Pedro L. Yap (July 1, 1918 – November 20, 2003) was the

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines The chief justice of the Philippines ( fil, Punong Mahistrado ng Pilipinas) presides over the Supreme Court of the Philippines and is the highest judicial officer of the government of the Philippines. As of April 5, 2021, the position is curr ...

in 1988. He briefly served for two and a half months from April 19, 1988 to June 30, 1988, the shortest in history until that record was surpassed by Chief Justice

Teresita de Castro Teresita "Tess" Leonardo-De Castro (born Teresita Jose Leonardo; October 10, 1948) is a Filipina who served as the 24th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines; appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte on August 28, 2018. She assume ...

. He worked in the notable Salonga, Ordoñez, Yap & Associates Law Offices, which was named after

Jovito Salonga Jovito "Jovy" Reyes Salonga, KGCR (; June 22, 1920 – March 10, 2016) was a Filipino politician and lawyer, as well as a leading opposition leader during the regime of Ferdinand Marcos from the declaration of martial law in 1972 until the P ...

and Justice Secretary Sedfrey Ordoñez.

References

* Cruz, Isagani A. (2000). ''Res Gestae: A Brief History of the Supreme Court''. Rex Book Store, Manila 1918 births 2003 deaths Chief justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 20th-century Filipino judges People from Leyte (province) University of the Philippines alumni Filipino politicians of Chinese descent {{Philippines-law-bio-stub