Associate Justice Efren I. Plana


Tenure: November 20, 1981 - April 16, 1986
Appointed by: Marcos

Birthdate: June 28, 1928
 
Place of Birth: San Juan, Rizal

Education:

1. Secondary : Mapa High School, Manila, 1948 (Valedictorian)
2. Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines, 1954 (Cum laude)
3. Bar Exam rating: 92.8%

Professional Career:

1. Of Counsel, ACCRA Law Offices.
2. Professional Lecturer (on leave), U.P. College of Law.
3. Adviser, Coalition of Taxes Advocates (COTA) representing Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), Phil. Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PCCI), Tax Management Association of the Philippines (TMAP), Phil. Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), Association of Certified Public Accountants in Public Practice (ACPAPP), and BIR Retirees Association (BRA).
4. Legal Consultant of U.S. A.I.D. on Foreign Investments, GATT, Revenue Collection and Administration and other projects, 1992-95.
5. Sr. Partner, ACCRA Law Offices, 1989-93.
6. Chairman, BOI-Private Sector Committee on Investment Law Revision, 1989.
7. Member, IBP Board, 1989-90.
8. Chairman, IBP National Committee on Legal Aid, 1987-90.
9. Of Counsel, ACCRA Law Offices, 1987-88.
10. Chairman, Bar Examination Committee (twice), 1983-84.
11. Associate Justice, Supreme Court, 1981-86.
12. Alternate Member, Board of Directors, National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation, 1980-81.
13. Director, National Housing Authority, 1980-80.
14. Director, Light Rail Transit Authority, 1980-80.
15. Director, Metro Manila Transit, 1980-80.
16. Alternate Chairman, Board of Directors, Land Bank of the Philippines, 1980-81.
17. Commissioner, Export Processing Zone, 1980-81.
18. Acting Minister, Ministry Finance (a couple of times); Acting Member, Monetary Board (BSP), 1980-81.
19. Deputy Minister of Finance & Alternate Member, Monetary Board, 1980-81.
20. Consultant, Development bank of the Philippines, 1980.
21. Member, United Nations Group of Tax Experts that drafted Manual for Negotiation of Bilateral Tax Treaties Between Developed & Developing Countries (1979) and also the UN Model Double Taxation Convention Between Developed & Developing Countries (1980), 1977-80.
22. Member, Philippine Virginia Tobacco Board, 1975-80.
23. Chairman, Philippine Tobacco Board, 1975-80.
    
24. Member, Fiscal Incentives Review Board, 1975-80.
    
25. Commissioner, Bureau of Internal Revenue, 1975-80.
26. Associate Justice, Court of Appeals, 1973-75.
27. Bar Examiner on Civil Law, including Private International Law and Land Registration and Mortgages, 1974.
28. Examiner on Public International Law, DFA, 1974.
    
29. Member, Appellate Board of Movie Censors, 1970-73.
30. Director, National Computer Center, 1972-73.
31. Member, Petroleum Board, 1972-73.
32. Member, Dangerous Drugs Board, 1972-73.
33. Vice-Chairman, Fair Trade Board, 1972-73.
34. Chairman, Deportation Board, 1972-73.
35. Chairman, Anti-Dummy Board, 1972-73.
36. Undersecretary of Justice, 1972-73.
37. Director, Philippine Veterans Bank, 1970-72.
38. Secretary, National Security Council, 1970-72.
39. Undersecretary of National Defense, 1970-72..
40. Head of technical and policy staff, Department of Justice, 1969-70.
41. Member of the Philippine Panel that negotiated tax treaties with Germany, Spain and Japan, 1968.
42. Chief of Legal Counsel & Director, Board of Investments, 1967-68.
43. Special Legal Counsel, Presidential Economic Staff, 1967-68.
44. Assistant Chief of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice, 1964-68.
45. Chief Special Attorney, Department of Justice, 1962-64.
46. Editor, Philippine Law Journal, U.P. College of Law, 1953-54.

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