Pacifico A. Ortiz | |
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![]() Detail of the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, showing names from the 2000 batch of Bantayog Honorees, including that of Pacifico Ortiz. | |
25th President of the Ateneo de Manila University | |
In office 1969–1970 | |
Preceded by | James F. Donelan |
Succeeded by | Francisco Araneta |
Personal details | |
Born | Cantilan, Surigao, Philippine Islands | September 25, 1913
Died | December 9, 1983 Manila, Philippines | (aged 70)
Nationality | Filipino |
Profession | Professor Jesuit priest |
Pacifico Arreza Ortiz SJ (September 25, 1913 – December 9, 1983)[1] was a Filipino Jesuit priest and academic. He is best known as a spiritual adviser of Manuel L. Quezon, for being the first Filipino president of the Ateneo de Manila University,[2][3] and as a staunch critic of the Martial Law dictatorship of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos,[4] especially while he served as the delegate for the province of Rizal to the 1971 Philippine Constitutional Convention.[1]
References
- ^ a b "HEROES & MARTYRS: ORTIZ, Pacifico A." Bantayog ng mga Bayani. 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2019-11-05."HEROES & MARTYRS: ORTIZ, Pacifico A." Bantayog ng mga Bayani. 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
- ^ "Milestones that built a school". The Guidon. 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
- ^ Simbulan, Dante C. (2016). Whose side are we on? : Memoirs of a PMAer. Quezon City, Philippines: Center for People Empowerment in Governance, Inc. ISBN 9789719548850. OCLC 969973376.
- ^ Rigos, Cirilo A. (1975). "The Posture of the Church in the Philippines under Martial Law". Southeast Asian Affairs. 1975: 127–132. doi:10.1355/SEAA75O. JSTOR 27908249.