Tranquil Salvador III

Salvador III, born on May 19, 1967, is the eldest of the three children born to Tranquil Phodaca Salvador Jr., a retired Makati regional trial court judge, and Cornelia Suaverdez. He was awarded second honors in his first two years in San Beda High School and silver medal for Excellence in scientific research in his final year. He was elected as Student Council President of the College of Arts and Letters, University of Santo Tomas, where he earned his degree in economics in 1987. Before his admission to the Philippine Bar in 1992, he served as legal intern in the Commission on Human Rights, Associate Editor of the Ateneo Law Journal, and Student Council President of the Ateneo De Manila University, School of Law (Ateneo), where he received his Juris Doctor in 1991. He also served as the first chairman of the Association of Law Students of the Philippines for National Capital Region in 1990. Salvador III obtained his Master of Laws in Suffolk Law School where he specialized in global business law. == Academic career ==

Salvador III has been appointed to various teaching and professional positions. He is the Dean of the Manila Adventist College-School of Law and Jurisprudence and the former Dean of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasay. the Ateneo De Manila University, where he serves as the vice-chairman of the Remedial Law Department, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, and Centro Escolar University School of Law and Jurisprudence. He was a professor of law in Far Eastern University, San Sebastian College and University of the East. He specializes in remedial law, civil and criminal procedure, evidence, trial technique and provisional remedies. He was the holder of the Justice Jose Colayco Professorial Chair in Remedial Law from 2010 to 2016, and the Tan Yan Kee Professorial Chair from 2006 to 2009, both awarded by Ateneo. He was the Bar Examiner in Remedial Law in the 2018 and 2023 Bar Exams. He also gives lectures to several bar review centers in the Philippines. Salvador III is a member of the committee that drafted the Quezon City Litigation Practice, an initiative of the Philippine Supreme Court, with the assistance of the American Bar Association Rule of Law and the United States Agency for International Development. He was appointed by Justice Roberto Abad in the technical working group for Pre-Trial and Trial for the amendment of the Rules of Civil Procedure. He was a member of the 2019 Supreme Court Committee on the Revision of the Rules of Court He is a member of the 2021 Supreme Court Committee on the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability, and the 2021 Reorganized Committee on Civil Procedure. He is a member of the Technical Working Group of the Supreme Court drafting the Proposed Rules on Unified Legal Aid Service (ULAS) == Awards and citations ==

Awardee in Law by the Huwarang Pilipino (Exemplary Filipino) Foundation in 2001 and 2005. Special Alumni Recognition in Private Law Practice from the Ateneo de Manila Law Alumni Association, Inc. == Legal career ==

Salvador III was the spokesperson and member of the Defense Team in the Impeachment Case of the late Chief Justice Renato Corona in 2012. Other members of the Defense Team were its lead counsel former Associate Justice Serafin Cuevas, and prominent lawyers Eduardo delos Angeles, Jose Roy III, Jacinto Jimenez, Dennis Manalo, Ramon Esguerra, and Karen Jimeno former Undersecretary of the DPWH. In the impeachment case against de facto Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, Salvador III was again eyed to assist the House of Representative prosecutors for the possible impeachment proceedings in the Philippine Senate. However, Sereno was ousted through the Quo-Warranto Petition, filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida. Salvador III was one of the legal analysts who concurred that the quo-warranto ouster was constitutional and valid. Media reporters have consulted with Salvador III on his views regarding the looming constitutional crisis predicated on the Impeachment Complaint filed against the seven Supreme Court Justices who voted against Sereno. He has also served as the spokesperson and a lawyer for the PhP. 2 Billion tax assessment case filed against Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao. He was the lead counsel of Deputy Speaker (former Governor of Cebu) Gwendolyn Garcia in the various graft and administrative cases filed against her. == Civic life ==

Salvador III is the former President of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines - Quezon City Chapter (2009–2011) He is the Chairman of the Philippine Columbian Association. == Personal life ==

Salvador III is married to Maria Roselle Apasan; they have four children. == References ==