Veteran lawyer and former Solicitor General Estelito Mendoza died on Wednesday at the age of 95.
He served as Solicitor General from 1972 to 1986 under President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
Mendoza also served as legal counsel for at least four Philippine presidents and represented prominent figures and entities.
Among his last cases was the petition for certiorari filed by Vice President Sara Duterte regarding P125 million in confidential funds.
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile mourned the passing of his "very good and best friend," describing Mendoza as a "complete, brilliant, luminary lawyer."
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