Amando G. Dayrit (1912-1944) was born in San Jose, San Fernando, Pampanga to Florentino Singian Dayrit and Juana Gatchalian Galang. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A prolific writer and columnist, he was author of the renowned "Tribune" column "Good Morning Judge. " During the Japanese Occupation, he contributed to the underground "Free Philippines. " He contracted tuberculosis in his pursuit of freedom and was under house arrest in Manila. He was later allowed to return to San Fernando where he died shortly after. [1]