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Also: Philippines: People: By occupation: Lawyers / Women by occupation: Women lawyers This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Filipino lawyers . It includes lawyers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Natividad Almeda-López (8 September 1892 – 22 January 1977) was a suffragist [2] and the first female lawyer in the Philippines, [3] passing the bar in 1914 and the first woman to defend a woman in a court of law. [4] [5] She was also the first female judge of the municipal court of Manila. She has been described as a "beacon in the feminist ...
She is the President of the U.P. Women Lawyers' Circle (an organization of women lawyers who are graduates of the University of the Philippines that provides free legal assistance to women and children, as well as funding a jail decongestion program for children in conflict with the law).
Marie Louise "Liza" Cacho Araneta Marcos (née Araneta; [6] born August 21, 1959) is a Filipino lawyer and academic who has been the first lady of the Philippines since 2022 as the wife of Bongbong Marcos, the 17th and incumbent president of the Philippines.
Lawyer, Civil Servant, Lecturer Marilyn Barua-Yap is a Filipino lawyer, civil servant, and academic who currently serves as the chairperson of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) of the Philippines. She was appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as ad interim chairperson on October 16, 2024.
In June 2017, Lazaro-Javier was under consideration to replace Associate Justice Bienvenido Reyes. [2] Again in June 2018, Lazaro-Javier was under consideration to replace Presbitero J. Velasco Jr. [5] On December 7, 2018, her name was once again submitted for a vacancy left by the retirement of Noel Tijam, and was finally appointed. [6]
Esperanza Christina Garcia Codilla; December 25, 1981), also known as Christina Garcia Frasco, is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as Secretary of Tourism since June 30, 2022. She was the mayor of Liloan, Cebu from 2016 to 2022.
Lilia Bagaporo de Lima is a lawyer from the Philippines and a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for work related to the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). [1]De Lima was born in Iriga, Camarines Sur, into a family of public servants, which includes Senator Leila de Lima. [2]