Alfredo F. Tadiar (1930-2015) was a lawyer, judge, law professor and national amnesty commission chair, and founder of alternative dispute resolution in the Philippines.
Tadiar was a life-long proponent of the ideals of justice, education, and progressive change. He was a champion of women’s rights, legal representation for the poor, the self- determination of peoples, governmental integrity, freedom from colonial oppression, peace and international cooperation.
Tadiar’s authored books and private papers serve as the seed collection for the Library.
The Alfredo F. Tadiar Library was established in December 2017 in San Fernando, La Union as an independent reading and research library, free and open to the public, with PUÓN serving as its supporting space of public outreach and engagement.