Ernesto "Boy" Falar Herrera (September 11, 1942 – October 29, 2015) was a Senator of the Philippines and congressman for Bohol's 1st district.[3] He was a trade union leader, an advocate of law and order, and a legislator in the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th Congresses.[4]
Career
As senator, Herrera is the principal author of the law that reinstated capital punishment in the Philippines on December 31, 1993.[5][6][7] It would later be abolished on June 24, 2006 upon the implementation of Republic Act No. 9346.[8]
Personal life
Herrera was born in Samboan, Cebu, on September 11, 1942.[3] He was married to entrepreneur, Lourdes Betia Cuico. He died at the Manila Doctors Hospital in Manila on October 29, 2015, at the age of 73, and a month before his 74th birthday.[2]
Educational life
- Zapatera Elementary School (1955)
- University of the Visayas (1959)
- University of the Visayas – Bachelor of Laws (1965)
Higher studies
- Lyceum of the Philippines – Master's in Public Administration (1995)
- Lyceum of the Philippines – Doctor of Fiscal Studies (1998)
General history
- Trade Union Congress of the Philippines – General secretary (1983–2015)
- Senator – Philippine Senate (1987–1998)
- Congressman – Philippine House of Representatives (1998–2001)
Affiliations
- International Labor Organization – Former consultant
- Citizen's Drugwatch Foundation Inc. – Founding chairman
- Carlos P. Garcia Foundation Inc. – President
- Agrava Fact-Finding Board (investigated the assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr.) – Member
- International Confederation of Free Trade Union – Former member, executive board
- University of the Visayas Alumni Association – President
- Forefront Technologies Foundation Inc. – Co-founder
See also
References
- ↑ Jodesz Gavilan. "LOOK BACK: The Aquino assassination". Rappler. Rappler Inc.
- 1 2 "Former senator Ernesto Herrera dies". Rappler. October 30, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- 1 2 "Senators Profile - Ernesto Herrera". Archived from the original on November 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Ex-senator Ernesto Herrera dies at 73". GMA News Online.
- ↑ Macaspac, Joem H. (December 31, 1993). "Death penalty now in effect". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 3. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ↑ Reuter (January 29, 1996). "EXECUTIONS PUSHED". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 2. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ↑ "Republic Act No. 8177" (PDF). ldr.senate.gov.ph. March 20, 1996.
- ↑ Ong, Ghio; Flores, Helen (June 28, 2006). "Baby Echegaray warns of rising criminality sans death penalty". Philstar.com. Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
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