Diokno is a

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surname that originated from the

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area. It was changed to a more Filipino surname from the original Hispanized surname, "Diocno". Ángel Diokno is the oldest known patriarch of the family. Although family members are primarily prevalent in the

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, there are significant numbers of people with this surname in the

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, and other countries. Through marriages the Diokno clan is also interrelated with multiple historical figures, such as public servants Justice Francis Garchitorena and Governor-General Félix Berenguer de Marquina y Fitzgerald, who is the namesake of

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Family of Ananías Diokno

Because of the Irish ancestry of Berenguer de Marquina coming from the noble Fitzgerald clan, he descends from some Norman French or English, and European nobles such as

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of Belgium by forty degrees. St. Begga is the great-great grandmother of King

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and daughter-in-law to

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, France. The great-great grandson of Berenguer de Marquina is

Ananías Diokno Ananías Diokno y Noblejas (January 22, 1860 – November 2, 1922) was reputedly the only Philippine Revolutionary Army general to lead a full-scale military expedition to the Visayas against the Spanish forces. Also known as ''General of the Se ...

, who also descends from

William Boleyn Sir William Boleyn, KB (1451 – 10 October 1505) of Blickling Hall in Norfolk and Hever Castle in Kent, was a wealthy and powerful landowner who served as Sheriff of Kent in 1489 and as Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1500. He was the father ...

, who is the grandfather of

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of England. Berenguer de Marquina had an illegitimate Chinese mestiza daughter from Cagsawa, Albay who married a Spanish-Mexican public servant surnamed Sauza, whose daughter settled in Taal, Batangas, marrying a member of the Tagalog Noblejas clan. Their daughter María Andrea Noblejas y Sauza (born c. 1834), who descended from Berenguer de Marquina, became part of the Diokno family by marrying Ángel Diokno (born c. 1830). Because of the Fitzgerald clan, the line at least starting Ananías Diokno y Noblejas can trace its roots to nobles, public servants, soldiers, and saints from the first century A.D. Notable members of the main branch of the Ananías Diokno family include: *

, (1860-1922), son of Ángel Diokno, Filipino general and early patriarch of the family *

Ramón Diokno Ramón Diokno y Marasigan (March 28, 1886 – April 21, 1954) was a Filipino statesman, jurist, Associate Justice, and one of the foremost nationalists of his generation. He fought the American Parity Rights Amendment and was one of four s ...

, (1886-1954), son of Ananías, Filipino justice and senator * Sen. Jose W. Diokno, (1922-1987), third son and seventh child of Ramón Diokno and Leonor Garcia Wright, Filipino nationalist
Mench Diokno-Escay
(born May 16, 1950), eldest child of Jose, Filipino NGO worker and

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valedictorian * Maris Diokno, (born August 1954), fourth child and third daughter of Jose, Filipino national historian
Ma. Soccoro ''Cookie'' Diokno
sixth child and daughter of Jose, Secretary-General of the

Free Legal Assistance Group The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) is a nationwide organization of human rights lawyers in the Philippines. It was founded in 1974 by Sen. Jose W. Diokno, Lorenzo Tañada and Joker Arroyo during the martial law era under former Presiden ...

* Jose Manuel I. ''Chel'' Diokno, (born 1961), third son of Jose, Filipino law school dean * Pepe Diokno (born 1987), son of Chel, Filipino director

Members outside the main branch of Ananías Diokno

Benjamin Diokno Benjamin Estoista Diokno (born March 31, 1948) is a Filipino economist currently serving as the 32nd Secretary of Finance under the administration of President Ferdinand "Bong Bong" Marcos Jr. since June 30, 2022. He previously served as Se ...

, (born 1948), second cousin (descended from Ángel Diokno) of Jose W. Diokno, Filipino economist and politician of

Corazon Aquino Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino (; ; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipina politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. She was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People P ...

Joseph Estrada Joseph Ejercito Estrada, (; born Jose Marcelo Ejercito; April 19, 1937), also known by the nickname Erap, is a Filipino politician and former actor. He served as the 13th president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, the 9th vice preside ...

Rodrigo Duterte Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong, Rody, and by the initials DU30 and PRRD, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson ...

, and

Bongbong Marcos Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. ( , , ; born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to by the initials PBBM or BBM, is a Filipino politician who is the 17th and current president of the Philippines. He previously served as a senat ...

* Leopoldo Diokno, Filipino soldier and recipient of the

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Roberto Diokno
(born 1954), Filipino judge in the landmark case Allado v. Diokno, convicted Cong. Romeo Jalosjos

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