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Article: Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Leonardo A. Quisumbing retires.(Opinion)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
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Born on November 6, 1939, Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Leonardo A. Quisumbing hails from Masbate. He graduated valedictorian from Masbate High School in 1959 and continued to excel in his undergraduate and law courses. He obtained an AB Journalism degree from Manuel L. Quezon University (MLQU), magna cum laude, and proceeded to complete his law degree at the University of Philippines. As a student, the young Quisumbing was an active leader, serving as Editor-in-Chief of the MLQU paper, the Quezonian, and as President of the University Student Council, President of Student Councils Association of the Philippines, and editor of the Philippine Collegian at the ...