Arturo Brion

Arturo Dizon Brion (born December 29, 1946) is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He took his oath as a member of the Supreme Court on March 17, 2008. From 2006 until his appointment to the Supreme Court, Brion served in the cabinet of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment.

Early life and education Brion was born on December 29, 1946, in the city of Manila, Philippines, to Edon B. Brion (a retired trial court judge) and Laura S. Dizon. He grew up and undertook his primary, secondary and part of his tertiary studies in San Pablo City, Laguna.

He obtained his Bachelor of Arts, major in Mathematics, from San Pablo Colleges in 1970. He earned his Bachelor of Laws from Ateneo de Manila University Law School in 1974, graduating as cum laude and class valedictorian. He was editor-in-chief of the Ateneo Law Journal and a member of the Fraternal Order of Utopia.

Brion took the 1974 Philippine Bar Examinations and placed first with a bar general average of 91.65%. During the time Brion was in the Supreme Court, Utopia had three members who were seated in the highest tribunal of the Philippines, one is Brion, another was Justice Robert A. Abad and Chief Justice Renato Corona. Utopia currently has two members who are seated in the highest tribunal of the Philippines, Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo and Justice Rodil Zalameda.

Private life Brion is married to Antonietta C. Articona. They have two children.

Awards In the Araw ng Maynila's 437th founding anniversary on June 29, 2008, Brion was named "Outstanding Manilan" in law. He was the master of ceremonies of Reynato Puno's July 1 "Forum on Increasing Access to Justice: Bridging Gaps and Removing Roadblocks."