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Ramon Avanceña (
April 13,
1872 -
June 12,
1957) was a
Chief Justice of the Philippines. He served from 1925-1941, when he resigned during the nearing of the Japanese Occupation. He later served as one of the vice-presidents of
Jose Laurel in the puppet Second Republic.
Career
Ramon Avanceña served as a legal adviser to the Revolutionary government of Iloilo, Capiz and Antique, and was chosen to negotiate with the American forces in Panay during the final days of the Philippine Revolution.
During the American Rule, he was appointed as assistant attorney in the Bureau of Justice and he was promoted to auxiliary judge in 1905. He was attorney-General from 1914 to 1917, when he was appointed to the Supreme Court as an Associate Justice. Upon the death of
Manuel Araullo in 1924, he succeeded as Chief Justice, but he'd to wait until 1925 to be formally appointed.
He was supposed to join Quezon in exile during the onset of the Japanese Occupation, but worried that he wouldn't be together with his family, he decided to stay put.
His sons, José Avanceña and Jesus Avanceña, became practicing attorneys.
The Ramon Avanceña High School in Manila and Iloilo are named after him.
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