Juan Liwag

Juan Ramos Liwag (June 12, 1906 – November 30, 1983) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as senator in the 5th and 6th Congress of the Philippines.

He was among the few Filipino officials who have served in all three branches of the government. He is a member of Upsilon Sigma Phi batch 1927.

Career Legal career In 1945, he began his public service as prosecutor in the Department of Justice, assuming later the position of head of the office of special prosecutors. Four years later, he was appointed judge-at-large of the Court of First Instance and the following year was named district judge for Albay and Catanduanes. He was appointed Solicitor General in 1952, a position he held until 1954. He was also responsible for busting the credit scandal in the Philippine National Bank and the naturalization racket that had flourished unabated over the years.

Liwag declared the daily wage of of emergency employment administration workers as unconstitutional and inhuman. In his own department, he secured salary increases for judges, solicitors, fiscals, prosecutors and court personnel.

Political career As a member of the Senate, from 1963 to 1969, Liwag headed two important committees—the Committee on Revision of Laws and the Committee on Government Reorganization. He became a member of the committees on accounts, economy, investigation, justice, labor and immigration, national defense and public works and communications.

In 1970, he was elected to represent the 2nd district of Nueva Ecija at the 1971 Constitutional Convention.

Death and legacy Senator Liwag died on November 30, 1983.

In his honor, the main public high school in his hometown, Gapan, was renamed Juan R. Liwag Memorial High School through Batas Pambansa Blg. 858 on 27 April 1984. Liwag was responsible for elevating the status of the school to a national high school.

Personal life He was married to Consuelo Joson with whom he had four children namely Diego, Ramon, Aurelio and Rita.