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Hector Martinez, a 1964 bar topnotcher who obtained his master’s degree at the Harvard Law School, will officially take his oath of office as president on  Sept. 23.


Martinez, a partner at the Platon, Martinez Flores, San Pedro and Leaño Law Offices, will join the ranks of distinguished past PBA presidents like former Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos, former Sen. Lorenzo Tanada and former Sen. Claro  Recto.


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HECTOR MARTINEZ

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Lawyers’ group backs Cha-cha

By Michael Punongbayan | November 9, 2005 - 12:00am

One of the country’s biggest organizations of lawyers has expressed support for moves to amend the 1987 Constitution and make way for a parliamentary system of government. In a resolution, the Philippine Bar...

Headlines

‘20,000 children in jails mixed with hardened crooks’

By Michael Punongbayan | September 26, 2005 - 12:00am

Twenty thousand juvenile delinquents are languishing in different jails all over the country mixed with hardened criminals, the Philippine Bar Association (PBA) said yesterday. These young offenders are detained...

News Commentary

PBA elects new set of officers

September 19, 2005 - 12:00am

The Philippine Bar Association (PBA), the country’s oldest organization of volunteer lawyers, has elected its new set of officers for 2005-2006. Hector Martinez, a 1964 bar topnotcher who obtained his master’s...

Metro