Teofisto Guingona Jr.

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Teofisto "Tito" Tayko Guingona Jr. (born July 4, 1928) is a Filipino statesman and diplomat who served as the 11th vice president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2004, during the first term of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Born in San Juan (now a part of Metro Manila), he is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, where he was a working student. Guingona was an active opposition figure during the martial law period under President Ferdinand Marcos, being jailed multiple times. After the assassination of Ninoy Aquino in 1983, Guingona joined his brother Butz Aquino in attending rallies and forming the organization BANDILA in 1985. After the People Power Revolution, Guingona was appointed as chairman of the Commission on Audit by then newly installed President Corazon Aquino in 1986 until 1987, when he was elected as a senator of the Philippines under the coalition of Lakas ng Bayan, led by Aquino. While a senator, he also served as the director and chairman of the Mindanao Development...

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