Appointed by Corazon Aquino Spouse(s) Flora Yap Name Pedro Yap | Appointed by Corazon Aquino Succeeded by Marcelo Fernan Preceded by Ramon Aquino Date appointed April 19, 1988 | |
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Born July 1, 1918
San Isidro, Leyte, Philippine Islands ( 1918-07-01 ) Children Emmanuel, Pedro Jr., Janette, and Stephen Role Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Died November 20, 2003, California, United States | ||
Preceded by Claudio Teehankee, Sr. | ||
Pedro Yap (July 1, 1918 – November 20, 2003) was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines in 1988. He briefly served for two and a half months from April 19, 1988 to June 30, 1988.
Yap, a bar topnocher, served as secretary of the United Nations Human Rights Commission and was one of the 16 delegates who refused to sign the 1973 Philippine Constitution. He was appointed to the Presidential Commission on Good Government in 1986 before being appointed associate justice.
He was a law professor specialized in International Law.
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