Claudio Ong Teehankee served as the sixteenth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1986 to 1988, appointed by President Corazon Aquino after the fall of Ferdinand Marcos. He had earlier served nearly eighteen years as an associate justice, during which he became known for an activist approach to the bench and frequent dissents in cases he believed infringed on civil liberties, and he briefly served as Secretary of Justice under Marcos in the late 1960s. After leaving the court he served as the Philippine ambassador to the United Nations.
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He was also the most senior associate justice and chairman of the First Division of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
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Claudio Ong Teehankee, CCLH (simplified Chinese: 郑建祥; traditional Chinese: 鄭建祥; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tī Kiàn-siông; April 18, 1918 - November 27, 1989) was the 16th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1986 to 1988.
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occupation/position claim resolves to: Judge and Lawyer
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P27 (country of citizenship): Philippines
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P569 (date of birth): 1918
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P569 (date of birth): 1918-04-18
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P570 (date of death): 1989
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P570 (date of death): 1989-11-27
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P19 (place of birth): Binondo
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P20 (place of death): New York City
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