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Description: Jose Abad Santos was the fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He briefly served as the Acting President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and Acting Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Commonwealth Army during World War II, in behalf of President Quezon after the government went in exile to the United States. After about two months, he was killed by the Japanese forces for refusing to cooperate during their occupation of the country.
Title: Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos
Credit: Image page: http://www.gov.ph/about/gov/judiciary/sc/cj/jose-abad-santos/ Image URL: http://www.gov.ph/images/uploads/Jose-Abad-Santos-2-copy.jpg
Author: Philippine Government
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