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Consuelo Ynares-Santiago

Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, Filipino lawyer and jurist

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Born
October 5, 1939
Age in 2026
87
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1939

About Consuelo Ynares-Santiago

Consuelo Ynares-Santiago is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was appointed to the Court by President Joseph Estrada. Appointed on April 6, 1999, Ynares-Santiago is the first female member of the Supreme Court who rose from the ranks, having begun her career as a municipal judge. Others, including Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago (no relation) suggested that the charges are unfounded and intended to smear Ynares-Santiago and the entire judiciary in the interest of influencing other cases. A product of the UP College of Law where she graduated in 1962, Ynares-Santiago started her career in the judiciary in 1973 when she was appointed Municipal Judge of Cainta, Rizal, a position she held for thirteen years.

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Consuelo Ynares-Santiago timeline

  1. A product of the UP College of Law where she graduated in 1962, Ynares-Santiago started her career in the judiciary in 1973 when she was appointed Municipal Judge of Cainta, Rizal, a position she held for thirteen years.
  2. Appointed on April 6, 1999, Ynares-Santiago is the first female member of the Supreme Court who rose from the ranks, having begun her career as a municipal judge.

The world when Consuelo Ynares-Santiago was born

Consuelo Ynares-Santiago was born in 1939. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1939

  • #1 song"Over the Rainbow" – Judy Garland
  • Top movieGone with the Wind
  • Best-selling bookThe Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentLou Gehrig delivers his "Luckiest Man" farewell speech
  • Top headlineGermany invades Poland — World War II begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular television broadcasts in the US (NBC)
  • Defining fadThe Wizard of Oz mania
  • Notable inventionNylon stockings
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population130.9M

1939 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Consuelo Ynares-Santiago's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19392026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population130.9M341 million

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