▁of ▁La ws ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Santo ▁Tom as . ▁ ▁Upon ▁passing ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Mak as iar ▁joined ▁the ▁government ▁service ▁as ▁an ▁att orney ▁with ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice . ▁He ▁would ▁not ▁leave ▁the ▁government ▁service ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁Mak as iar ▁rose ▁in ▁the ▁ranks , ▁beginning ▁with ▁a ▁st int ▁with ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Sol ic itor ▁General , ▁then ▁as ▁a ▁trial ▁court ▁judge ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Sol ic itor - General ▁and ▁Under secret ary ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁and ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Justice ▁from ▁May ▁until ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Associ ate ▁Justice ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁High ▁Court , ▁Mak as iar ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁law ▁professor ▁in ▁several ▁univers ities , ▁including ▁the ▁Manuel ▁L . ▁Que zon ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁San ▁B eda ▁College . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Te of ista ▁F . ▁Santos ▁of ▁R iz al ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁six ▁children : ▁Lor etta ▁M . ▁Sic at , ▁Ros ella ▁Jean ▁M . ▁P uno , ▁Barry , ▁Gary , ▁C yn th ia ▁and ▁Ele an ore ▁Lyn n ▁M . ▁Pa