Arturo Brion is an Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2008 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo after serving as Secretary of Labor and Employment. Brion has an extensive legal career including working as a lawyer in private practice, teaching law, and serving as a member of the Philippine National Assembly. He is currently noted for decisions regarding the disqualification of former President Joseph Estrada and the acquittal of a former military general.

1. Arturo D. Brion
Associate Justice
of the Philippine Supreme Court
Incumbent
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==Awards== ==Awards==
In the Araw ng [[Maynila]]'s 437th founding
anniversary on June 29, 2008, Brion was named
"Outstanding Manilan" in law. He was the master of
ceremonies of [[Reynato Puno]]'s July 1 "Forum on
Increasing Access to Justice: Bridging Gaps and
Removing Roadblocks."
<ref>[http://services.inquirer.net/express/06/11
/03/html_output/xmlhtml/20061103-30439-xml.html
Inquirer.net, Manila spreads welcome mat for
founding day fest]</ref>
In the Araw ng [[Maynila]]'s 437th founding
anniversary on June 29, 2008, Brion was named
"Outstanding Manilan" in law. He was the master of
ceremonies of [[Reynato Puno]]'s July 1 "Forum on
Increasing Access to Justice: Bridging Gaps and
Removing Roadblocks."
<ref>[http://services.inquirer.net/express/06/11
/03/html_output/xmlhtml/20061103-30439-xml.html
Inquirer.net, Manila spreads welcome mat for
founding day fest]</ref>
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+ ==Remarks==
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Now currently tagged as the cog in the Aquino
administration's push towards the clean-up in the
judiciary. Infamous for the decisions behind the
non-disqualification of former president Joseph
Estrada as mayor of Manila and the acquittal of
former AFP Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia in the plunder
case filed against the general.
== References == == References ==
Revision as of 02:17, 25 January 2014
Arturo D. Brion (born December 29, 1946) is an
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
He took his oath as a member of the Supreme Court on
March 17, 2008. From 2006 until his appointment to the
Supreme Court, Brion had served as in the Cabinet of
President Macapagal-Arroyo as the Secretary of the
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2. Assumed office
March 17, 2008
Appointed by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Preceded by Angelina Sandoval-Gutierrez
11th Philippine Secretary of Labor and
Employment
In office
2006–2008
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Preceded by Patricia Santo Tomas
Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from
Laguna
In office
June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986
Served with:
Rustico F. De Los Reyes, Jr.
Wenceslao R. Lagumbay
Luis A. Yulo
Personal details
Born December 29, 1946
Manila, Philippines
Alma mater Ateneo de Manila University
Affiliation Fraternal Order of Utopia
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
Contents
1 Early life and education
2 Career
3 Academe
4 Organizations
5 Private life
6 Awards
7 Remarks
8 References
9 External links
Early life and education
Brion was born on December 29, 1946 in the city of
Manila, Philippines.[1]
He is the son of Edon B. Brion (a
retired trial court judge) and Laura S. Dizon. He grew up
and undertook his primary, secondary and part of his
tertiary studies in San Pablo City, Laguna.
He obtained his Bachelor of Arts, major in Mathematics,
from San Pablo Colleges in San Pablo City, Laguna, in 1970. He earned his Bachelor of Laws from Ateneo
de Manila University Law School in 1974, graduating as cum laude and class valedictorian. He was Editor-
in-Chief of the Ateneo Law Journal and a member of the Fraternal Order of Utopia. He took the Philippine
Bar Examinations and placed first with a bar general average of 91.65%.[1]
Brion thereafter practiced law at
the Siguon Reyna, Montecillo, and Ongsiako Law Offices.
He also earned a Master of Laws, with concentration in Labor and Employment Law, from Osgoode Hall
Law School of York University in Toronto, Canada, in 1994. He obtained a Bachelor of Laws Equivalency
Programme from the same law school. He was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada and to the
practice of law in the province of Ontario in 1992.[1]
Career
Brion has worked from associate attorney to senior partner levels in various law offices. He was the Director
of the Institute of Labor and Manpower Studies from 1982 to 1984. He served as an Assemblyman in the
Philippine National Assembly from 1984 to 1986. He was appointed as Deputy Minister in the Ministry of
Labor and Employment during the same period.[1]
In Canada, he served as Counsel in the Ministry of the Attorney General in Ontario, Canada, from 1992 to
1995. Later, he was appointed as Associate Justice of the Philippine Court of Appeals. In 2006, President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo appointed him as Secretary of Labor and Employment, a cabinet position vacated
by Patricia Santo Tomas who was made Chairman of the Development Bank of the Philippines.[1]
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3. Chambers of Arturo D.
Brion (new Supreme
Court of the Philippines
building).
Brion was among the nominees of the Judicial and Bar Council to fill the
vacancy in the Supreme Court left by the successive retirements of Associate
Justices Romeo Callejo, Sr., Cancio Garcia, and Angelina Sandoval-Gutierrez.
On March 17, 2008, he was named to the Supreme Court by President
Macapagal-Arroyo to succeed Justice Sandoval-Gutierrez.
Academe
Brion has taught law at the Ateneo Law School from 1976 to 1982; from 1986
to 1987; and from 1995 to 1997. He has authored an article entitled The Right to
Refuse Unsafe Work in Ontario, which is archived in the libraries of York
University.[1]
His specializations lie in the following fields—Labor Laws, Public Law, Occupational Health and Safety.[1]
Organizations
Brion is an active member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP). He served as President of the IBP
Laguna Chapter from 1981 to 1983. He was a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada from 1992 to
1995.[1]
He is also a member of the Fraternal Order of Utopia, an Ateneo Law School based fraternity established in
1964 which has produced 40 bar topnotchers since 1964, three of which have placed number one in the
Philippine Bar Exams, one of which is Brion.[2]
Utopia currently has two members who are seated in the
highest tribunal of the Philippines, one is Brion, the other is Justice Roberto Abad.
Private life
Brion is married to Antonietta C. Articona. The couple has two children.[1]
His wife, Antonietta, is a
chemist-lawyer (B.S. Chem, College of the Holy Spirit, and LL.B., Ateneo Law School, Class '82), while
his son, Arturo, Jr., is a computer engineer-lawyer (Computer Engineering, McMaster University, Ontario;
LL.B., University of New Brunswick School of Law) engaged in Intellectual Property Law practice in
Ottawa. His other child, Antonella, is a B.S. History graduate at York University (Toronto), an interior
designer (International Academy of Design and Technology) and also a published poet and Toronto-based
book designer.[3]
Awards
In the Araw ng Maynila's 437th founding anniversary on June 29, 2008, Brion was named "Outstanding
Manilan" in law. He was the master of ceremonies of Reynato Puno's July 1 "Forum on Increasing Access to
Justice: Bridging Gaps and Removing Roadblocks."[4]
Remarks
Now currently tagged as the cog in the Aquino administration's push towards the clean-up in the judiciary.
Infamous for the decisions behind the non-disqualification of former president Joseph Estrada as mayor of
Manila and the acquittal of former AFP Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia in the plunder case filed against the
general.
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4. References
^ a b c d e f g h i
Cabinet profiles, Office of the President, Malacañang. 2007.1.
^ http://utopia.com.ph/about/roll-of-honor2.
^ www.op.gov.ph, Profile :: The Honorable ARTURO D. BRION (http://www.op.gov.ph/profiles_brion.asp)3.
^ Inquirer.net, Manila spreads welcome mat for founding day fest (http://services.inquirer.net/express/06/11
/03/html_output/xmlhtml/20061103-30439-xml.html)
4.
External links
Department of Labor and Employment, Republic of the Philippines (http://www.dole.gov.ph)
Office of the President of the Philippines (http://www.op.gov.ph)
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University (http://law.york.edu.ca)
Ateneo de Manila University Law School (http://www.law.ateneo.edu.ph)
Legal offices
Preceded by
Angelina Sandoval-Gutierrez
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of
the Philippines
March 17, 2008–present
Incumbent
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