Rene Cayetano
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| Rene Cayetano | |
| In office June 30, 1998 – June 24, 2003 | |
| Born | December 12, 1934 Pangasinan |
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| Died | June 24, 2003 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Nacionalista Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sandra Schramm |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Religion | Evangelical Christianity |
Rene "Compañero" Cayetano was a lawyer and former Senator in the Philippines.
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Early life
Born to mechanic Pedro Santiago Cayetano of Marilao, Bulacan and public school teacher Julianna Cabrera of Pateros, Renato Luna Cayetano rose above his humble beginnings and continues to soar to greater heights.Education
A product of public schools, he graduated from Pateros Elementary School and Rizal High School. He earned his political science and law degrees from the premier State University as a working student. Destined to go far, he was a recipient of scholarship grants in the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor USA where he acquired three graduate degrees - Master of Public Administration, Master of Laws and Doctor of Laws.Personal life
Rene Cayetano was married to Sandra Schramm of Ann Ardor, Michigan, US. They had four children: corporate lawyer turned senator Pia Cayetano; Congressman turned Senator Alan Peter Cayetano (youngest congressman of the district of Pateros and Tagiug during the 11th Congress); Muntinlupa Councilor Rene Carl Cayetano and Lino Edgardo Cayetano, a New York University filmmaking graduate.Public service
In 1998, former President Fidel V. Ramos conferred on Cayetano the Legion of Honor; and the Philippine Jaycees chose him as TOYM finalist in the field of law. Earlier, the Order of the Purple Feather of the UP College of Law adopted him as member and the Philippine Jaycees named him as outstanding Jaycees president. The University of Michigan and Princeton University in United States gave him various grants. He also received a doctorate in humanities, honoris causa, by Misamis University in 1997.After his 1984 election as an assemblyman to the Batasan Pambansa, he was appointed Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry Administrator of the Export Processing Zone Authority (now Philippine Export Zone Authority).
In 1995, he was appointed chief presidential counsel by Former President Ramos. In recognition of his efforts in crime prevention and improvement of the criminal justice system, he was named Vice Chairman of the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission (PACC).
Lawyer
A founding partner of CASELAW (Cayetano, Sebastian, Dado and Cruz Law Office), he was Chairman of the House of Delegates and Governor of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. He is the past president of the Rizal Chapter of the IBP and Legal Management Council of the Philippines. He was a member of the JCI Senate, the Philippine Constitution Association, the Manila Overseas Press Club and the European Chamber of Commerce, as well as president of the Rotary Club of Parañaque Jaycees.Prior to his government post, Senator Cayetano was active in private law practice, handling many sensational cases pro bono. He acted as private prosecutor in the Pepsi Paloma rape case; Manila Filmfest Scandal on behalf of Mayor Alfredo Lim; co-defense counsel for Luis Beltran in the libel case filed against him by former President Corazon Aquino. Beltran was later acquitted by the Court of Appeals. Most famous of these cases was the Vizconde, In January last year, all the accused were found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment.
To reach a wider audience, hi host “Compañero Y Compañera”, a popular public service program that offers free legal advice to television viewers and radio listeners.
Filmography
TV Show
- Compañero Y Compañera (May 1997-November 1998 ABS-CBN; December 1998-July 2000 GMA Network; August 2000-July 2001 RPN)
Legislator
In May 1998, Cayetano was elected senator, garnering the second highest number of votes. The freshman senator became the Chairman of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights and Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Public Order and Illegal Drugs. He is also the Minority Leader of the Commission on Appointments and was a member of the Judicial Bar Council and BIR Oversight Committee. Before the 11th Congress adjourned February 9, he became the Senate Minority Leader Floor Leader, making him an ex-officio member of all Senate committees.In his first term as a lawmaker, Senator Cayetano has filed a number of Senate bills and resolutions aimed at speeding up the dispensation of justice for criminal cases and in curbing graft and corruption. Through his efforts, the Supreme Court issued Administrative Order 51-96 designating special criminal courts in Metro Manila and other cities to hear cases involving heinous crimes and finish the trial within 60 days. A strong exponent of the rights of the consuming public, he filed Resolution No. 579 and fought for the ban on collection of parking fees by shopping malls. The Senate Committee on Commerce and Industry jointly with the Justice and Human Rights Committee found the collection of parking fees, and the provisions of the waiver of liability, stated in parking tickets are illegal.
He authored and co-authored landmark pieces of legislation during the 11th Congress which includes RA 8972 –“An Act to Facilitate the Acquisition of Right-of-Way, Site or Location for National Government Infrastructure Projects and for Other Purposes”; RA 8975 – An act to Ensure the Expeditious Implementation and Completion of Government Infrastructure Projects by prohibiting Lower Courts from Issuing a Temporary Restraining Orders, Preliminary Injunctions or Preliminary Mandatory Injunctions”, RA 8799 – The Securities Regulation Code; RA 8749 “An Act providing for a Comprehensive Air Pollution Control Policy, and For Other Purposes (Clean Air Act); RA 8792 – “An Act Providing for and Electronic Commerce Law and for Other Purposes (E-Commerce Law) RA 9139 – “Administrative Naturalization Law of 2000”; RA 9136 – Electronic Power Industry Reform Act of 2201” and RA 9006 – The Fair Elections Act.
He was also responsible for Republic Act 9048 aimed at correcting clerical and typographical errors in an entry in personal legal documents as the city or municipality civil register level.
During the impeachment trial of former President Estrada, he was one of the ten Senator-Judges who voted for the opening of the second envelope, an event that triggered People Power II, which eventually led to the ousting of the former president.
He is the Chair of the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture, and the Senate Committee on Energy for the 12th Congress.
Health
Senator Cayetano left the country on October 28, 2002 to seek medical treatment in the US.The President visited Cayetano in his home last June 9, almost a week after his return from the United States, to personally check on his condition and to wish for his speedy recovery.
Bunye, who claims to be a personal friend of Cayetano, also sent his condolences to family and friends of the senator, whom he described as someone who is "well loved anywhere he goes."
He believed the Senator had lived a full life, but he "would be missed."
Senate President Franklin Drilon also sent his sympathies to the Cayetanos and asked the public to pray.
"Ako po ay nalulungkot at nagsakabilang buhay na ang aking kaibigan na si kumpanyerong Rene... matagal ko na rin siyang nakasama. It's a great loss not only to the Senate but the nation as well. Sa buong pamilya (Cayetano) po, nakikiramay ako at humihingi sa sambayanan na ipagdasal natin si Sen. Rene Cayetano," he said in several radio interviews.
Presidential spokesman Ignacio Bunye said Arroyo was expected to personally pay her respect and meet with the Cayetanos Tuesday night.
Arroyo in a statement said: "Cayetano had a great vision for our country under the caring hands of the Lord. He was a stalwart of good governance and public service. He underwent great pain and sacrifice for the people and for God."
A statement released by the Cayetano family said the senator died due to progressive debility as a result of intra-abdominal cancer.
Senator Cayetano returned to the country from the United States on June 5 after a liver transplant operation at the University of Southern California Medical Center in Los Angeles wherein his youngest son, Lino, 25, donated part of his liver. The senator's liver was destroyed by chronic Hepatitis-B.
There was no evidence of liver cancer at the time of the transplant. However, three months after the transplant, cancer was discovered in his abdomen.
Medical specialists diagnosed the cancer as having spread from his damaged liver.
Death
Sen. Rene Cayetano did not finished his term for Senator till 2004 due to cancer. He passed away Tuesday from complications in abdominal cancer. Cayetano, 69, died in his home in Ayala, Alabang at 3:54 in the afternoon. His son, Pateros-Taguig Congressman Peter Allan Cayetano, and Senate President Franklin Drilon confirmed the reports over the radio in an interview late Tuesday afternoon.According to Sen. Alan Cayetano, his father died at home with wife Sandra and the other members of the family by his bedside.
President Arroyo immediately sent her sympathies to the family and friends of the senator after news reached her that he had succumbed to his illness Tuesday afternoon.
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