Ricardo C. Puno
Ricardo Concepcion Puno | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office July 23, 1979 – June 30, 1984 | |
| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Prime Minister | Ferdinand Marcos (1979–1981) Cesar Virata (1981–1984) |
| Member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa from Region IV | |
| In office June 12, 1978 – June 5, 1984 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ricardo Concepcion Puno January 4, 1923 Guagua, Pampanga, Philippine Islands |
| Died | July 25, 2018 (aged 95) |
| Resting place | The Heritage Park, Taguig |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan |
| Spouse | Priscilla Villanueva Puno |
| Children | Ricardo "Dong" Puno, Jr. Regis Puno Roselle "Sela" Puno-Mapa Roderico V. Puno Renato "Rene" Puno Ronaldo "Ronnie" Puno Roberto "Robbie" Puno Roderico "Eric" Puno |
| Education | Guagua National Colleges |
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University (BA) Manuel L. Quezon University (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, jurist, lawmaker |
| Website | www |
| Nickname | Carding |
Ricardo Concepcion Puno (January 4, 1923 – July 25, 2018), also known as Ricardo Puno, Sr., was a Filipino lawyer, judge and jurist,[1] and the Minister of Justice of the Philippines from 1979 to 1984.
Background
[edit]Puno was born on January 4, 1923, in Guagua, Pampanga and went by the nickname Carding. He attended the Ateneo de Manila University and Manuel L. Quezon University (MLQU). He went on to teach at MLQU, beginning a career of teaching law spanning decades and multiple institutions of higher education such as the Ateneo de Manila, the San Beda College of Law,[1] San Sebastián College, Adamson University and the University of the Philippines (UP). He was also a partner at Ledesma, Puno and Associates until 1962.
Puno spoke Filipino, English and Spanish, besides his native Kapampangan.[2]
Politics
[edit]Puno was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Region IV (Metro Manila) from 1978 to 1984,[3] and served as Minister of Justice from 1979 to 1984.[4]
Later life
[edit]In 1984, Puno resumed his work as a lawyer and founded Puno and Puno Law Offices (PunoLaw). He continued to lecture in law until 1991.
Puno was married to Priscilla Villanueva Puno, with whom he had twelve children. He died on July 25, 2018, after a lingering illness and is interred at the Heritage Park in Taguig.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ricardo C. Puno: Requiem to a sage". Manila Standard.
- ^ "Official website". Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ "Ex-CA Justice Ricardo Puno Sr dies".
- ^ "Ex-Minister of Justice Ricardo Puno Sr. dies". Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ Reformina, I. (July 27, 2018). "DOJ holds necrological rites for ex-Justice Ricardo Puno Sr". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- 1923 births
- 2018 deaths
- Kapampangan people
- People from Guagua
- Ateneo de Manila University alumni
- Manuel L. Quezon University alumni
- 20th-century jurists
- Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Metro Manila
- Justices of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines
- Secretaries of justice of the Philippines
- Ferdinand Marcos administration cabinet members
- 21st-century jurists
- Burials at The Heritage Park