[2] Frank Chavez finished his high school education in the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, graduating salutatorian in 1961.
In 1986, he was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of the country for his achievements in his chosen field of law and human rights.
As First Quarter Stormer,[4] he joined the student mass action on January 30, 1970, the First Battle of Mendiola Bridge.
Earlier, in 1967, he obtained a bachelor of science degree, cum laude from the West Negros College in Bacolod.
These “fight for freedom and justice” involvements earned him the 1987 Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines (TOYM) award for law and human rights.
At the end of his term, President Aquino thanked him “most sincerely for the services you have rendered to the Government as Solicitor General with unwavering courage and impeccable integrity.” He is known for his anti-graft and corruption exposes, which resulted in a complete revamp of the Presidential Committee on Good Government; the Philippine Air Lines scam of P2.2 billion, resulting in the dismissal of top ranking PAL executives, and the cessation of the small town lottery system, among others.
[5] In 2010, he exposed the graft and corruption practices in government by Villaraza, Cruz, Marcelo and Angangco Law Offices, also known as "The Firm", of which his brods in Sigma Rho are partners.