Ernesto "Boy" F. Herrera (September 11, 1942 – October 29, 2015) was a Senator of the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. He was a trade union leader, an advocate of law and order, and a legislator in the 8th, 9th and 10th Congresses.

Career

As senator, he is the principal author of the law that reinstated

capital punishment in the Philippines Capital punishment in the Philippines ( fil, Parusang Kamatayan sa Pilipinas) specifically, the death penalty, as a form of state-sponsored repression, was introduced and widely practiced by the Spanish government in the Philippines. A substantia ...

on December 31, 1993. It would later be abolished on June 24, 2006 upon the implementation of Republic Act No. 9346.

Personal life

Ernesto F. Herrera was born in

Samboan, Cebu Samboan, officially the Municipality of Samboan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Samboan; tgl, Bayan ng Samboan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,373 people. It is loc ...

, on September 11, 1942. He was married to entrepreneur, Lourdes Betia Cuico. He died in

Makati Makati ( ), officially the City of Makati ( fil, Lungsod ng Makati), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration ...

City on October 29, 2015, at the age of 73, and a month before his 74th birthday.

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 Lyceum of the Philippines University ( fil, Pamantasang Liseo ng Pilipinas) also referred to by its acronym LPU is a private, non-sectarian, coeducational higher education institution located at intramuros in the Manila, City of Manila, Phili ...

– Master's in Public Administration (1995) *

– 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 Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., a former Philippine senator, was assassinated on Sunday, August 21, 1983, on the tarmac of Manila International Airport (now named Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor). A longtime political opponent of Pr ...

(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

References

External links

Ernesto Herrera's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Herrera, Ernesto Boy 1942 births 2015 deaths Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino politicians Lyceum of the Philippines University alumni Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Bohol People from Cebu Senators of the 8th Congress of the Philippines Senators of the 9th Congress of the Philippines Senators of the 10th Congress of the Philippines University of the Visayas alumni