Arturo Tolentino

Arturo M. Tolentino
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
July 1984 – 1985
PresidentFerdinand Marcos
Prime MinisterCesar Virata
Preceded byManuel Collantes (acting)
Succeeded byPacifico Castro (acting)
10th President of the Senate of the Philippines
In office
January 17, 1966 – January 26, 1967
Preceded byFerdinand Marcos
Succeeded byGil Puyat
Senate Majority Leader
In office
January 26,1970 – September 23, 1972
Preceded byRodolfo Ganzon
Succeeded byPosition abolished (Next held by Orly Mercado)
In office
January 22, 1962 – January 17, 1966
Preceded byCipriano Primicias Sr.
Succeeded byJose Roy
Senator of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1995
In office
December 30, 1957 – September 23, 1972
House Majority Leader
In office
January 25, 1954 – December 30, 1957
Preceded byRaul Leuterio
Succeeded byJose Aldeguer
Member of the Regular Batasang Pambansa
In office
June 30, 1984 – February 16, 1986
ConstituencyManila
Member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa
In office
June 12, 1978 – June 5, 1984
ConstituencyRegion IV
Member of the House of Representatives from Manila's 3rd district
In office
December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1957
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byRamon Bagatsing
Personal details
Born
Arturo Modesto Tolentino

(1910-09-19)September 19, 1910
Tondo, Manila, Philippines
DiedAugust 2, 2004(2004-08-02) (aged 93)
Quezon City, Philippines
Resting placeLibingan ng mga Bayani, Taguig, Philippines
Political partyNPC (1992–2004)
KBL (1978–1992)
Nacionalista (1949–1978)
Spouse(s)Consuelo David
Pilar Adorable
Constancia Conde
Children7
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Manila (AA, BPhil)
University of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B)
University of Santo Tomas (LL.M, DCL)

Arturo "Ka Turing" Modesto Tolentino (September 19, 1910 – August 2, 2004) was a Filipino politician, lawyer and diplomat who served as the Senate president and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. He was the vice-presidential running mate of Ferdinand Marcos in the 1986 Philippine election, which led to the ouster of Marcos in the People Power Revolution.

Tolentino helped write the Civil Code of the Philippines from 1948 to 1949 and authored the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act of 1960.[1]

  1. ^ "ANTI-GRAFT AND CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT". August 16, 1960.