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| predecessor = Atty. [[Vic Rodriguez (lawyer)|Vic Rodriguez]]
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| office1 = Chairman of the [[Government Service Insurance System]]
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| term_start1 = February 6, 2020
| term_end1 = September 27, 2022
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| predecessor1 = Jesus Clint O. Aranas<br />Rolando L. Macasaet (OIC)
| predecessor1 = Jesus Clint Aranas<br />Rolando Macasaet ({{OIC-Philippines}})
| successor1 = Jose Arnulfo Veloso (Acting)
| successor1 = Jose Arnulfo Veloso (Acting)
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| predecessor3 = [[Adolfo Azcuna]]
| predecessor3 = [[Adolfo Azcuna]]
| successor3 = [[Henri Jean Paul B. Inting]]
| successor3 = [[Henri Jean Paul Inting]]
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| birth_place = [[Bangued, Abra]], Philippines
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'''Lucas “Luke” Purugganan Bersamin''' (born October 18, 1949) is a Filipino lawyer and jurist who currently serves as the 40th [[Executive Secretary (Philippines)|Executive Secretary of the Philippines]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Fernandez |first1=Daniza |last2=Pablico Lalu |first2=Gabriel |title=Ex-Chief Justice Bersamin is Marcos’ new executive secretary |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1664867/ex-chief-justice-bersamin-is-marcos-new-executive-secretary-replacing-rodriguez |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=Philippine Daily Inquirer |language=en-US}}</ref> Bersamin previously served in the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines]] for 10 years, first as an [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines|associate justice]] from 2009 to 2018 and then as the 25th [[Chief Justice of the Philippines]] from 2018 until his retirement in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=CJ Bersamin Receives Certificate of Appreciation from SC PRAISE Committee |url=https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/7634/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Supreme Court of the Philippines |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 28, 2018 |title=Metro News Today: Bersamin Is The New Chief Justice |work=League Online News |url=https://leagueonlinenews.com/news/bersamin-is-the-new-cj/}}</ref> He was named by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to the high court as an associate justice on April 2, 2009. Prior to becoming an associate justice, he was a member of the [[Court of Appeals of the Philippines|Court of Appeals]].
'''Lucas “Luke” Purugganan Bersamin''' (born October 18, 1949) is a Filipino lawyer and jurist who currently serves as the 40th [[Executive Secretary (Philippines)|Executive Secretary of the Philippines]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Fernandez |first1=Daniza |last2=Pablico Lalu |first2=Gabriel |title=Ex-Chief Justice Bersamin is Marcos’ new executive secretary |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1664867/ex-chief-justice-bersamin-is-marcos-new-executive-secretary-replacing-rodriguez |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=Philippine Daily Inquirer |language=en-US}}</ref> Bersamin previously served in the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines]] for 10 years, first as an [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines|associate justice]] from 2009 to 2018 and then as the 25th [[Chief Justice of the Philippines]] from 2018 until his retirement in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=CJ Bersamin Receives Certificate of Appreciation from SC PRAISE Committee |url=https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/7634/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Supreme Court of the Philippines |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 28, 2018 |title=Metro News Today: Bersamin Is The New Chief Justice |work=League Online News |url=https://leagueonlinenews.com/news/bersamin-is-the-new-cj/}}</ref> He was named by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to the high court as an associate justice on April 2, 2009. Prior to becoming an associate justice, he was a member of the [[Court of Appeals of the Philippines|Court of Appeals]].
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==Biography==
==Biography==
Bersamin earned his undergraduate degree from the [[University of the Philippines]] and graduated from the [[University of the East]] [[University of the East College of Law|College of Law]] in 1973. He placed 9th in the 1973 Bar Examinations, with an average of 86.3%. He was then named a fellow at the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute in [[Dalhousie University]] in [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jbersamin.php |title=Justice Lucas P. Bersamin |website=Supreme Court of the Philippines |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123143738/http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jbersamin.php |archive-date=2012-01-23 |url-status=dead |access-date=2012-11-26}}</ref>
Bersamin graduated as valedictorian from Colegio del Sagrado Corazon in [[Bangued]] in 1961 for his elementary education and from Saint Joseph Seminary, also in Bangued, in 1965 for his secondary education.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/supremecourtjustices/chiefjustice/185|title=Chief Justice Lucas P. Bersamin
|accessdate=April 11, 2024|website=Supreme Court E-Library}}</ref> He earned his undergraduate degree from the [[University of the Philippines]] in 1968 and graduated from the [[University of the East]] [[University of the East College of Law|College of Law]] in 1973. He placed 9th in the 1973 Bar Examinations, with an average of 86.3%. He was then named a fellow at the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute in [[Dalhousie University]] in [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jbersamin.php |title=Justice Lucas P. Bersamin |website=Supreme Court of the Philippines |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123143738/http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jbersamin.php |archive-date=2012-01-23 |url-status=dead |access-date=2012-11-26}}</ref>


==Educational career==
==Educational career==
He was in private practice from 1974 until 1986, when he was appointed a trial court judge in Quezon City by President [[Corazon Aquino]]. Bersamin was a professor at the [[Ateneo de Manila Law School]], the [[University of the East|University of the East College of Law]], and the [[University of Santo Tomas|University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law]]. He was special lecturer at the College of Law, University of Cebu in 2006. He continues to lecture for the Philippine Judicial Academy.
Bersamin was in private practice from 1974 until 1986, when he was appointed a trial court judge in [[Quezon City]] by President [[Corazon Aquino]]. Bersamin was a professor at the [[Ateneo de Manila Law School]], the [[University of the East|University of the East College of Law]], and the [[University of Santo Tomas|University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law]]. He was special lecturer at the College of Law, [[University of Cebu]] in 2006. He continues to lecture for the Philippine Judicial Academy.


==Law career==
==Law career==
[[File:Bersamin in robes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Official portrait of Lucas Bersamin as Associate Justice]]
[[File:Bersamin in robes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Official portrait of Lucas Bersamin as Associate Justice]]
In 2003, Bersamin was elevated to the Court of Appeals by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. In April 2009, Bersamin was elevated by President Arroyo to associate justice of the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines]].
In 2003, Bersamin was elevated to the Court of Appeals by President [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]]. In April 2009, Bersamin was elevated by President Arroyo to associate justice of the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines]].


Bersamin was one of the associate justices who voted in favor of the [[Quo warranto petition against Maria Lourdes Sereno|''quo warranto'' petition against Maria Lourdes Sereno]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/05/11/1814263/sc-votes-oust-sereno |title=SC votes to oust Sereno |last=Patag |first=Kristine Joy |date=May 11, 2018 |work=Philstar.com}}</ref> which led to the appointment of [[Teresita Leonardo-de Castro]] as new [[Chief Justice of the Philippines|chief justice]] of the Philippines, replacing [[Maria Lourdes Sereno]]. President [[Rodrigo Duterte]] appointed Bersamin as the new chief justice on November 26, 2018, succeeding [[Teresita de Castro|Teresita Leonardo-De Castro]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/676359/sc-associate-justice-bersamin-named-new-chief-justice/story/ |title=SC Associate Justice Bersamin named new Chief Justice |last=Lopez |first=Virgil |date=November 28, 2018 |work=GMA News Online |access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/28/18/lucas-bersamin-is-the-new-chief-justice-source |title=Lucas Bersamin is the new Chief Justice: source |date=November 28, 2018 |work=ABS-CBN News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/11/28/1872454/bersamin-dutertes-new-chief-justice |title=Bersamin is Duterte's new chief justice |last=Patag |first=Kristine Joy |date=November 28, 2018 |work=Philstar.com}}</ref>
Bersamin was one of the associate justices who voted in favor of the [[Quo warranto petition against Maria Lourdes Sereno|''quo warranto'' petition against Maria Lourdes Sereno]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/05/11/1814263/sc-votes-oust-sereno |title=SC votes to oust Sereno |last=Patag |first=Kristine Joy |date=May 11, 2018 |work=Philstar.com}}</ref> which led to the appointment of [[Teresita Leonardo-de Castro]] as new [[Chief Justice of the Philippines|chief justice]] of the Philippines, replacing [[Maria Lourdes Sereno]]. President [[Rodrigo Duterte]] appointed Bersamin as the new chief justice on November 26, 2018, succeeding [[Teresita de Castro|Teresita Leonardo-De Castro]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/676359/sc-associate-justice-bersamin-named-new-chief-justice/story/ |title=SC Associate Justice Bersamin named new Chief Justice |last=Lopez |first=Virgil |date=November 28, 2018 |work=GMA News Online |access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/28/18/lucas-bersamin-is-the-new-chief-justice-source |title=Lucas Bersamin is the new Chief Justice: source |date=November 28, 2018 |work=ABS-CBN News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/11/28/1872454/bersamin-dutertes-new-chief-justice |title=Bersamin is Duterte's new chief justice |last=Patag |first=Kristine Joy |date=November 28, 2018 |work=Philstar.com}}</ref>
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On February 6, 2020, Bersamin was appointed by Duterte to be the chairperson of the [[Government Service Insurance System]] (GSIS) and a member of the agency's board of trustees. He will serve the unexpired term of former GSIS president Jesus Clint Aranas, which ended on June 30, 2020.<ref name=":0" />
On February 6, 2020, Bersamin was appointed by Duterte to be the chairperson of the [[Government Service Insurance System]] (GSIS) and a member of the agency's board of trustees. He will serve the unexpired term of former GSIS president Jesus Clint Aranas, which ended on June 30, 2020.<ref name=":0" />


He is the brother of congressman Luis "Chito" P. Bersamin, Jr. of Abra, who was [[2006 in the Philippines#December|gunned down]] during a wedding ceremony<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/81265/Bersamins-brother-elated-over-murder-raps-filed-vs-Valera|title=Bersamin's brother elated over murder raps filed vs Valera|date=February 19, 2008}}</ref> and of Abra governor Eustaquio P. Bersamin.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Romero|first=Purple S.|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/04/02/09/update-bersamin-new-sc-justice|title=(Update) Bersamin is new SC justice|date=April 2, 2009|work=abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak}}</ref>
He is the brother of congressman Luis "Chito" Bersamin, Jr. of Abra, who was [[2006 in the Philippines#December|gunned down]] during a wedding ceremony<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/81265/Bersamins-brother-elated-over-murder-raps-filed-vs-Valera|title=Bersamin's brother elated over murder raps filed vs Valera|date=February 19, 2008}}</ref> and of [[Governor of Abra|Abra governor]] Eustaquio Bersamin.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Romero|first=Purple S.|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/04/02/09/update-bersamin-new-sc-justice|title=(Update) Bersamin is new SC justice|date=April 2, 2009|work=abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 13:24, 11 April 2024

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Purugganan and the surname or paternal family name is Bersamin.

The Honorable
Lucas P. Bersamin
Official Portrait, 2020
40th Executive Secretary of the Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 27, 2022
PresidentBongbong Marcos
Preceded byVic Rodriguez
Chairman of the Government Service Insurance System
In office
February 6, 2020 – September 27, 2022
Appointed byRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byJesus Clint Aranas
Rolando Macasaet (OIC)
Succeeded byJose Arnulfo Veloso (Acting)
25th Chief Justice of the Philippines
In office
November 26, 2018 – October 18, 2019
Appointed byRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byTeresita de Castro
Succeeded byDiosdado Peralta
163rd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office
April 3, 2009 – November 28, 2018
Appointed byGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byAdolfo Azcuna
Succeeded byHenri Jean Paul Inting
Personal details
Born (1949-10-18) October 18, 1949 (age 75)
Bangued, Abra, Philippines
SpouseAurora Bagares
Children3
EducationUniversity of the Philippines (BA)
University of the East (LL.B.)
AffiliationScintilla Juris Fraternity

Lucas “Luke” Purugganan Bersamin (born October 18, 1949) is a Filipino lawyer and jurist who currently serves as the 40th Executive Secretary of the Philippines.[1] Bersamin previously served in the Supreme Court of the Philippines for 10 years, first as an associate justice from 2009 to 2018 and then as the 25th Chief Justice of the Philippines from 2018 until his retirement in 2019.[2][3] He was named by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to the high court as an associate justice on April 2, 2009. Prior to becoming an associate justice, he was a member of the Court of Appeals.

He was the chairperson of the Government Service Insurance System and a member of its board of trustees since 2020[4] until his appointment as Executive Secretary in the Marcos Jr. administration, as confirmed by Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles on September 27, 2022.[5]

Biography

Bersamin graduated as valedictorian from Colegio del Sagrado Corazon in Bangued in 1961 for his elementary education and from Saint Joseph Seminary, also in Bangued, in 1965 for his secondary education.[6] He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of the Philippines in 1968 and graduated from the University of the East College of Law in 1973. He placed 9th in the 1973 Bar Examinations, with an average of 86.3%. He was then named a fellow at the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute in Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[7]

Educational career

Bersamin was in private practice from 1974 until 1986, when he was appointed a trial court judge in Quezon City by President Corazon Aquino. Bersamin was a professor at the Ateneo de Manila Law School, the University of the East College of Law, and the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law. He was special lecturer at the College of Law, University of Cebu in 2006. He continues to lecture for the Philippine Judicial Academy.

Law career

Official portrait of Lucas Bersamin as Associate Justice

In 2003, Bersamin was elevated to the Court of Appeals by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. In April 2009, Bersamin was elevated by President Arroyo to associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.

Bersamin was one of the associate justices who voted in favor of the quo warranto petition against Maria Lourdes Sereno,[8] which led to the appointment of Teresita Leonardo-de Castro as new chief justice of the Philippines, replacing Maria Lourdes Sereno. President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Bersamin as the new chief justice on November 26, 2018, succeeding Teresita Leonardo-De Castro.[9][10][11]

On February 6, 2020, Bersamin was appointed by Duterte to be the chairperson of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and a member of the agency's board of trustees. He will serve the unexpired term of former GSIS president Jesus Clint Aranas, which ended on June 30, 2020.[4]

He is the brother of congressman Luis "Chito" Bersamin, Jr. of Abra, who was gunned down during a wedding ceremony[12] and of Abra governor Eustaquio Bersamin.[13]

Personal life

Bersamin is married to the former Aurora A. Bagares, a business proprietress, with whom he has three children: Pia Cristina, Luis Isidro, and Lucas Riel, Jr.

References

  1. ^ Fernandez, Daniza; Pablico Lalu, Gabriel. "Ex-Chief Justice Bersamin is Marcos' new executive secretary". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "CJ Bersamin Receives Certificate of Appreciation from SC PRAISE Committee". Supreme Court of the Philippines. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Metro News Today: Bersamin Is The New Chief Justice". League Online News. November 28, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Gita-Carlos, Ruth Abbey (February 14, 2020). "Ex-Chief Justice Bersamin named GSIS chair". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  5. ^ Galvez, Daphne (September 27, 2022). "Palace: New Exec Secretary Bersamin 'well-qualified,' enjoys Marcos' trust". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Chief Justice Lucas P. Bersamin". Supreme Court E-Library. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "Justice Lucas P. Bersamin". Supreme Court of the Philippines. Archived from the original on January 23, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  8. ^ Patag, Kristine Joy (May 11, 2018). "SC votes to oust Sereno". Philstar.com.
  9. ^ Lopez, Virgil (November 28, 2018). "SC Associate Justice Bersamin named new Chief Justice". GMA News Online. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  10. ^ "Lucas Bersamin is the new Chief Justice: source". ABS-CBN News. November 28, 2018.
  11. ^ Patag, Kristine Joy (November 28, 2018). "Bersamin is Duterte's new chief justice". Philstar.com.
  12. ^ "Bersamin's brother elated over murder raps filed vs Valera". February 19, 2008.
  13. ^ Romero, Purple S. (April 2, 2009). "(Update) Bersamin is new SC justice". abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak.
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