Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
AUGUST 23, 1961
Manuel V. Moran (October 27, 1893 - August 23, 1961), the Father of Philippine Remedial Law and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from July 9, 1945 to March 20, 1951 died due to cerebral hemorrhage.
Born in Binalonan, Pangasinan, he earned his Bachelor of Laws degree at the Escuela de Derecho de Manila and was admitted in the bar in 1913.
He was appointed Chief Justice by President Sergio Osmena in 1945 and swore into office President Manuel Roxas and President Elpidio Quirino. Moran was the first ambassador to Spain and the Vatican.
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