Pacifico A. Ortiz | |
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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]