[1][2] He was the country's oldest living Supreme Court justice at the time of his death in 2014.
[2] Relova was born on January 20, 1916, in Pila, Laguna, Philippines.
[1] His father, Jose Diaz Relova, was the first lawyer to practice in Pila.
[2] Uncle Regino Diaz Relova was a lieutenant colonel in the Katipunan in Laguna, Philippines.
[1] In 2012, he was inducted into the university's Professors of Law Hall of Fame.