Sixto brillantes biography

Filipino election lawyer (1939–2020)

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Serrano and the surname or paternal family name is Brillantes.

Sixto Serrano Brillantes Jr. (Tagalog pronunciation:[ˈsiks.tosɛˈɾanobrɪlˈjantɛs], August 14, 1939 – August 11, 2020) was a Filipino election lawyer who was the chairman of the Commission on Elections from 2011 to 2015.

He was appointed by President Benigno Aquino III on January 16, 2011, to serve the unexpired term of Chairman Jose Melo.^[2][3]

Early life and education

Brillantes was born in Santa, Ilocos Sur on August 14, 1939, to Sixto P.

Brillantes Sr., a former Governor and assemblyman of Ilocos Sur, and Azucena Serrano.^[4] He has four siblings including former Labor Secretary and Ambassador to Canada Jose Brillantes.^[5]

He studied at Saint Theresa's College of San Marcelino, Manila, and Ateneo de Manila Uni