“Hour Before Dawn: The Fall and Uncertain Rise of the Philippine Supreme Court” Book Launched

Marites Vitug’s “Hour Before Dawn: The Fall and Uncertain Rise of the Philippine Supreme Court” Book Launched.

The Philippine Consulate General proudly partnered with the Philippine American Writers and Artists (PAWA) and the Literacy Initiatives International Foundation (LIIF) for the launch of Marites Dañguilan-Vitug’s latest book, Hour Before Dawn: The Fall and Uncertain Rise of the Philippine Supreme Court on April 11 at the Philippine Center in San Francisco.

The multi-awarded Vitug is one of the Philippines’ most accomplished and respected investigative journalists. She has written for international publications, Newsweek among them, and now serves as editor-at-large of online news site rappler.com and president of the Journalism for Nation Building Foundation.


Hour Before Dawn gives the reader an analysis of the recent events that affected the Philippine Supreme Court, the actions of the former Chief Justice, who was subsequently impeached, and the series of controversial rulings rendered by the High Court.

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