SC Associate Justice Leonardo Quisumbing passes away
Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:00:53 +0000
SC Associate Justice Leonardo Quisumbing (Photo from SC PIO)
MANILA, Philippines – Former Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Leonardo A. Quisumbing has died. He was 79.
The SC on Monday expressed sadness over the passing of Quisumbing, who served the high court for 11 years.
“Chief Justice Lucas P. Bersamin and the Associate Justice of the high court deeply mourn the passing of retired Justice Quisumbing,” the SC said in a statement.
Quisumbing was appointed Supreme Court Associate Justice on January 20, 1998. He retired November 6, 2009 upon reaching 70 years old.
Prior to his appointment at SC, Quisumbing served as Secretary of Labor and Employment and Undersecretary of the Department of National Defense during President Corazon C. Aquino’s administration. He also became Senior Deputy Executive Secretary to then President Fidel V. Ramos. Quisumbing was likewise Commodore of the Philippine Coast Guard, 106th Auxiliary Squadron.
Quisumbing’s remains lie in state at the San Quentin Chapel, Ground Floor, Loyola Memorial Chapel in Guadalupe, Makati and may be viewed starting this evening. The schedule of interment will be announced later.
Quisumbing was survived by his two children, Josefa Lourdes and Cecilia Rachel. /kga