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3.04.2006

Haydee Yorac




Haydee Yorac


  • 1st Filipina Commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec, 1989-1991)



QUOTE
"No one is indispensable. Making a difference is enough."


DATE OF BIRTH
March 4, 1941

BIRTHPLACE
Sarabia, Negros Occidental, Philippines


YEAR OF DEATH
September 13, 2005


USEFUL LINKS

A public servant named Haydee
The 2004 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service
Nation Mourns As Haydee Yorac Passes Away In U.S.

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