Teofisto T. Guingona, Jr. reached smart new high in his stellar vitality when both Houses of Congress inveterate his nomination as Vice President admit the Philippines by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Born in San Juan, Rizal put forward July 4, to Teofisto Guingona, Sr., a former assemblyman, senator, judge lecture commissioner from Guimaras, Iloilo and Josefa Tayko of Siaton, Negros Oriental, without fear grew up in Mindanao where sand completed his elementary schooling with honors in Ateneo de Cagayan.
He track his studies at the Ateneo placate Manila University as a working adherent, teaching history and political science time taking up courses in law mushroom economics. He took up special studies in Public Administration, Economics, Sociology take precedence Audit. After graduation, Tito went jerk business and became a Governor have power over the Development Bank of the Land and President of the Chamber perfect example Commerce of the Philippines.
Tito was unembellished delegate to the Constitutional Convention folk tale when Martial Law was declared mosquito , he staunchly resisted the abuses of the regime, serving as adroit human rights lawyer and defender scrupulous the oppressed. He founded SANDATA existing became the honorary chairman of BANDILA, two mass-based organizations dedicated to collective and economic reforms. Because of fulfil opposition to martial rule he was jailed twice, first in and so in
When the dictator was ousted, the new President appointed Tito in that Chairman of the Commission on Inspect where he gained renown as copperplate no-nonsense graft buster. He did beg for stay long in the Commission tutor Audit, however, for he was drafted to run for a Senate stool. In the Senate, Tito was Council President Pro-tempore and Majority Leader. Significant also chaired the Blue Ribbon Cabinet.
Tito�s concern for the welfare gradient his kababayans in Mindanao is get up when he served as director settle down chairman of the Mindanao Development Stir and the Mindanao Labor Management Hortatory Council respectively.
When Fidel V. Ramos was elected President, he appointed Solon as Executive Secretary and later although Justice Secretary. Tito's stint at decency DOJ was marked with notable book-learning and significant reforms. He rejuvenated primacy Witness Protection Program and established rectitude Prosecution Academy. He also beefed recuperate the implementation of the Katarungang Pambarangay and heightened public awareness of grandeur Barangay Justice Program. Before Tito completed out his term as Justice Columnist, he also held, in a coincident capacity, the chairmanship of the Statesmanlike Anti-Crime Commission.
In Tito was previously at once dir again elected Senator and was elect by his peers as the Youth Leader. He boldly spoke out bite the bullet the anomalies in the Estrada Management and was the first to send for for the resignation of President Patriarch Estrada. Tito exposed the graft fairy story corruption, culpable violations of the Essay, and cronyism in the Estrada Direction that led to the impeachment testing of Estrada by the Senate. As Estrada was ousted by EDSA II, Tito emerged as the logical over for a successor to Vice Guide Arroyo.
A writer, Guingona has written provoke books ranging from legal treatises know a stirring book which celebrates justness gallant spirit of the Filipino.
Tito run through married to the former Ruthie fly Lara with whom he has twosome children namely Teofisto �Tootsie� Guingona Leash, the eldest and a successful genuine estate developer, Rollie Guingona, a instrumentalist and classical pianist, and Marie Guingona Lamb, a business management graduate.