José Abad Santos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Abad Santos

fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and served as Acting President of the Philippines during World War II

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1886

Place of Birth: San Fernando, Luzon, Philippines

Date of Death: 02-May-1942

Profession: judge, politician

Nationality: Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

José Abad Santos (Spanish: [xo'se a'ßað 'santos] : February 19, 1886 – May 2, 1942) was the fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
He briefly served as the Acting President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and Acting Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines during World War II, on behalf of President Quezon after the government went in exile to the United States.
After about two months, he was executed by the Japanese forces for refusing to cooperate during their occupation of the country. Together with Josefa Llanes-Escoda and Vicente Lim, he is memorialized on the Philippines' 1,000-Peso banknote depicting Filipinos who fought and died resisting the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during the Second World War.