Florenz Regalado

Florenz Dolendo Regalado was born on October 13, 1928, in Concepcion, Iloilo. He finished Mandurriao Elementary School and Jaro Central School, Iloilo City in 1938. He went to Iloilo Provincial High School and took an advanced three-year course because of excellent marks. He finished in 1942. He remains the record holder for the highest average in the Philippine Bar Examinations, with his 1954 mark of 96.7%, where he was awarded the Memorial of Recognition. Regalado was also a young guerilla in the sixth military district in Panay and was awarded with distinction for his part in WW II. He was involved in multiple missions in Leyte province. ==Legal career==

Regalado started as technical assistant to the Secretary of Labor from 1955 to 1956. He also worked as the Special Prosecutor for Labor cases at the Department of Justice at the same time. He was a member of the Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986 as vice-chairman for the Executive Branch committee which drafted the present Constitution of the Philippines. His jottings on the stages of theft are considered the principal source in current jurisprudence in criminal law. Regalado was known for his diligence, and when he entered he reduced the 11,000 cases docketed, which included a 1932 case, and brought it down to 4,000 cases by the time he retired. ==Final years and legacy==

Regalado died on July 24, 2015, in Manila. The Florenz D. Regalado Memorial Award for the top students was created in his honor. ==References==