Ernesto Herrera (politician)
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{{Philippine name|Falar|Herrera}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| honorific_suffix =
| name = Ernesto F. Herrera
| image = The Honorable Ernesto F. Herrera (Senator of the Philippines).png
| caption = Herrera as a senator, photograph released by the Philippine Congress, {{circa|1988}}
| office = Senate of the Philippines
| term_start = June 30, 1987
| term_end = June 30, 1998
| predecessor =
| successor =
| office2 = Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Bohol's 1st district
| term_start2 = June 30, 1998
| term_end2 = June 30, 2001
| predecessor2 = Venice Borja-Agana
| successor2 = Edgar M. Chatto
| office3 = Member of the Agrava Fact-Finding Board{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/143594-look-back-ninoy-aquino-assassination| title= LOOK BACK: The Aquino assassination|last=Jodesz Gavilan|work=Rappler|publisher=Rappler Inc.}}
| alongside3 = Corazon Juliano-Agrava (chairperson), Amado Dizon, Luciano Salazar, and Dante Santos
| appointer3 = Ferdinand Marcos
| term_start3 = October 1983
| term_end3 = October 1984
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|09|11}}
| birth_place = Samboan, Cebu, Commonwealth of the Philippines
| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|10|29|1942|09|11|mf=yes}}
| death_place = Ermita, Manila, Philippines
| party = Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (1992–2001, 2004–2015)
| spouse = Lourdes Cuico-Herrera
| relations =
| residence = Samboan, Cebu
| children =
| profession = Businessman
| alma_mater = University of the Visayas (LLB)
Lyceum of the Philippines University (MPA, PhD)
| occupation = Politician
| otherparty = Lakas–CMD (2001–2004)
Liberal (1987–1992)
}}
Ernesto "Boy" Falar Herrera (September 11, 1942 – October 29, 2015){{cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Ernesto-Herrera/6000000080836730103|title=Ernesto Falar Herrera|website=Geni.com|accessdate=January 25, 2024}} was a Senator of the Philippines. He was a trade union leader, an advocate of law and order, and a legislator in the 8th, 9th and 10th Congresses.{{cite web|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/542463/news/nation/ex-senator-ernesto-herrera-dies-at-73|title=Ex-senator Ernesto Herrera dies at 73|work=GMA News Online}}
Career
As senator, Herrera is the principal author of the law that reinstated capital punishment in the Philippines on December 31, 1993.{{cite news|last=Macaspac|first=Joem H.|title=Death penalty now in effect|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WJUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3woEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5451%2C4753590|access-date=December 10, 2021|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Kamahalan Publishing Corp.|date=December 31, 1993|page=3}}{{cite news|author=Reuter|title=EXECUTIONS PUSHED|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ef4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4164%2C4222746|access-date=July 3, 2022|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Kamahalan Publishing Corp.|date=January 29, 1996|page=2}} It would later be abolished on June 24, 2006 upon the implementation of Republic Act No. 9346.{{cite news|last1=Ong|first1=Ghio|last2=Flores|first2=Helen|title=Baby Echegaray warns of rising criminality sans death penalty|url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2006/06/28/344285/baby-echegaray-warns-rising-criminality-sans-death-penalty|access-date=July 3, 2022|work=Philstar.com|publisher=Philstar Global Corp.|date=June 28, 2006}}
Personal life
Herrera was born in Samboan, Cebu, on September 11, 1942. He was married to entrepreneur, Lourdes Betia Cuico. He died at the Manila Doctors Hospital in Manila on October 29, 2015, at the age of 73, and a month before his 74th birthday.{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/the-wrap/111157-former-senator-ernesto-herrera-dies/|title=Former senator Ernesto Herrera dies|date=October 30, 2015|website=Rappler|accessdate=January 25, 2024}}
Educational life
- Zapatera Elementary School (1955)
- University of the Visayas (1959)
- University of the Visayas – Bachelor of Laws (1965)
=Higher studies=
- Lyceum of the Philippines – Master's in Public Administration (1995)
- Lyceum of the Philippines – Doctor of Fiscal Studies (1998)
General history
- Trade Union Congress of the Philippines – General secretary (1983–2015)
- Senator – Philippine Senate (1987–1998)
- Congressman – Philippine House of Representatives (1998–2001)
Affiliations
- International Labor Organization – Former consultant
- Citizen's Drugwatch Foundation Inc. – Founding chairman
- Carlos P. Garcia Foundation Inc. – President
- Agrava Fact-Finding Board (investigated the assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr.) – Member
- International Confederation of Free Trade Union – Former member, executive board
- University of the Visayas Alumni Association – President
- Forefront Technologies Foundation Inc. – Co-founder
References
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External links
- [http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/former_senators/ernesto_herrera.htm Ernesto Herrera's website]
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Category:Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino politicians
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Category:Senators of the 8th Congress of the Philippines
Category:Senators of the 9th Congress of the Philippines