And the business community, which favored the retention of the US bases, withdrew its support for his presidential bid. In , Ka Jovy ran for president, and lost. After this, Ka Jovy left national politics.
He resumed teaching and became a frequent speaker in forums, still keeping a critical but inspiring view of Philippine society. He was a prolific writer. Among the most recent books he wrote were: The Senate that said no: a four-year record of the first post-EDSA Senate , Presidential plunder: The quest for the Marcos ill-gotten wealth , A journey of struggle and hope: The memoir of Jovito R. Salonga , The intangibles that make a nation great , and Presidential plunder 2: Erap, the crime of plunder and other offenses He continued to receive awards.
As he grew more frail with age, Ka Jovy nevertheless stayed alert about national events and continued to give sharp and well-thought-out commentaries about them. He also continued to provide inspiration to the Filipino youth. In another speech in , he discussed how to discern education in a person:.
Partly yes, because his reading is serious and discriminate and uplifting. Is he the man who remembers many facts and events? Partly yes, because the training of memory is a wholesome discipline that requires effort and application and because one cannot make a sound judgement without respect for remembered facts.
Is the educated man, then, one who because of his skill is able to provide for himself and his family? Partly yes, since education should teach us how to make a living. But there is one thing we should always remember and it is this — that far more important than the making of a living, is a living of life — a good life, a meaningful life, an abundant life.
The Court recognizes his contribution to the shaping of modern jurisprudence in basic human rights and fundamental civil liberties especially during martial law and after the restoration of democracy. Fellow human rights lawyer and senator, Joker P. But there is a rare handful who, in writing — and in speaking — make history. These are the ones who illuminate the issues, and in so doing move men to answer them with noble actions… In our country there was Claro M.
But if you consider the wealth of historical events surrounding a particular personality who shaped and even generated these events by his words, Ka Jovy Salonga stands virtually alone. Despite his growing infirmity, Ka Jovy refused to grow old. In another speech, he cited this quotation:. It is not wholly a matter of ripe cheeks, red lips or supple knees. It is a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions, a freshness of the springs of life.
Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Private international law by Jovito R Salonga Book 22 editions published between and in English and Undetermined and held by 87 WorldCat member libraries worldwide.
Cronies and enemies : the current Philippine scene by John F Doherty Book 6 editions published in in English and held by 53 WorldCat member libraries worldwide.
Philippine Law on private corporations by Jovito R Salonga Book 7 editions published between and in English and Undetermined and held by 50 WorldCat member libraries worldwide. Corporate law reform in the Philippines : certain neglected aspects of Philippine law in the light of comparative legislation and practice by Jovito R Salonga 2 editions published in in English and held by 50 WorldCat member libraries worldwide.
Public international law by Jovito R Salonga Book 13 editions published between and in English and Undetermined and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide.
Presidential plunder : the quest for the Marcos ill-gotten wealth by Jovito R Salonga Book 3 editions published in in English and held by 32 WorldCat member libraries worldwide.
Ethics in politics : three lectures by Jovito R Salonga Book 2 editions published in in English and held by 23 WorldCat member libraries worldwide. Using his congressional allowances, he established a Rizal Scholarship Program for the benefit of poor but talented students from his district. According to the protest, Ninoy did not meet the age requirement of Salonga argued that Ninoy would be 35 by the time he would take his oath of office.
Also that year, Salonga was first informed about the secret bank account of Ferdinand Marcos in the US. He would later learn that Marcos and his wife Imelda also had secret bank accounts in Switzerland. August 21, A grenade blast on stage rocked the proclamation rally of the LP senatorial candidates, including Salonga, at Plaza Miranda in Quiapo, Manila.
Despite being severely injured in the bombing — his left eye was permanently damaged — Salonga not only won in his reelection bid, but once again topped the senatorial polls that year.
September 21, President Marcos placed the entire Philippines under martial law. He signed Proclamation on this day, but announced it on television on September Salonga and his law firm partners were among the counsels of Ninoy Aquino, as well as of other opposition leaders who were arrested on the first days of Martial Law. Throughout the martial law regime, Salonga and other opposition senators refused any compromise or cooperation with the Marcos dictatorship.
Among others, they refused invitations to be part of the Interim Batasang Pambansa, and rejected Ninoy's proposal in to be part of an "advisory council" to Marcos. In 5 years, more than 90 detainees were released with their assistance. August A series of bombings took place in a few public establishments and government offices around Metro Manila.
A month later, President Marcos revealed that Victor Lovely, a Filipino-American from Samar, was arrested and was responsible for the explosions. Mentioned in Lovely's diaries, found by the police, were his supposed contacts in the country and abroad. Shortly thereafter, Lovely produced a page "confession" implicating Salonga, Ninoy Aquino, Manglapus, Daza, and others as being behind the explosion.
October 21, Salonga, the only one still in the country among the accused, was served an arrest warrant at the Medical Center Manila, where he was confined due to an asthma attack. The former senator was later transferred to Fort Bonifacio and detained in the same isolation room where Ninoy Aquino was imprisoned for more than 7 years. November 25, Marcos ordered the release of Salonga, due to immense pressure from Salonga's supporters and Christian brethren here and abroad.
In addition, reports surfaced about the capture of the Metro Manila bombings' real mastermind a few weeks after Salonga's arrest. In June, Marcos won a fresh 6-year term as president in an election — the first in 12 years — that was boycotted by the opposition.
He traveled to the U. He however turned down their offer of a faculty position there because he felt he should take part in post-war reconstruction in the Philippines. He was honored with the Ambrose Gherini prize for writing the best paper in international law. Upon his return, he embarked on a career that quickly established him as one of the most brilliant lawyers in the country. He taught law at leading universities in Manila, and authored several books on corporate law and international law.
In , he was persuaded by Vice President Diosdado Macapagal, then president of the Liberal Party LP , one of the two dominant political parties in the Philippines at the time, to run for Congress in the second district of Rizal, where two political dynasties dominated the bureaucracy. Salonga helped build the party from the grassroots, largely with the support of disgruntled and alienated youth who responded to the issues he raised, particularly the entrenchment of the political rulingProposed Salonga Law Center Building class and their families in seats of governments, a major cause of disenchantment among the masses.
In the November elections, Jovy bested his two opponents by an overwhelming margin. Shortly after his election, he tangled with one of the best debaters of the opposing party, the Nationalista Party NP , on the issue of proportional representation in various committees. After one term, Salonga was chosen to run for senate under the LP banner in the elections. Despite limited financial resources and the victory of NP candidate Marcos as president, Salonga was elected senator, garnering the most number of votes.
He ran for re-election in He survived however, with impaired eyesight and hearing, and more than a hundred tiny pieces of shrapnel in his body. Despite his inability to campaign, he topped the senatorial race for the second time.
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