Antonio Gerona
Born
Antonio Nicomedes Gerona

Jan. 17 1933 (1933)
DiedOctober 2, 2013 (aged 79–80)
Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Nationality Philippines
OccupationJudge
SpouseSalvacion Santo Tomas
Children3 (including Leni)

Antonio Nicomedes Gerona, Sr. (c. 1933 - October 13, 2013) was a Filipino lawyer and jurist, known as the father of former Vice President Leni Robredo.

Career

Gerona practiced law for 19 years before being appointed as a judge of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities, Branch 2 on July 9, 1980. He also served as a judge of Regional Trial Court Branch 28 in Naga City from January 30, 1987. Since 1995, Gerona was also a professor of Law at the University of Nueva Caceres in Naga City.[1]

Personal life

Gerona hails from the Gerona clan of Bulan, Sorsogon. He married Salvacion Santo Tomas of Naga City.[2]

He died on October 10, 2013, at the Mother Seton Hospital in Naga City due to cardiac arrest.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Barrameda, Shiena (October 10, 2013). "Leni Robredo's father passes away". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "LP's Robredo reaches out to Geronas in Cebu". The Philippine STAR.