Nationalist Lawmaker February 26, 1922 - February 27, 1987 Jose W. Diokno , better known as Ka Pepe was born on February 26, 1922. His parents were Ramon Diokno and Eleanor Wright , an American. Diokno finished high school as class valedictorian at De La Salle in 1937 , where he also finished hi Commerce course in 1940, summa cum laude. He garnered the highest grade in CPA board examination that same year , in 1944, without a Bachelor of Laws Degree, he was allowed to take the bar examination s and got the highest grade of 93.5. Because of his reputation as a good lawyer, he was appointed in 1961 as Secretary of Justice by Pres. Diosdado Macapagal. He was fearless in facing many legal battles in court, even against American friends of the President. In 1963, he ran and won in the elections for Senator. He supported laws helpful to the Filipino Businessmen. In 1968, he did not vote for the Philcag Bill , which would send Fil...