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Jose C. Vitug (born July 15, 1934) is a Filipino lawyer and jurist who served as an
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of the
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. He was appointed to the Court on June 28, 1993 by
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and retired on July 15, 2004. Vitug was the Founding Dean of the Angeles University Foundation School of Law. He serves as an Independent Director Aboitiz Equity Ventures. He also served as the Acting Dean of
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Awards

He has received numerous awards including Outstanding Manilan, and Outstanding Kapampangan.


Books

He has authored several books including Compendium of Tax Law and Jurisprudence (co-authored with Ernesto D. Acosta; Pandect of Commercial Law and Jurisprudence; Civil Code of the Philippines Annotated (4 Volumes); Commercial Laws of the Philippines (2 Volumes);and Compendium of Civil Code of the Philippines.


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* Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 1934 births People from Batangas 20th-century Filipino judges Living people 21st-century Filipino lawyers {{Philippines-law-bio-stub