Name:John Karl Eborda Date: September 3, 2018

Schedule: MWF (4:30 – 5:30) History 111

Renato Constantino

Renato Constantino (March 10, 1919 – September 15, 1999) was a Filipino historian known for
being part of the leftist tradition of Philippine historiography. Apart from being a historian,
Constantino was also engaged in foreign service, working for the Philippine Mission to the United
Nations and the Department of Foreign Affairs.

He is the father of former Civil Service Commission Chairperson Karina Constantino-David and
father-in-law of University of the Philippines Diliman sociology professor emeritusRandy David.

Constantino attended the University of the Philippines where he became the youngest editor of the
University's student publication, The Philippine Collegian. He wrote editorial columns criticizing
President Manuel Quezon, which earned the attention of the President by responding to the article
in one of his speeches. When the Second World War erupted, Constantino fought in Bataan and
was a member of an intelligence team spying on the Japanese. He also worked as a journalist
during the war.

At the conclusion of the war, Constantino joined the Philippine Mission to the United Nations from
1946 to 1949 as its Executive Secretary. He worked as a counselor for the Department of Foreign
Affairs from 1949 to 1951. These exposures to foreign service became the foundations of a book
he wrote about the United Nations.

Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renato_Constantino

Contribution:

He plays a great role in the declaration of Martial Law during the time of the late President
Ferdinand E. Marcos. One of his works during that time was the collection of critical newspaper
column entitled, “THE MARCOS WATCH”. Because of this act, he was placed under a house
arrest and was declared not to be allowed in going to different places. Before this thing, he was
already in a security risk due to his other scholarly articles that displays facts on the Philippine
status at that time.