Cesario Alvero Azucena Jr., popularly known as Ces Azucena or C.A. Azucena, (June 16 1938 - November 27 2021) is a prominent

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yer,

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, and

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in the

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Education

Azucena obtained a

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degree from

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, a

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from the

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, and has attended courses in the

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program of De La Salle Professional Schools.

Human resource career

Azucena was once an organizer and president of a labor union of teachers. He worked as a

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in business firms and non-profit organizations for more than twenty years. He was accredited as a ''Fellow in Personnel Management'' by the Personnel Management Association of the Philippines, the umbrella organization of all

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practitioners in the country.

Law practice

Azucena is currently Chairman of the Labor Law Department at

. He is also a faculty member and bar reviewer in

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and the

. He is a professorial lecturer in the MBA-JD Consortium of De La Salle Professional Schools and Far Eastern University Institute of Law. Azucena is a partner in IDLAMA Law Offices, a

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-based law firm. He remains a retained consultant to several business firms and a frequent lecturer and resource speaker in corporate and public seminars throughout the country. Azucena has written a gamut of books and articles on labor law and labor-management relations in the Philippines. His works are often cited in decisions penned by justices of the

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. His widely published books are either required or suggested reading material in several law, business, and graduate schools in the country.

Professional awards

Azucena has received awards for professional dedication, leadership, and scholarly work. He received ''Sikap-Gawa Industrial Peace Award'' from the Bishops'-Businessmen's Conference of the Philippines, ''Outstanding Achievement Award'' from the Personnel Management Association of the Philippines, and the ''Supreme Court Centenary Book Award'' from the

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during its centennial anniversary celebrations on June 8, 2001.

Publications

*''The Labor Code with Comments and Cases: Volume I''. Rex Book Store, 2007. *''The Labor Code with Comments and Cases: Volume II''. Rex Book Store, 2007. *''Everyone's Labor Code''. Rex Book Store, 2007. *''Labor Laws Source Book''. Rex Book Store, 2007. *''Essential Labor Laws''. Rex Book Store, 2004. *''Democracy and Socialism: A Curriculum of Contentions''. Rex Book Store.

External links

Personnel Management Association of the PhilippinesSupreme Court of the PhilippinesRex Book StoreAteneo Law SchoolDe La Salle Professional Schools/Far Eastern University MBA-JD ConsortiumUniversity of the Philippines College of LawSan Beda College of Law
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