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Jose W. Diokno

1922 - 1987

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Jose Wright Diokno (Tagalog: [ˈdʒɔknɔ]; February 26, 1922 – February 27, 1987), also known as "Ka Pepe," was a Filipino statesman, nationalist, and lawyer. Regarded as the "Father of Human Rights" in the country, he served as a Senator of the Philippines, Secretary of Justice, chairman of the Presidential Committee on Human Rights (forerunner of the Commission on Human Rights), and founder of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), which is the oldest national organization composed of human rights lawyers. Diokno is the only person to top both the Philippine Bar Examination and the board exam for Certified Public Accountants (CPA). His career was dedicated to the promotion of human rights, the defense of Philippine sovereignty, and the enactment of pro-Filipino economic legislation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jose W. Diokno is the 17,188th most popular politician (up from 18,327th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Philippines (up from 99th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Filipino Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jose W. Diokno ranks 17,188 out of 19,576. Before him are Mamuka Bakhtadze, Jim Webb, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, Malcolm MacDonald, Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone, and Hiroshi Abe. After him are Aleksandras Abišala, Richard Mulcahy, Maksim Tarasov, Ted Lindsay, Iratxe García, and Soumaïla Cissé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Jose W. Diokno ranks 421. Before him are Ágnes Nemes Nagy, George R. Price, Turhan Bey, Bert I. Gordon, Patricia Canning Todd, and Les Baxter. After him are Jesús Iglesias, Ivor Broadis, Joan Copeland, Redd Foxx, Helen Gurley Brown, and Herbert MacKay-Fraser. Among people deceased in 1987, Jose W. Diokno ranks 247. Before him are Madge Kennedy, Aileen Meagher, Priscilla Dean, Alice Terry, Andrei Bărbulescu, and Viola Dana. After him are Joseph Parecattil, José González Ganoza, Dennis Poore, Hermione Gingold, Antony Tudor, and Alexander Wood.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Jose W. Diokno ranks 80 out of 155. Before him are Reggie Lee (1975), Wenceslao Padilla (1949), Macario Sakay (1878), José Burgos (1837), Freddie Aguilar (1953), and Carlos P. Romulo (1899). After him are Gregorio Aglipay (1860), Tony Settember (1926), Ricardo Vidal (1931), Jejomar Binay (1942), Nur Misuari (1939), and Lav Diaz (1958).

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Among POLITICIANS In Philippines

Among politicians born in Philippines, Jose W. Diokno ranks 38. Before him are Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero (1832), Manny Villar (1949), Aileen Baviera (1959), Jose Maria Sison (1939), Macario Sakay (1878), and Carlos P. Romulo (1899). After him are Jejomar Binay (1942), Nur Misuari (1939), Loren Legarda (1960), Alfredo Lim (1929), Walden Bello (1945), and Mariano Trías (1868).

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