Chief Justice Renato C. Corona


Tenure: May 17, 2010 - May 29, 2012
Appointed by: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Birthdate: October 15, 1948
 
Place of Birth: Tanauan, Batangas

Education:

1. Elementary, Ateneo De Manila University, 1962 (Gold Medal)
2. High School Ateneo De Manila University , 1966
3. Bachelor of Arts, Ateneo De Manila University, 1970 (with honors)
4. Bachelor of Laws, Ateneo De Manila University, 1974
5. 25th Placer, Philippine Bar, 1974
6. Master of Business Administration course (without thesis), Ateneo Professional Schools
7. Master of Laws, Harvard Law School, 1992
8. Doctor in Civil Law, University of Santo Tomas
9. Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, University of Batangas, 2006
10. Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, University of Cebu, 2007

Professional Career:

1. Technical Assistant, Office of the President, 1970-1975
2. Vice-President for Legal Affiairs, Citadel Group of Companies, 1975-1981,
3. Special Counsel, Development Bank of the Philippines, 1982-1983
4. Senior Vice-President/General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Commercial Bank of Manila, 1983-1997
5. Senior Officer, Tax & Corporate Counseling Group, Tax Divison Group, Sycip Gorres and Velayo
6. Assistant Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs, and concurrent Head, Malacanang Legal Office, 1992
7. Deputy Executive Secretary and later Presidential Legal Counsel, 1994
8. Vice-Chairman, Presidential Anti-Crime Commision
9. Member, Presidential Committee on Bail Release and Pardon
10. Member, Cabinet Cansultative Committee on the Government of the the Republic of the Philippines � National Democratic Front (GRP-NDF) Peace Talks
11. Member, Cabinet committee on Security
12. Chairperson, Appeals Committee, Movie and Television Review and Classification Boards
13. Chief of staff and spokesperson of then Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 1998
14. Presidential Chief of staff and spokesperson and later Acting Executive Secretary, 2001
15. Professor, Ateneo Law School
16. Associate Justice, Supreme Court, April 9, 2002
17. Chief Justice, Supreme Court, May 17, 2010

Awards:

1. Special Award, Harvard University/Kennedy School of Government Alumni Association
2. Philippine Legion of Honor by Presidnet Ramos, 1998
3. Outstanding Graduate Student, University of Santo Tomas, 2001
4. Dangal ng Batangan Award, Province of Bantangas, 2004
5. One of the Outstanding Manilans, City of Manila, 2005