ENRIQUE M. BELO (1972-2004)

Born in Roxas City, Philippines, September 18, 1922; died December 23, 2004, admitted, 1950, Philippines. Education: University of the Philippines (A.A., 1946; LL.B., cum laude, Valedictorian, 1949); Bar Topnotcher (1949); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1951). Phi Kappa Phi. Recipient: Order of the Chevalier First Class of St. Olav, Norway; "Most Distinguished Award for Justice 1991", Philippine Bar Association; one of the Top Ten in Performance, Convention Press Association; Golden Jubilee Celebration in the year 2001, Archdiocese of Capiz, Senior Partner, Ponce, Enrile, Siguion Reyna, Montecillo & Belo, 1956-1972. Vice Consul (a.h.), Thailand in the Philippines, 1956-1992. Delegate, Constitutional Convention, 1971. Knight of the Order, While Elephant granted by the King of Thailand. Member, Parliament representing the Province of Capiz, 1984-1986. Member: Philippine Bar Association (President, 1974-1975; Director, 1962-1967, 1973-1986); Integrated Bar of the Philippines; Philippine Constitution Association; Harvard Law Alumni Association; American Chamber of Commerce; American Association of the Philippines; International Bar Association; Inter-Pacific Bar Association; Intellectual Property Foundation.

FELIPE L. GOZON

Born in Manila, Philippines, December 8, 1939; admitted 1963, 13th place, Philippine Bar Examinations; 1984, New York. Education: University of the Philippines (A.A., 1958; LL.B., 1962); Yale Law School (LL.M., 1965). Phi Kappa Phi. Order of the Purple Feather. Recipient: Most Distinguished Service Award, Leadership Award, Presidential Award of Merit, Philippine Bar Association 1986, 1989, 1990; Certificate of Appreciation, Supreme Court, July 6, 1989; Chief Justice Special Award, Chief Justice of the Philippines, June 11, 1991. Vice-President-Legal, Philippine Airlines, Inc., 1971-1972. Chairman/President, GMA Network, Inc. Advisor and Consultant, Philippine Air Panel, 1971-1993. Author: "The Civil Aeronautics Board: Powers, Procedures and Regulation", 1993. Special Lecturer: Taxation, Economic Development Foundation, 1969; Current Issues Affecting Airlines in the Philippines, U.P. Law Center, 1985. Lecturer: Seminar on Carriage of Goods by Air, Institute of Advanced Studies, 1984. Special Lecturer, 16th World Law Conference "Legal Issues in International Civil Aviation Arising from Deregulation," Manila, 1993. Promoting Ethical Behavior Among Sheriffs, Sheriff's Conference, 1989' Monopoly and Press Censorship: Some Lessons from the Philippine Experience, 14th Conference on the law of the World at Beijing, 1990. Member: The Preparatory Commission on Constitutional Reform (1999); Integrated Bar of the Philippines (Director, Pasay, Makati, Mandaluyong & San Juan Chapter, 1973-1974); Philippine Bar Association (President, 1988-1989; Director, 1983-1993); Telecommunications and Broadcasting Attorneys of the Philippines (Chairman, 1993); Philippine Society of International Law; Tax Management Association; Aviation Lawyers Association of the Philippines (President, 1982-1983; Director, 1984-1985); American and International Bar Associations; Makati Law Foundation (Chairman, 1995).

ROBERTO O. PAREL

Born in Manila, Philippines, February 19, 1956; admitted 1981, Philippines. Education: University of the Philippines (A.B., Philosophy, 1976; LL.B., 1980). Manila Alumnus, 1989 Academy of America and International Law, The Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas, Texas, Member: Alumni Association of the Academy of American and International Law (Philippines); AOTS Alumni Society. Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines; Philippine Bar Association (Director, 1999); Philippine Society of International Law.

GENER E. ASUNCION

Born in Tarlac, Tarlac, Philippines, September 12, 1945; admitted, 1972, Philippines. Education: University of Santo Tomas (A.B. cum laude; LL.B., cum laude). Recipient, Academic Award for Academic Excellence from the Rector Magnificus, University of Sto.Tomas, 1971. Editor-in-Chief, UST Law Review, 1971. Judicial Assistant of Associate Justice Ruperto G. Martin, Supreme Court of the Philippines, 1975-1977. Professor, Civil Law Review, 1975-1984. Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines; Philippine Bar Association; Makati Law Foundation (Director).

ROBERTO RAFAEL V. LUCILA

Born in Camalig, Albay, Philippines, June 7, 1956; admitted, 1981, Philippines. Education: University of the Philippines (A.B. Psychology, 1976; LL.B., 1980). Phi Kappa Phi. Scholar, First National City Bank, CITIBANK. Contributor: The Lawyers' Review: Integrated Bar of the Philippines Journal and Magazine; Supreme Court Reports Annotated (SCRA). Accredited Court of Appeals Mediator; Accredited trainor for Court of Appeals Mediators; Accredited Tax Law Specialist, US International Revenue Service Special Examining Unit, Office of Personnel Management, 1982. Assistant Executive Secretary, Legislation, Office of the President of the Philippines, 1990-1992. Chairman: Philippine Retirement Authority, 1991-1992; Chairman, South China Sea Fishery Disputes Committee 1991-1992. Seminars on Taxation, Foundation for Accounting Education, New York City, 1982; 29th Academy of American and International Law, International and Comparative Law Center, The Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas, Texas, 1992; Strategic Business Economics Program, University of Asia and the Pacific (1999); Lecturer, College of Business Administration, University of the Philippines(1993); Professor, College of Law, San Sebastian College; Lecturer, Lyceum University College of Law (2004-present); Lecturer, 1997 XVth Law Association for Asia and the Pacific (LAWASIA). Legal Counsel, University of the Philippines, 1981. Member, Philippine National Railways, Board of Directors, 1989-1990; Civil Aeronautics Board, 1990-1991. Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines; Association of Philippine Barristers (Member, Board of Trustees, 1991); Philippine Bar Association (Director, 2001-present); Philippine Constitution Association; Telecommunications and Broadcasting Attorneys of the Philippines.

ERIC VINCENT A. ESTOESTA

Born in Manila, Philippines, July 18, 1965; admitted, 1991, Philippines. Education: San Beda College (A.B., magna cum laude, Economics, 1986); Ateneo de Manila University (LL.B., 1990). Member: Ateneo de Manila Alumni Association; Fraternal Order of Utopia. Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines; Philippine Bar Association.

ANNA-TERESA GOZON-ABROGAR

Born in Makati City, Philippines, November 3, 1971; admitted, 1998, Philippines: Education: Ateneo de Manila University (B.S. Management Engineering, cum laude, 1993); University of the Philippines (LL.B., cum laude, valedictorian, 1997); Harvard Law School (LL.M. 1999). Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Gamma Mu. Trustee, Bantay Katarungan Foundation. Professor in Taxation, University of the Philippines, College of Law. Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines; Harvard Law School Association; UP Women in Law; Order of the Purple Feather; Harvard Law School Association of the Philippines; Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Member, Committee on Taxation); Tax Management Association of the Philippines.

PIERRE M. CANTARA

Born Manila, Philippines, November 8, 1971; admitted, 1998, Philippines. Education: Ateneo de Manila University (B.S. Business Management, 1993; J.D., 1997). Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines.

REGINO A. MORENO

Born in Caloocan City, Philippines, March 21, 1963; admitted 1993, Philippines. Education: University of Pangasinan (A.B., Political Science); University of Sto. Tomas (LL.B., 1987). Legal Assistant, Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudications Board, Department of Agrarian Reform, 1988-1989. Technical Assistant, Legal Office, Office of the President of the Philippines, 1990-1993. Officer-in-Charge, Office of Budget and Corporate Affairs, Office of the President, 1993. Member: Maritime Industry Authority Board, 1993; Investment Coordination Committee Technical Board, National Economic Development Authority, 1993; Inter-Agency Committee for Registration and Classification of Contractors, 1993. Assistant Secretary, Office of the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel, Office of the President of the Philippines, 1999-2001. Chairman, Presidential Investigation Sub-Committee on Local Water Utilities Administration, 2000. Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines; Aegis Juris Fraternity; Philippine Bar Association; Philippine Constitution Association.

YVONNE ANGELI C. LEE TUPAS

Born in Manila, Philippines, June 15, 1970; admitted, 1999, Republic of the Philippines. Education: University of the Philippines (B.A. Communications-Mass Communications, magna cum laude, valedictorian, 1992; LL.B., dean's medallist, 1998). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Gamma Mu. Order of the Purple Feather. Member, UP Women Lawyer Circle. Member: Philippine Bar Association; Integrated Bar of the Philippines.

MARIA THERESA E. DE MESA

Born in San Juan, Rizal, November 10, 1976; admitted, 2002, Philippines. Education: University of the Philippines (B.A. Political Science, 1997, cum laude); Ateneo de Manila University (Juris Doctor, 2001). Pi Gamma Mu. Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines.

CHRISTINE F. BIO

Born in Sorsogon City, Philippines, December 10, 1981; admitted 2007, Philippines. Education: University of the Philippines (B.A. Political Science, 2002, cum laude); Ateneo de Manila University (Juris Doctor, 2006). Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines

MARIA LOURDES M. PANGANIBAN

Born in Quezon City, February 7, 1982; resides in Candaba, Pampanga. admitted, 2007. Education: University of the Philippines (BS Economics, cum laude, 2002); University of the Philippines (Bachelor of Laws, 2006).

EDIZER A. ENRIQUEZ

Born in Lucena City, Philippines, March 11, 1978; admitted 2007; Education: San Beda College of Arts & Sciences SY 1995-1999 (B.S. Accountancy), San Beda College of Law SY 2002 -2006 (Bachelor of Laws); Member-Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Alpha Phi Beta, San Beda College; 2001-2002 Auditor, Jaka Group of Companies.

JOHN STEPHEN P. QUIAMBAO

Born in Manila, Philippines on May 16, 1979; resides in Parañaque City; admitted 2007; Education: University of Asia & the Pacific SY 1997-2001 (A.B. Humanities with Professional Certificate in Industrial Economics), San Beda College of Law SY 2002-2006 (Bachelor of Laws); Alpha Phi Beta- San Beda College; 2001-2002 Research Analyst, Thomson Financial.

CHRISTINE JOANNE DE CLARO

Born in Manila, Philippines on June 24, 1980; resides in Mandaluyong City; admitted to the Bar 2008; Education: Ateneo De Manila University (A.B. European Studies - Business Track, 2002), University of the Philippines - College of Law (Bachelor of Laws, 2007, Awardee - Gonzalo V. Gonzalez Most Outstanding Law Intern); UP Women-In-Law

PAUL ERIK D. MANALO

Born in Parañaque City, Philippines, October 2, 1983; resides in Parañaque City; admitted, 2009; Education: University of the Philippines (B.A. Political Science, 2004, cum laude; Juris Doctor, 2008); Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Gamma Mu. Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines.

REYNOLD D.G. MATA II

Born: Daet, Camarines Norte, Bicol Region, Philippines, April 3, 1979; resides in Las Piñas City; admitted to the Bar, 2009; Education: San Beda College (B.S. Accountancy, 2000); San Beda College (Bachelor of Laws, 2008); Member: Alpha Phi Beta (APB) Fraternity; Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP),Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA); Work Experience: Budget Specialist II, Department of Budget and Management (2002-2007); Professor, Taxation, San Beda College, Manila and La Consolacion Collage, Manila (2007-2009); Junior Auditor, Punongbayan & Araullo, CPAs (2000-2002).

FELIPE M. GOZON, JR.

Born in Manila, Philippines on May 13, 1978; resides in Makati City; admitted to the Bar 2006; Education: Ateneo De Manila University (B.S. Management Engineering - 2000), University of the Philippines - College of Law (Bachelor of Laws, 2004); Harvard Law School (LL.M. 2009). Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines; Philippine Bar Association.

MARIA ESTELITA B. ARLES

Born in Bacolod City, Philippines, April 26, 1984; admitted to the bar 2010; Education: De La Salle University Manila (Bachelor of Arts Major in Literature, 2004, cum laude, Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in English, 2004, cum laude) Most Outstanding Student Lecturer; Ateneo De Manila School of Law (Juris Doctor, 2009); Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines.

Work Experience: Legal Team, Atun Tamdon Utod Negrosanon (ATUN) Political Party, Negros Occidental (2009-2010). Business Center Officer, Citigroup Global Corporate and Investment Bank (2004-2005). News Anchor, RPN Channel 9 Newswatch Junior Edition, Western Visayas (1996-1997).

PAOLO CARLO C. TOLENTINO

Born in Camarines Sur, Philippines, June 6, 1982; admitted to the Bar 2011; Education: Ateneo de Naga University (A.B. Political Science, 2003); Arellano University School of Law (Bachelor of Laws, 2010)

ROBERTO L. FIGUEROA

Born in Rosario, Cavite, Philippines, April 27, 1970; admitted 1994, Philippines; 2003, New York. Education: University of the Philippines (B.A. Political Science, magna cum laude, Valedictorian, 1989; LL.B., 1993); Harvard Law School (LL.M., International Finance Concentration, East Asia Legal Studies Fellowship Awardee, 2002); Hague Academy of International Law (Certificate in Public International Law, 2000). Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Gamma Mu. Vice President, General Counsel’s Office, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (New York), 2004-2010; Capital Markets Associate, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP (New York), 2002-2004; Partner, Pena Sanchez Lacson Mison & Figueroa, 1999-2001; Associate, Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose, 1993-1997. Professorial Lecturer (Bills, Notes and Negotiable Instruments; Agency and Partnership; Legal Theory), University of the Philippines, College of Law. Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Cavite Chapter; American Bar Association; New York Bar Association; Harvard Club of New York City.