded by | Raul Daza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wigberto Ebarle Tañada August 13, 1934 |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Azucena Reyes |
| Relations | Vicente Tañada (grandfather) Lorenzo Tañada Jr. (brother) |
| Children | 4, including Erin |
| Parent(s) | Lorenzo Tañada Expedita Ebarle-Tañada |
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University (BA) Manuel L. Quezon University (LL.B) Harvard University (LL.M) |
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Wigberto "Ka Bobby" Ebarle Tañada Sr. (Tagalog: [tɐˈɲada]; born August 13, 1934) is a Filipino politician and lawyer. He is member of the Liberal Party and a former member of the Senate of the Philippines (1987–1995) and Philippine House of Representatives representing the Quezon's 4th District (1995–2001). He is the son of the late former senator Lorenzo M. Tañada, known as the "grand old man of the Philippine politics".