He was appointed as chairman of the Commission on Audit by then newly installed President Corazon C. Aquino in 1986 until 1987, when he was elected as a senator of the Philippines under the coalition of Lakas ng Bayan, led by Aquino. While a senator, he also served as the director and chairman of the Mindanao Development Authority and the Mindanao Labor Management Advisory Council. He won in the reelections in 1992 and became the majority leader a year after, but his term ended prematurely when newly elected President Fidel V. Ramos appointed him as executive secretary from 1993 until 1995 and as justice secretary from 1995 until 1998. He was re-elected to the Senate again as a minority leader from 1998 until 2001.
Guingona was appointed as vice president of the Philippines and secretary of foreign affairs by President Arroyo, after she was automatically promoted to the presidency from vice presidency after President Joseph "Erap" Estrada's ousting in EDSA II, making Guingona the only vice president who was not nationally elected to the position. When Guingona's term ended, he decided not to seek a full term election at the 2004 Philippine presidential election and was succeeded by Noli de Castro.
Guingona was born on July 4, 1928, in San Juan, Rizal. His father, Teofisto Guingona, Sr., was a former assemblyman, senator, judge and commissioner from Guimaras, Iloilo. His mother, Josefa Tayko, is of Siaton, Negros Oriental. He grew up in the provinces Agusan, Lanao, and Misamis Oriental, where he completed his elementary schooling with honors in Ateneo de Cagayan.[1] He pursued his studies at the Ateneo de Manila University as a working student, teaching history and political science while taking up courses in law and economics. He took up special studies in Public Administration, Economics, Sociology and Audit, in addition to playing a role in the new Aquila Legis fraternity (Second Batch 1950) becoming the most honorable Praeses or "bossman" in 1952-53 after founding bossman Joaquin Misa in 1949.[2] After graduation, he went into business and became a governor of the Development Bank of the Philippines and president of the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines.[1]
Early political careerEdit
Guingona was a delegate to the 1971 Constitutional Convention and, when martial law was declared in 1972 by President Ferdinand Marcos, he resisted the abuses of the regime, serving as a human rights lawyer. He founded SANDATA and became the honorary chairman of BANDILA, two mass-based organizations dedicated to social and economic reforms. Because of his opposition to martial rule he was jailed twice, first in 1972 and then in 1978.[1] When Marcos was ousted in 1986 as a result of the People Power Revolution, newly installed President Corazon Aquino appointed Guingona as chairman of the Commission on Audit, where he gained renown as a graft buster.[1]
Senate of the Philippines (1987–1993; 1998–2001)Edit
In 1992, Guingona ran for reelection under the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino of Speaker of the House Ramon Mitra Jr. and won, placing 14th in the senatorial race. He became the majority leader again in 1993, but his term in the Senate was cut short when President Fidel V. Ramos appointed him as executive secretary the same year. In 1998, he was elected again to the Senate under Lakas-NUCD and was elected as minority leader. Guingona spoke out against the anomalies in the administration of President Joseph Estrada and was among the first to call for his resignation. On January 17, 2001, he was one of the senators who voted in favor of opening an envelope that was said to contain incriminating evidence against Estrada. The final vote was 11–10, in favor of keeping the envelope closed, which further fueled anti-Estrada sentiments that led to another uprising on EDSA. When Estrada was ousted, Guingona emerged as the top choice for a successor to Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who succeeded Estrada as president.[1]
Executive secretary (1993–1995) and secretary of justice (1995–1998)Edit
President Fidel V. Ramos appointed Guingona as executive secretary in 1993, replacing Edelmiro Amante, who resigned. In 1995, Guingona was appointed as justice secretary. As justice secretary, he rejuvenated the Witness Protection Program and established the Prosecution Academy. He also implemented the Katarungang Pambarangay, or the Barangay Justice System, and heightened public awareness of the Barangay Justice Program. He also held, in a concurrent capacity, the chairmanship of the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission.
Following the Second EDSA Revolution in January 2001 that overthrew President Joseph Estrada, Guingona was appointed as vice president of the Philippines by Arroyo, who succeeded Estrada to the presidency, on February 7.[3] Guingona is the only vice president who was not nationally elected to the position. He is also the oldest person to have held the position, being appointed at the age of 72. He also concurrently served as secretary of foreign affairs. During his time as vice-president, he was often at odds with Arroyo, particularly over foreign policy. He resigned as secretary of foreign affairs on July 2, 2002. He also resigned from Lakas-NUCD on October 3, 2003. In the 2004 Philippine elections, Guingona did not seek a full term election and was succeeded by Noli de Castro. In that election, he supported the presidential and vice-presidential bids of opposition candidates Fernando Poe Jr. and Senator Loren Legarda, respectively.
Post vice presidency (2004–present)Edit
After the defeat of his candidate, Fernando Poe Jr., Guingona supported the administration of Arroyo again by accepting the position of ambassador to China. He resigned as ambassador and joined the opposition again at the height of the Hello Garci scandal, a political scandal involving Arroyo's alleged rigging of the 2004 presidential elections. On November 29, 2007, Guingona participated in the Manila Peninsula rebellion, a mutiny led by Senator Antonio Trillanes and Brigadier General Danilo Lim that called for Arroyo's resignation. He was arrested afterward, but on December 13, 2007, the Makati Regional Trial Court dismissed rebellion cases against him.[4][5] Guingona wrote his 346-page book Fight for the Filipino, which contains his memoirs. It was launched on July 4, 2008, his 80th birthday, at the Manila Hotel.[6]
Personal lifeEdit
Guingona is married to Ruth de Lara,[7] a former mayor and vice mayor of Gingoog, Misamis Oriental. His son, Teofisto III, is a former senator of the Philippines while his daughter, Stella Marie, also served as mayor of Gingoog until 2019.[1]
ReferencesEdit
^ abcdefg. senate.gov.ph. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
^Booth, Jenny (November 29, 2007). . The Times. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
^Punongbayan, Michael (December 14, 2007). "Charges Dropped vs Civilians in Makati Hotel Siege". Philstar Global. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^Javellana-Santos, Julie (December 14, 2007). "Philippine Court Junks Rebellion Raps Against Ex-Veep, 17 Others". Arab News. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^Burgonio, T. J. (June 9, 2010). . Inquirer.net. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
^Macaspac, Joem H. (March 26, 1995). "Housewife Pitted vs 'Strongman'". Manila Standard. Gingoog. p. 4 – via news.google.com. De-Lara Guingona, official candidate of the coalition between Lakas-NUCD and Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, is the wife of Executive Secretary Teofisto Guingona Jr.
Further readingEdit
Zaide, Sonia M. (2001). The Philippines: A Unique Nation (3rd ed.). All Nations Publishing.
External linksEdit
Senate of the Philippines - Teofisto Guingona's Profile
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Teofisto Guingona redirects here For his father see Teofisto Guingona Sr For his son also a Senator see Teofisto Guingona III In this Philippine name the middle name or maternal family name is Tayko and the surname or paternal family name is Guingona This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Teofisto Guingona Jr news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Teofisto Tito Tayko Guingona Jr born July 4 1928 is a Filipino politician and diplomat who served as the 11th vice president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2004 during the first term of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Born in San Juan Rizal now a part of Metro Manila Teofisto is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University where he was a working student His ExcellencyTeofisto Guingona Jr Guingona in 201311th Vice President of the PhilippinesIn office February 7 2001 June 30 2004PresidentGloria Macapagal ArroyoPreceded byGloria Macapagal ArroyoSucceeded byNoli de Castro21st Secretary of Foreign Affairs in concurrent capacity as Vice President of the Philippines In office February 9 2001 July 15 2002PresidentGloria Macapagal ArroyoPreceded byDomingo Siazon Jr Succeeded byGloria Macapagal ArroyoSenate Minority LeaderIn office July 27 1998 February 7 2001Preceded byErnesto MacedaSucceeded byAquilino Pimentel Jr 49th Secretary of JusticeIn office May 20 1995 January 31 1998PresidentFidel RamosPreceded byDemetrio G DemetriaSucceeded bySilvestre H Bello III28th Executive Secretary of the PhilippinesIn office July 6 1993 May 19 1995PresidentFidel RamosPreceded byEdelmiro AmanteSucceeded byRuben Torres12th and 15th President pro tempore of the Senate of the PhilippinesIn office January 18 1993 July 6 1993Preceded byErnesto MacedaSucceeded byLeticia Ramos ShahaniIn office July 27 1987 July 23 1990Preceded byNone Title last held by Jose RoySucceeded bySotero LaurelSenate Majority LeaderIn office July 23 1990 July 22 1991Preceded byOrly MercadoSucceeded byAlberto RomuloSenator of the PhilippinesIn office June 30 1998 February 7 2001In office June 30 1987 July 6 1993Chairman of the Commission on AuditIn office March 10 1986 March 1987Appointed byCorazon AquinoPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byEufemio C DomingoPersonal detailsBornTeofisto Tayko Guingona 1928 07 04 July 4 1928 age 95 San Juan Rizal Philippine IslandsNationalityFilipinoPolitical partyIndependent 2003 present Lakas NUCD 1998 2003 LDP 1992 1998 Liberal 1987 1992 PDP Laban 1983 1987 Laban 1978 1983 SpouseRuth Saluper de LaraChildrenTeofisto TG Guingona III Stella Marie L Guingona Ruthie L GuingonaAlma materAteneo de Manila University AB LL B He was appointed as chairman of the Commission on Audit by then newly installed President Corazon C Aquino in 1986 until 1987 when he was elected as a senator of the Philippines under the coalition of Lakas ng Bayan led by Aquino While a senator he also served as the director and chairman of the Mindanao Development Authority and the Mindanao Labor Management Advisory Council He won in the reelections in 1992 and became the majority leader a year after but his term ended prematurely when newly elected President Fidel V Ramos appointed him as executive secretary from 1993 until 1995 and as justice secretary from 1995 until 1998 He was re elected to the Senate again as a minority leader from 1998 until 2001 Guingona was appointed as vice president of the Philippines and secretary of foreign affairs by President Arroyo after she was automatically promoted to the presidency from vice presidency after President Joseph Erap Estrada s ousting in EDSA II making Guingona the only vice president who was not nationally elected to the position When Guingona s term ended he decided not to seek a full term election at the 2004 Philippine presidential election and was succeeded by Noli de Castro Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Early political career 3 Senate of the Philippines 1987 1993 1998 2001 4 Executive secretary 1993 1995 and secretary of justice 1995 1998 5 Vice presidency 2001 2004 6 Post vice presidency 2004 present 7 Personal life 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External linksEarly life and career EditGuingona was born on July 4 1928 in San Juan Rizal His father Teofisto Guingona Sr was a former assemblyman senator judge and commissioner from Guimaras Iloilo His mother Josefa Tayko is of Siaton Negros Oriental He grew up in the provinces Agusan Lanao and Misamis Oriental where he completed his elementary schooling with honors in Ateneo de Cagayan 1 He pursued his studies at the Ateneo de Manila University as a working student teaching history and political science while taking up courses in law and economics He took up special studies in Public Administration Economics Sociology and Audit in addition to playing a role in the new Aquila Legis fraternity Second Batch 1950 becoming the most honorable Praeses or bossman in 1952 53 after founding bossman Joaquin Misa in 1949 2 After graduation he went into business and became a governor of the Development Bank of the Philippines and president of the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines 1 Early political career EditGuingona was a delegate to the 1971 Constitutional Convention and when martial law was declared in 1972 by President Ferdinand Marcos he resisted the abuses of the regime serving as a human rights lawyer He founded SANDATA and became the honorary chairman of BANDILA two mass based organizations dedicated to social and economic reforms Because of his opposition to martial rule he was jailed twice first in 1972 and then in 1978 1 When Marcos was ousted in 1986 as a result of the People Power Revolution newly installed President Corazon Aquino appointed Guingona as chairman of the Commission on Audit where he gained renown as a graft buster 1 Senate of the Philippines 1987 1993 1998 2001 EditGuingona was first elected to the Senate in 1987 under the Aquino backed Lakas ng Bayan coalition He was elected as Senate president pro tempore in 1987 and majority leader in 1990 Additionally he served as director and chairman of the Mindanao Development Authority and the Mindanao Labor Management Advisory Council 1 In 1992 Guingona ran for reelection under the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino of Speaker of the House Ramon Mitra Jr and won placing 14th in the senatorial race He became the majority leader again in 1993 but his term in the Senate was cut short when President Fidel V Ramos appointed him as executive secretary the same year In 1998 he was elected again to the Senate under Lakas NUCD and was elected as minority leader Guingona spoke out against the anomalies in the administration of President Joseph Estrada and was among the first to call for his resignation On January 17 2001 he was one of the senators who voted in favor of opening an envelope that was said to contain incriminating evidence against Estrada The final vote was 11 10 in favor of keeping the envelope closed which further fueled anti Estrada sentiments that led to another uprising on EDSA When Estrada was ousted Guingona emerged as the top choice for a successor to Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who succeeded Estrada as president 1 Executive secretary 1993 1995 and secretary of justice 1995 1998 EditPresident Fidel V Ramos appointed Guingona as executive secretary in 1993 replacing Edelmiro Amante who resigned In 1995 Guingona was appointed as justice secretary As justice secretary he rejuvenated the Witness Protection Program and established the Prosecution Academy He also implemented the Katarungang Pambarangay or the Barangay Justice System and heightened public awareness of the Barangay Justice Program He also held in a concurrent capacity the chairmanship of the Presidential Anti Crime Commission Vice presidency 2001 2004 EditSee also Presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Vice President Guingona shaking his hand with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2001Following the Second EDSA Revolution in January 2001 that overthrew President Joseph Estrada Guingona was appointed as vice president of the Philippines by Arroyo who succeeded Estrada to the presidency on February 7 3 Guingona is the only vice president who was not nationally elected to the position He is also the oldest person to have held the position being appointed at the age of 72 He also concurrently served as secretary of foreign affairs During his time as vice president he was often at odds with Arroyo particularly over foreign policy He resigned as secretary of foreign affairs on July 2 2002 He also resigned from Lakas NUCD on October 3 2003 In the 2004 Philippine elections Guingona did not seek a full term election and was succeeded by Noli de Castro In that election he supported the presidential and vice presidential bids of opposition candidates Fernando Poe Jr and Senator Loren Legarda respectively Post vice presidency 2004 present EditAfter the defeat of his candidate Fernando Poe Jr Guingona supported the administration of Arroyo again by accepting the position of ambassador to China He resigned as ambassador and joined the opposition again at the height of the Hello Garci scandal a political scandal involving Arroyo s alleged rigging of the 2004 presidential elections On November 29 2007 Guingona participated in the Manila Peninsula rebellion a mutiny led by Senator Antonio Trillanes and Brigadier General Danilo Lim that called for Arroyo s resignation He was arrested afterward but on December 13 2007 the Makati Regional Trial Court dismissed rebellion cases against him 4 5 Guingona wrote his 346 page book Fight for the Filipino which contains his memoirs It was launched on July 4 2008 his 80th birthday at the Manila Hotel 6 Personal life EditGuingona is married to Ruth de Lara 7 a former mayor and vice mayor of Gingoog Misamis Oriental His son Teofisto III is a former senator of the Philippines while his daughter Stella Marie also served as mayor of Gingoog until 2019 1 References Edit a b c d e f g Teofisto T Guingona Jr senate gov ph Archived from the original on May 15 2011 Retrieved October 20 2010 REGISTERED AQUILANS Booth Jenny November 29 2007 Rebel Coup Plot Sets up Siege Drama at Luxury Hotel in Manila The Times Archived from the original on June 29 2011 Retrieved September 23 2010 Punongbayan Michael December 14 2007 Charges Dropped vs Civilians in Makati Hotel Siege Philstar Global Retrieved February 20 2022 Javellana Santos Julie December 14 2007 Philippine Court Junks Rebellion Raps Against Ex Veep 17 Others Arab News Retrieved February 20 2022 Burgonio T J June 9 2010 Guingona Unexpected Visitor Proposed Killing Arroyo Inquirer net Archived from the original on July 23 2011 Retrieved February 4 2012 Macaspac Joem H March 26 1995 Housewife Pitted vs Strongman Manila Standard Gingoog p 4 via news google com De Lara Guingona official candidate of the coalition between Lakas NUCD and Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino is the wife of Executive Secretary Teofisto Guingona Jr Further reading EditZaide Sonia M 2001 The Philippines A Unique Nation 3rd ed All Nations Publishing External links EditOffice of the Vice President of the Philippines Guingona 2001 2004 Senate of the Philippines Teofisto Guingona s ProfilePolitical officesNew office Chairman of the Commission on Audit1986 1987 Succeeded byEufemio DomingoPreceded byEdelmiro Amante Executive Secretary1993 1995 Succeeded byRuben TorresPreceded byDemetrio Demetria Secretary of Justice of the Philippines1995 1998 Succeeded bySilvestre Bello IIIPreceded byDomingo Siazon Jr Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines2001 2002 Succeeded byGloria Macapagal ArroyoVacantTitle last held byGloria Macapagal Arroyo Vice President of the Philippines2001 2004 Succeeded byNoli de CastroSenate of the PhilippinesRecreatedTitle last held byJose Roy President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines1987 1990 Succeeded bySotero LaurelPreceded byOrly Mercado Senate Majority Leader1990 1991 Succeeded byAlberto RomuloPreceded byErnesto Maceda President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines1993 Succeeded byLeticia Ramos ShahaniSenate Minority Leader1998 2001 Succeeded byAquilino Pimentel Jr Order of precedencePreceded byMembers of the Council of State who are not Cabinet Members Order of Precedence of the Philippines Ceremonial as Former Vice President Succeeded byNoli de Castroas Former Vice President Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Teofisto Guingona Jr amp oldid 1171456124, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
