Ernesto "Boy" Falar Herrera (September 11, 1942 – October 29, 2015) was a Senator of the Philippines and congressman for Bohol's 1st district. He was a trade union leader, an advocate of law and order, and a legislator in the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th Congresses.
Career As senator, Herrera is the principal author of the law that reinstated capital punishment in the Philippines on December 31, 1993. It would later be abolished on June 24, 2006 upon the implementation of Republic Act No. 9346.
Personal life Herrera was born in Samboan, Cebu, on September 11, 1942. He was married to entrepreneur, Lourdes Betia Cuico. He died at the Manila Doctors Hospital in Manila on October 29, 2015, at the age of 73, and a month before his 74th birthday.
Educational life Zapatera Elementary School (1955) University of the Visayas (1959) University of the Visayas – Bachelor of Laws (1965)
Higher studies Lyceum of the Philippines – Master's in Public Administration (1995) Lyceum of the Philippines – Doctor of Fiscal Studies (1998)
General history Trade Union Congress of the Philippines – General secretary (1983–2015) Senator – Philippine Senate (1987–1998) Congressman – Philippine House of Representatives (1998–2001)
Affiliations International Labor Organization – Former consultant Citizen's Drugwatch Foundation Inc. – Founding chairman Carlos P. Garcia Foundation Inc. – President Agrava Fact-Finding Board (investigated the assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr.) – Member International Confederation of Free Trade Union – Former member, executive board University of the Visayas Alumni Association – President Forefront Technologies Foundation Inc. – Co-founder
See also 8th Congress of the Philippines 9th Congress of the Philippines 10th Congress of the Philippines 11th Congress of the Philippines 2001 Philippine general election
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