MANILA,
Philippines - Former Solicitor General Frank Chavez died of a stroke on
Wednesday night. He was 66.
Chavez,
who pursued cases against former presidents Ferdinand Marcos and Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo, died at 10 p.m. at The Medical City in Pasig City.
The
hard-hitting lawyer, who served as Solicitor General from 1987 to 1992, has
been battling lymphoma since 2009.
Chavez
had been confined at The Medical City hospital since July 1, where he had
undergone a bone-marrow transplant.
The
wife of the former solicitor general, Jean, said that his remains were cremated
at 2 a.m. Thursday. It will be brought to the Santuario de San Antonio Parish
in Forbes Park, Makati City. The
human rights lawyer will be buried at the Heritage Park in Taguig City on
Sunday.
Chavez
filed plunder complaints against Arroyo and her husband the past years most
notably for her alleged misuse of P550-million Overseas Workers Welfare
Administration funds in 2011. Arroyo's
husband Mike also lost a libel case against Chavez, a staunch critic of the
administration, in 2007.
According
to the Office of the Solicitor General's website, Chavez was born in Bateria,
Sagay, Negros Occidental on February 6, 1947.
He
earned his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines,
graduating cum laude in 1971. He was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1972.
Chavez
served as a Bar examiner during the 1985 Bar exams, and, at age 38, he was the
youngest to do so.
He
was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) in 1986 for his
achievements in law and human rights.
Chavez
was also known as also a human rights lawyer who fought against the Marcos
dictatorship.
Chavez
also ran for the Senate in the 2004 elections, but lost. He graduated high
school salutatorian from the University of Negros Occidental Recoletos and
graduated summa cum laude (AB English) from the West Negros College in Bacolod
City.
Chavez
served as a member of the Petron-Aramco board of directors (1994-1997) and was
also a member of the Philippine Airlines board of directors (1988-1991).
He
was also a member of the board of directors of the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (1988-1991), member of the board of directors Central Cement
Corp. (1989-1991) and became a partner at the Sycip Salazar Hernandez and
Gatmaitan Law Offices (1979-1987).
Chavez
was founding partner of the Chavez Laureta & Associates law firm.
He
also founded the Brotherhood Of Nationalistic, Involved and Free Attorneys To
Combat Injustice And Oppression (BONIFACIO).
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