Former SolGen Estelito Mendoza dies at 95

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<p>MANILA — Estelito Mendoza, solicitor general to President Ferdinand Marcos and an influential lawyer after his government service, has died.</p><p>He was 95.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/4/enrile-gigi-reyes-napoles-acquitted-of-plunder-over-pdaf-scam-931">Enrile, Gigi Reyes, Napoles acquitted of plunder over PDAF scam<br/></a></div><p>His family has yet to make an announcement but Philippine National Bank, where Mendoza was a director since 2009, made one in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange.</p><p>Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, who posted about Mendoza&#x27;s passing, called him &quot;a very, very dear friend, the compleat, brilliant, luminary lawyer&quot; and his &quot;very good and best friend.&quot; </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/08/21/20/estelito-mendoza-to-sc-dismiss-petitions-vs-anti-terrorism-act-due-to-lack-of-jurisdiction">Estelito Mendoza to SC: Dismiss petitions vs Anti-Terrorism Act due to lack of jurisdiction<br/></a></div><p>He added: &quot;For me, he was one of the best, if not the best, [lawyers] I have encountered and worked with.&quot;</p><p>Mendoza earned his law degree from the University of the Philippines in 1952 and Master of Laws degree from the Harvard Law School in 1954.</p><p>Mendoza was also minister of justice to Marcos as well as governor of Pampanga.</p><div><em>This is a developing story</em></div>

<p>His family has yet to make an announcement but Philippine National Bank, where Mendoza was a director since 2009, made one in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange.</p>

His family has yet to make an announcement but Philippine National Bank, where Mendoza was a director since 2009, made one in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange.

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Former SolGen Estelito Mendoza dies at 95

Former SolGen Estelito Mendoza dies at 95

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Published Mar 26, 2025 05:00 PM PHT

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