ceae ▁Category : F ung i ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 <0x0A> </s> ▁F éli x ▁Val encia ▁Mak as iar ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁– ▁February ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ) ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁serving ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁for ▁four ▁months ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁His ▁ 8 5 - day ▁st int ▁as ▁Chief ▁Justice , ▁abbre vi ated ▁only ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁rule ▁requiring ▁mand atory ▁ret irement ▁upon ▁reaching ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 0 , ▁was ▁the ▁second - short est ▁such ▁ten ure ▁in ▁Philipp ine ▁history . ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁promotion ▁as ▁Chief ▁Justice , ▁Mak as iar ▁had ▁served ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁as ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁Justice . ▁ ▁Profile ▁Mak as iar ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Si aton , ▁Neg ros ▁Oriental ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁to ▁Ag ust ín ▁Mak as iar ▁and ▁Pet ra ▁Val encia . ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁primary ▁and ▁secondary ▁education ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁province . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁under grad uate ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Far ▁Eastern ▁University , ▁and ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁College ▁of ▁Law , ▁where ▁he ▁obtained ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁La ws ▁degree , ▁cum ▁la ude , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁obtained ▁a ▁Master