The UP Vanguard Hall of Fame
General Flaviano P. Olivares
Brigadier General Flaviano P. Olivares, a decorated military officer, stands among the few whose military career spans three decades of dedicated service in the Philippine Army and Philippine Constabulary.
General Macario Peralta, Jr
Brigadier General Macario Peralta Jr, the ubiquitous scholar of the UP College of Law where he was Valedictorian of his class (1936), was equally a renowned personality of the Corps of Cadets where he was Corps Commander in 1934. He was one of the few ROTC graduate to get a Regular Commission in the Army.
General Rigoberto J. Atienza
General Rigoberto J. Atienza graduated with a degree in civil engineering, at the University of the Philippines, and was a member of the U.P. ROTC class of 1933. While studying at the U.P., he became one of the founding members of the Tau Alpha engineering fraternity, and was the editor of the school newspaper, the Philippine Collegian.
General Romeo C. Espino
General Romeo C. Espino graduated from the University of the Philippines in 1937, but entered the military service in 1941. Espino was part of the Battle of Bataan, in 1942; where he was captured and endured the Bataan Death March.
General Salipada K. Pendatun
Senator Datu Salipada K. Pendatun was a lawyer, military officer, legislator and national leader of many “Firsts”. Stocky and solidly built, he was the first and only Muslim who headed a combined Muslim ChristianAmerican guerilla army, the first Filipino Muslim to be conferred the rank of Brigadier General, the first Muslim elected senator, the first to hold three Senate Committee Chairmanship at the same time, the first Muslim delegate to the United Nations and the first Muslim to become Speaker ProTempore of the House Representatives.
Judge Antonio R. Quirino
Judge Antonio R. Quirino distinguished himself in the field of jurisprudence. In the course of his career in the judiciary and civil government, he negotiated and effected the surrender of LUIS TARUC, the founder of HUKBALAHAP Movement, and the noted Muslims secessionist, KAMLON.
Justice Fred Ruiz Castro
Chief Justice Fred Ruiz Castro was a military man who loved the law and rose up to become the Chief, Judge Advocate General of the AFP.
Justice Guillermo S. Santos
Justice Guillermo S. Santos is a leader in the field of law as an expert in tenancy and land reform laws, military laws, and conciliation and arbitration procedures As an academician, he was a professor of law, bar examiner and resource person in many notable institutions.
