Lorenzo Relova (January 20, 1916 – April 23, 2014) was a

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who served as the 103rd

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of the

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from May 14, 1982, until January 19, 1986, during the Marcos era. He was the country's oldest living Supreme Court justice at the time of his death in 2014. Relova was born on January 20, 1916, in

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, Philippines. His father, Jose Diaz Relova, was the first lawyer to practice in Pila and uncle

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was a lieutenant colonel in the Katipunan in the province of

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. Lorenzo Relova taught as a law professor at

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for more than forty years. In 2012, he was inducted into the university's Professors of Law Hall of Fame. Relova died on April 23, 2014, at the age of 98. A memorial was held at Magallanes Church in

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