page_title: Hilario Davide Jr.
section_title: Chief Justice
hierarchical_section_title: Hilario Davide Jr. / Supreme Court / Chief Justice
caption_attribution_description: English: Upload Wizard photos of the - November 4, 2013, (exclusive for Wikipedia, Commons) Landmark, Historical - Supreme Court of the Philippines Eulogies [1] or Necrological service for - Andres Narvasa[2], (retired Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, 1991–1998 [3] [4] married to Janina Yuseco Ex-Chief Justice Narvasa given full honors at Supreme Court; Chief Justice [5] and Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno[6] delivered Eulogies - responded by the Narvasa family, represented by Atty. Gregorio Narvasa II; Narvasa passed away last October 31, 2013, the 112th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on April 11, 1986; became the 19th Chief Justice of the Philippines from Dec. 1, 1991 to Nov. 30, 1998; his cremated remains will be interred November 8, 2013 at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Shrine Parish Church, New Manila, in Quezon City.[7] - C justices pay tribute to ex-CJ Narvasa November 4, 2013 CJ Narvasa's remains arrive at SC with full honors SC justices pay tribute to ex-CJ Narvasa Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno led other Justices' tribute at the Supreme Court on Monday, November 4.Ex-Chief Justice Narvasa honored in SC - attended by - Lucas Bersamin[8], Bienvenido L. Reyes[9], Mariano del Castillo [10] and Roberto A. Abad[11], Jose Perez, Bernardo P. Pardo[12], among others.SC honors late CJ Narvasa Binays pay tribute to ex-CJ Narvasa Website, Supreme Court of the Philippines (Ret.) Chief Justice Andres Narvasa, 84.
context_page_description: Hilario Gelbolingo Davide Jr. GCSS is the former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations in New York City.
  He was the 20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and head of the Judicial Branch of government from November 1998 to December 2005. As the highest judicial officer, he presided over the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
  On June 30, 2010, President Noynoy Aquino announced that Davide will head a truth commission that will investigate important issues in the country.
context_section_description: On November 30, 1998, he was appointed by President Joseph Estrada as the 20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He took his oath of office at the new Bonifacio Shrine in the City of Manila. He became known as the Centennial and Millennial Chief Justice.
  He was the presiding judge in the impeachment trial against then-President Estrada in December 2000. When the popular protests spilled into the streets, his timely intervention on behalf of "the welfare and will of the people" by administering the oath of office as President to then-Vice-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. By declaring her the constitutional successor it averted potential violence and military takeover of power, and brought the crisis to an end. Although the moral authority of the Supreme Court carried the day, Davide's action was further bolstered by a precedent setting Supreme Court decision, effectively putting an end to the question of the legitimacy of Vice-President Arroyo's succession to power.
caption: Hilario G. Davide Jr. (Andres Narvasa eulogy with grandson Atty. Carlo Narvasa).
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