| Romeo C. de la Cruz | |
| Office: | Solicitor General of the Philippines |
| Term Start: | February 10, 1998 |
| Term End: | June 8, 1998 |
| Predecessor: | Silvestre H. Bello III |
| Successor: | Silvestre H. Bello III |
| Birth Date: | 15 November 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Urdaneta, Pangasinan |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Occupation: | Lawyer |
Romeo C. dela Cruz (born 15 November 1936) is a Filipino lawyer who served as the Solicitor General of the Philippines in 1998.[1]
On November 15, 1936, Romeo de la Cruz was born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Philippines. He studied at the University of the Philippines, where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Law. In 1957, he passed the Philippine Bar Examination and came in ninth out of all the candidates.[2]
de la Cruz started practicing law as general practitioner and later on joined the US Department of Veterans Affairs' Manila office as an adjudicator. In 1974, he began working for the Office of the Solicitor General, and in December 14, 1979, he was promoted to Assistant Solicitor General. In 1998 the Solicitor General's post became vacant when Silvestre H. Bello III was appointed interim Secretary of Justice. de la Cruz served Solicitor General from February 10, 1998, until June 8, 1998. During his stint as Solicitor General, he successfully defended cases relating to the expanded value added tax (EVAT), Light Rail Transit III, the police reorganization, and the constitutionality of the death penalty.[1]
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