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Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Philippine name Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Ernesto "Boy" Falar Herrera (September 11, 1942 – October 29, 2015)[1] was a Senator of the Philippines. He was a trade union leader, an advocate of law and order, and a legislator in the 8th, 9th and 10th Congresses.[2]

Career

As senator, Herrera is the principal author of the law that reinstated capital punishment in the Philippines on December 31, 1993.[3][4] It would later be abolished on June 24, 2006 upon the implementation of Republic Act No. 9346.[5]

Personal life

Herrera was born in Samboan, Cebu, on September 11, 1942. He was married to entrepreneur, Lourdes Betia Cuico. He died at the Manila Doctors Hospital in Manila on October 29, 2015, at the age of 73, and a month before his 74th birthday.[6]

Educational life

  • Zapatera Elementary School (1955)
  • University of the Visayas (1959)
  • University of the Visayas – Bachelor of Laws (1965)

Higher studies

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 (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

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