Pedro Yap

The Honourable Pedro L. Yap
17th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office April 19, 1988 – June 30, 1988
Appointed by	Corazon Aquino
Preceded by	Claudio Teehankee Sr.
Succeeded by	Marcelo Fernan
110th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office April 8, 1986 – April 18, 1988
Appointed by	Corazon Aquino
Preceded by	Ramon Aquino
Succeeded by	Leo Medialdea
Personal details
Born	(1918-07-01)July 1, 1918 San Isidro, Leyte, Philippine Islands
Died	November 20, 2003(2003-11-20) (aged 85) California, United States
Spouse	Flora Yap
Children	Emmanuel, Pedro Jr., Janette, and Stephen

Pedro Yap (July 1, 1918 – November 20, 2003) was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines in 1988. He briefly served for two and a half months from April 19, 1988 to June 30, 1988, the shortest in history until that record was surpassed by incumbent Chief Justice Teresita De Castro.

Yap, a bar topnocher, served as secretary of the United Nations Human Rights Commission and was one of the 16 delegates who refused to sign the 1973 Philippine Constitution. He was appointed to the Presidential Commission on Good Government in 1986 before being appointed associate justice.

He was a law professor specialized in International Law.

References

• Cruz, Isagani A. (2000). Res Gestae: A Brief History of the Supreme Court. Rex Book Store, Manila