Chief Justice of the Philippines from 1988 to 1991
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Briones and the surname or paternal family name is Fernan.
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The Honourable
Marcelo Fernan
16th President of the Senate of the Philippines
In office July 27, 1998 – June 28, 1999
Preceded by
Neptali Gonzales
Succeeded by
Blas Ople
18th Chief Justice of the Philippines
In office July 1, 1988 – December 6, 1991
Nominated by
Corazon Aquino
Preceded by
Pedro Yap
Succeeded by
Andres Narvasa
111th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office April 9, 1986 – June 30, 1988
Nominated by
Corazon Aquino
Preceded by
Lorenzo Relova
Succeeded by
Florenz Regalado
Senator of the Philippines
In office June 30, 1995 – July 11, 1999
Member of Regular Batasang Pambansa from Cebu City
July 11, 1999(1999-07-11) (aged 71) Manila, Philippines
Political party
LDP (1991–1999) UNIDO (until 1986)
Relations
Manuel Briones (uncle) Matteo Guidicelli (grand-nephew) Sarah Geronimo (great-niece-in-law)
Alma mater
University of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B) Harvard University (LL.M)
Marcelo "Celing" Briones Fernan (October 24, 1927 – July 11, 1999) was a Filipino lawyer and political figure. He is the only Filipino to have served as both Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and as Senate President. He is also the third Filipino to have headed both the judicial and legislative branches of government, after Querube Makalintal who served as Chief Justice and Speaker of the Batasang Pambansa in the 1970s, and José Yulo, who served as Chief Justice and Speaker of the House of Representatives before 1946.
Marcelo "Celing" Briones Fernan (October 24, 1927 – July 11, 1999) was a Filipino lawyer and political figure. He is the only Filipino to have served...
MarceloFernan Bridge, also known as Second Cebu–Mactan Bridge and the Second Bridge locally, is an extradosed cable-stayed bridge located in Metro Cebu...
the vice-presidency garnering more votes than his closest opponent MarceloFernan, Ramon Mitra Jr.'s running mate. As vice president, Estrada was the...
vice-presidential debate as set by COMELEC was held on March 29 among MarceloFernan, Ramon Magsaysay Jr., and Vicente Magsaysay, moderated by Mario C. Garcia...
(1887–1975), Uruguayan writer Juan Bello Fernán (born 1965), Spanish writer MarceloFernan (1926–1999), Filipino lawyer and judge This page or section lists people...
Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX), the Mactan–Mandaue Bridge, and the MarceloFernan Bridge. The island covers some 65 square kilometres (25 sq mi) and has...
(parliament) after his retirement from the court. On the other hand, MarceloFernan would, after his resignation from the court, be elected to the Senate...
connected to the island via two bridges: the Mactan-Mandaue Bridge and MarceloFernan Bridge. Mandaue City is bounded on the north by the town of Consolacion...
Masang Pilipino. In 1999, upon the resignation of the terminally-ill MarceloFernan, Ople became the President of the Senate. In that capacity, he was a...
SMPH) and Ayala opened that period. More projects were proposed and the MarceloFernan Bridge was constructed then after. "Region/Province/City/Barangay -...
bridges that cross the channel: the Mactan–Mandaue Bridge, and the MarceloFernan Bridge, both of which connect Mandaue on the Cebu mainland and Lapu-Lapu...
2016–2022), and former Chief of the Philippine National Police (1998–2001). MarceloFernan – former Senate President and former Chief Justice. Oscar Orbos – former...
Drilon, Juan Flavier, Ramon Magsaysay Jr., and Serge Osmeña, LDP's MarceloFernan, Miriam Defensor Santiago of the PRP, and independent Gregorio Honasan...
Prosecutor Vicente "Inting" Fernan, cousin of then Senator and Chief Justice MarceloFernan making him Guidicelli's great-uncle. Guidicelli initially became known...
Lapu-Lapu. The island is connected to Cebu by the two bridges: the MarceloFernan Bridge and the Mactan-Mandaue Bridge. Malapascua Island Dakit-Dakit...
Guingona Jr., 11th Vice President Noli de Castro, 12th Vice President MarceloFernan, 18th Chief Justice (1988–1991) and former Senate President (1998–1999);...
overwhelmingly won the vice-presidency, defeating former Chief Justice MarceloFernan of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino along with five other candidates...
began to experience traffic bottlenecks. A second bridge called the MarceloFernan Bridge was later constructed to solve the bottlenecks. CEBOOM was instrumental...
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