Cecilia Muñoz-Palma

Politician + Judge + Lawyer

Female

Born Nov 22, 1913

Hometown Bauan, Batangas

Died Jan 2, 2006

Death Place Manila

Political Party United Nationalis...

Cecilia Muñoz-Palma was a Filipino jurist and the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Ferdinand Marcos on October 29, 1973, and served until she reached the then-mandatory… Read More

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Christian Roots Of The Family Manila Bulletin
Google News - Aug 18, 2011

To give credit to whom it is due, I remember that it was the late Justice Cecilia Munoz Palma, who chaired the Constitutional Commission that drafted the 1987 Philippine Constitution, who was most responsible for the whole article on The Family
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Qc To Start Building Houses For Responsible Poor Philippine Information Agency
Google News - Aug 15, 2011

Secretary to the Mayor and QC Task Force Housing chairman Tadeo Palma revealed that teachers, especially those teaching in Payatas like in Justice Cecilia Munoz Palma Elementary School, will be the first batch of beneficiaries of the socialized housing
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St. Scholastica's College Has New President Abs Cbn News
Google News - Aug 09, 2011

Other distinguished names include Justice Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, the first woman justice of the Supreme Court; Carmen Dayrit-Padilla, the first woman president of the International Organization of Folk Arts; and Marie Antoinette Leviste, the first and
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Qc Might Trim Oversized Classes Philippine Information Agency
Google News - Jun 13, 2011

For the high school level, the Justice Cecilia Munoz Palma High School in Payatas registered the biggest class size with 74 students per class. Apart from considering the proposal, the QC government also intends to come up with a massive school
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Timeline

Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Cecilia Muñoz-Palma.

CHILDHOOD

1913 Birth Born on November 22, 1913.

THIRTIES

House of Representatives of the Philippines

1947 33 Years Old The daughter of a congressman from Batangas, Muñoz-Palma earned her law degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law, and a Master of Laws degree from Yale Law School. She became the first woman prosecutor of Quezon City in 1947. … Read More

FIFTIES

1968 54 Years Old In the next few years, she was assigned as a judge to Laguna and Rizal until her appointment to the Court of Appeals in 1968, the second woman ever to be appointed to the appellate court.

1973 59 Years Old 1 More Event

… She was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Ferdinand Marcos on October 29, 1973, and served until she reached the then-mandatory retirement age of 65. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

1975 61 Years Old As early as 1975, she had expressed skepticism that "a referendum under martial rule can be of no far-reaching significance as it is accomplished under an atmosphere or climate of fear." (Aquino v. COMELEC, G.R. No. … Read More

1984 70 Years Old After her retirement from the Court, Muñoz-Palma emerged as a prominent figure in the anti-Marcos political opposition. In 1984, she was elected under the UNIDO banner to the Regular Batasang Pambansa as an Assemblywoman, representing Quezon City. … Read More

1986 72 Years Old 2 More Events

When Corazon Aquino was installed as President following the 1986 People Power Revolution, Muñoz-Palma was appointed chairwoman of the 1986 Constitutional Commission that drafted the 1987 Constitution.

1987 73 Years Old Following the ratification of the 1987 Constitution, Muñoz-Palma faded from the public eye.

1998 84 Years Old However, in 1998, she supported Vice-President Joseph Estrada for the presidency. … Read More

2000 86 Years Old She served in this capacity until 2000. … Read More

2006 92 Years Old Muñoz-Palma died on January 2, 2006, at the age of 92. … Read More

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