Wigberto "Ka Bobby" Ebarle Tañada Sr. (, born August 13, 1934) is a Filipino politician. He is member of the

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and a former member of the

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(1987–1995) and

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representing the

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's 4th District (1995–2001). He is the son of the late former senator Lorenzo M. Tañada, known as "grand old man of the Philippine politics".

Early life and career

Tañada studied at Quezon Elementary School from 1942 to 1944. In 1944, he transferred to Gumaca Central School. The next year he moved to St. John's Academy. He finished his elementary and secondary education at

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in 1948. He received his Bachelor of Arts at

in 1952. In 1956, he received his Bachelor of Laws degree at

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and passed the bar exams four years later. He received his Master of Laws degree at

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Political life

On March 7, 1986, Tañada was appointed Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs. He ran for senator under the banner of LABAN (Coalition of the

, PDP-Laban, NUCD, Bansang Nagkakaisa sa Diwa at Layunin (BANDILA), etc.) and won. In the same year, he became a member of Judicial Bar Council. In 1991, he led the "Magnificent 12", the group of the senators who support the rejection of a new lease for the

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. The next year in 1992, he ran again for senator under the banner of

- PDP-Laban Alliance, and he was elected for a three-year term, the last remaining Liberal candidate that won in this election. In 1993, he became the president of the

. After his tenure as a senator on 1995, he was elected as a member of the

representing the

's 4th District. He was re-elected on 1998. In 2001, he ran again for senator under the banner of

(

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) but did not win. Recipient of the 1999 TOFIL Award for government and public service.

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Early life and career

Political life

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