Calixto Zaldivar
Calixto Oirola Zaldivar (September 13, 1904 – October 13, 1979) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who was a Supreme Court Justice from 1964 to 1974 best known in Philippine history for being one of only four dissenting voices against the constitutionality of the Philippines' 1973 constitution in the 1973 case known as Javellana v. Executive Secretary, despite pressure by the authoritarian government of Ferdinand Marcos to vote in the constitution's favor.
Calixto O. Zaldivar | |
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Detail of the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, showing names from the first batch of Bantayog Honorees, including that of Calixto Zaldivar. | |
| 75th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
| In office September 12, 1964 – September 13, 1974 | |
| Appointed by | Diosdado Macapagal |
| Preceded by | Alejo Labrador |
| Succeeded by | Hermogenes Concepcion Jr. |
| Governor of Antique | |
| In office December 30, 1951 – December 30, 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Tobias Fornier |
| Succeeded by | Josue Lacson Cadiao |
| Member of the National Assembly from Antique's lone district Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands (1934–1935) | |
| In office June 5, 1934 – December 30, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Segundo C. Moscoso |
| Succeeded by | Alberto A. Villavert Tobias Fornier (ex officio) |
| Municipal Councilor of Pandan, Antique | |
| In office 1928–1931 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Calixto Oirola Zaldivar September 13, 1904 Pandan, Antique, Philippine Islands |
| Died | October 13, 1979 (aged 75) |
| Political party | Nacionalista |
| Spouse | Elena Torres Ang |
| Children | 5 (including Salvacion Z. Perez) |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines |
| Profession | Lawyer |
He is honored by having his name inscribed on the wall of remembrance at the Philippines' Bantayog ng mga Bayani, which honors "the heroes and martyrs who fought against the Marcos dictatorship."
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