Past Scholars’ Profiles

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Leo Francis F. Abot
Ateneo de Manila University
FLP Scholar AY 2017-2018, AY 2018-2019

Valedictorian, Ateneo Law School, 2019
Consistent Dean’s Lister
Managing Editor of the Ateneo International Law Review (AILR)
Resident, Ateneo Society of International Law
Research Assistant for Ateneo Team B, Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition 2016 (Southeast Asian Regional Rounds, 2016)
Researcher and Oralist, Mickey Colayco International Law Moot Court Competition, 2015
AB Major in History and minor in Global Politics and Literature (English) (Summa Cum Laude), Ateneo de Manila University, 2015
3rd Prize, Kabataan Essay category, Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, 2011

John Anthony F. Almerino
University of San Carlos
FLP Scholar AY 2017-2018, AY 2018-2019

Valedictorian, USC College of Law. 2019
Dean’s Lister
Member, USC debate and mooting team
Contributor (international politics), The Podium
BA Political Science major in International Relations and Foreign Service (Magna Cum Laude), University of San Carlos, 2014

Karina Mae A. Badua
University of Santo Tomas
FLP Scholar SY 2017-2018

Ranked 5^th in graduating class, UST Faculty of Civil Law, 2018
Dean’s Lister, UST College of Law
Executive Editor, UST Law Journal
Member, UST Law Dean’s Circle
Past contributor, UST Golden Notes Remedial Law Department
Intern, Office of the Solicitor General
AB Political Science (Cum Laude), UST

Sean James B. Borja
Ateneo de Manila University
FLP Scholar SY 2016-2017, SY 2017-2018

2018 Bar Exam Topnotcher No. 1
Valedictorian, Ateneo Law School, 2018
Consistent Dean’s Lister
Member, Ateneo Law School Team, 2017 Philip Jessup Moot Court Competition (team represented the Philippines in the International Rounds held at Washington, D.C)
Member, ALS Team to the 2016 Asia Cup Moot Court Competition, Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Japan (team was the 1st runner-up)
3rd Best Speaker in Asia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Japan, 2016
BS Management, major in Legal Management (Magna Cum Laude), Ateneo de Manila University, 2014
Program Awardee for Legal Management, 2014
Full scholarship at École Supérieure de Commerce in Dijon, France, 2012, under Ateneo’s Junior Term Abroad Program

Micah Celine S. Carpio
De La Salle University
FLP Scholar AY 2018-2019

Valedictorian, DLSU College of Law, 2019
Civil Procedure Subject Head, Lasallian Commission on Bar Operations, 2018-2019
Hotel Operations Director, Lasallian Commission on Bar Operations, 2017-2018
Hotel Operations Officer, Lasallian Commission on Bar Operations, 2016-2017
Diploma in Marketing (Magna Cum Laude), De La Salle University, 2013
Recipient of the Student Leadership Award, DLSU

Kaycelle Anne M. Castillo
Far Eastern University Institute of Law
FLP Scholar SY 2016-2017, SY 2017-2018

Dean’s Lister and Academic Scholar, FEU-Institute of Law
Certified Public Accountant, specializing in Tax advocacy
President, FEU-Institute of Law Student Council
Vice President for Finance, Association of Law Students of the Philippines
Legal Intern, Flores Palanca & Ofrin Law Offices, 2016
Finance Analyst and Internal Auditor, Ayala Land, Inc., 2013-2015
BS Accountancy (with Latin honor distinction), UST

Arvin Paolo D. CortezAteneo de Manila University
FLP Scholar AY 2017-2018, AY 2018-2019

Legal Division Writer, Palladium
Member, Law School Choir
Consultant to Supreme Court Associate Justice Arturo Brion, Senate Electoral Tribunal, 2016
Co-subject head, Constitutional Law, 2017 Ateneo Central Bar Operations
BA Political Science (Cum Laude), UP Diliman
Elected Member, Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences, 2015
Elected Member, Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society, 2015.

Ervin Fredrick H. Dy
University of the Philippines
FLP Scholar SY 2016-2017, SY 2017-2018

Licensed Geodetic Engineer
Vice Chancellor, Order of the Purple Feather (UP College of Law honor society), 2016-2017
Head, Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity
Magistrate, UP Law Student Tribunal, 2015-2017
Champion Debater, 29^th Annual Pi Sigma Open Debate Tournament
BS Geodetic Engineering (Magna Cum Laude), University of the Philippines

Rexlyn Anne M. Evora
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
FLP Scholar SY 2016-2017, SY 2017-2018

Graduated 1^st in graduating class, PUP College of Law, 2018
Quarter Finalist, International Humanitarian Law National Moot Court Competition, 2015
Outstanding Faculty Member, PUP College of Science, SY 2015-2016
Faculty member, Department of Biology, College of Science, PUP-Manila
Member, PUP Research Core Group, 2015-2018
Member, PUP Moot Court Society, Office of the Legal Aid, 2016-2018
Member, Bar Operations Committee 2016
BS Biology, Major in Zoology, University of the Philippines-Los Baños

Kevin Ken S. Ganchero
Far Eastern University Institute of Law
FLP Scholar SY 2016-2017

Graduated with 2^nd Honors and Best Thesis Award, 2018
Academic Scholar (2014-2016) and Consistent dean’s lister
Memorial Writer and Oralist, Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court, 2016
Memorial Writer, Asia Cup 2016, ranked 2^nd in the Philippines
Active member of FEU moot court council
Chief Judge, Davao Red Cross Humanitarian Law Debates and Falcon Law Debates
AB Political Science (Magna Cum Laude), FEU, 2014

Katrina Monica C. Gaw
Ateneo de Manila University
FLP Scholar SY 2017-2018

2018 Bar Exam Topnotcher No. 5
Graduated 3^rd in graduating class, 2^nd Honors, Ateneo Law School, 2018
Dean’s Award for Best Thesis, 2018
Member, Board of Editors, Ateneo Law Journal
Member, Executive Committee, and Lead Editor of 62nd Volume, Ateneo Law Journal
Summer Intern, Quisumbing Torres Law Offices, 2016
Research Assistant, Zambrano and Gruba Law Offices, 2016
Legal Intern, Tam-Yap and Ilao Law Offices, 2015
BS Management, major in Legal Management and minor in English Literature (Cum Laude), Ateneo de Manila University, 2014

Maria Carissa C. Guinto
San Beda University
FLP Scholar AY 2018-2019

Member, San Beda Law Human Rights Advocates
Member, San Beda International Law Society
Subject-Chair for Taxation Law, San Beda Centralized Bar Operations
Consultant, Committee on Youth and Sports Development of the House of Representatives
BA Political Science, (Cum Laude), UP Diliman

Jose Noel B. Hilario
University of Santo Tomas
FLP Scholar SY 2016-2017

Cum Laude, UST Faculty of Civil Law, 2018
Consistent Saint Thomas of Aquinas scholar and Dean’s lister
Associate Articles Editor, UST Law Review
Champion, Divina Cup Debate
Contributor, UST law Dean’s Circle
Member, UST Law Debate and Moot Society
AB in Political Science (Cum Laude), FEU

Mikael Gabrielle E. Ilao
University of the Cordilleras
FLP Scholar AY 2017-2018, AY 2018-2019

UC College of Law Scholar, 2015-2016
Participant, Jessup Moot Court Competition, 2013
Champion, SBC-SLU Invitational Moot Court Competition, 2012
Best Oralist, SBC-SLU Invitational Moot Court Competition, 2012
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy – Legal Studies, SLU, 2011

Summerson A. Macasarte
St. Thomas More School of Law and Business, Davao
FLP Scholar SY 2017-2018

Graduated 1^st in graduating class, 2018
Certified Public Accountant
Faculty Member, St. Thomas More School of Law and Business
BS Accountancy, Ateneo de Davao University, 2012

Alimar Mohammad Malabad
San Beda University
FLP Scholar AY 2018-2019

Associate Editor, San Beda Law Journal
Champion and Best Oralist (Finals Round) and 2^nd Best Oralist (General Rounds), San Beda International Law Society Public International Law Moot Court Competition AY 2016-2017
Best Speaker (Semi-finals), San Beda Human Rights Advocates Debate Cup AY 2015-2016
Chairperson, Legal and Judicial Ethics Committee, San Beda University’s Centralized Bar Operations for AY 2018-2019
BA Social Sciences (Cum Laude), UP-Manila, 2014
Elected Member, International Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Elected Member, Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences

Kenneth Glenn L. Manuel
University of Santo Tomas
FLP Scholar AY 2017-2018, AY 2018-2019

2019 Bar Exams Topnotcher No. 6
Cum Laude, UST Faculty of Civil Law, 2019
Dean’s Lister
Best Finals Speaker, DivinaLaw Debate Cup, UST, 2017
BS Accountancy (Valedictorian – Magna Cum Laude), Colegio de San Juan de Letran, 2014
Placed 14th in the 2014 CPA Board Exams

Violeta M. Najarro, Jr.
San Beda College Alabang School of Law
FLP Scholar SY 2016-2017

Legal Intern, Office of the Solicitor General, 2016
Editorial Staff, The Bedan Review SY 2016-2017
Founder/Vice-President, SBCA Law Student Ministry, SY 2016-2017
Dean’s Lister, SY 2014-2015
Member, VOLCORPS
Member, Environmental Law Society

Dion Ceazar M. Pascua
San Beda University – Manila
FLP Scholar SY 2016-2017

Certified Public Accountant
Academic Honor Roll and Dean’s Lister, SBU-Manila, 2014-2015
Legislative Staff Officer III at the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal
Auditor, San Beda – Lex Scholaris, 2016-2017
Associate Justice, San Beda Judicial Council, 2015-2016
Punongbayan & Araullo Grant Thornton scholar
BS Accountancy (Magna Cum Laude), Far Eastern University-Manila

Ma. Janine V. Pedernal
University of Santo Tomas
FLP Scholar SY 2016-2017

Member, Dean’s Circle, 2016
AB in Legal Management (Cum Laude), UST, 2014

King Anthony Y. Perez
University of Cebu
FLP Scholar AY 2017-2018, AY 2018-2019

Valedictorian, UC College of Law, 2019
Special Citation, Cebu Archdiocesan Mass Media Awards, 2015
2^nd Place, KBP Accreditation Examination – Cebu, 2015
2^nd Place – Features Category, Justice Awards, International Justice Mission, 2013
BA Mass Communication (Cum Laude), UP Cebu, 2013

Josiah David F. Quising
Far Eastern University Institute of Law
FLP Scholar SY 2017-2018

1st Place Winner, FLP Dissertation Writing Contest AY 2018-2019
Best Speaker, ANC Square Off: Debate Season 13 (Quarter-Finals Match)
2^nd Best Memorial, 2016 Asia Cup
Editor-in-Chief, Far Eastern Law Review
Head, FEU Central Bar Operations, Legal Ethics Division
Member, FEU Moot Court Council
AB in Business Administration major in Operations Management, Grace Christian College

Nigel Carmelo O. Reago
De La Salle University
FLP Scholar SY 2017-2018

Valedictorian, DLSU College of Law, 2018
Vice President for Internals, International Law Society, 2015
Deputy Chair, Criminal Law and Taxation Law in the Academics Committee, Lasallian Commission on Bar Operations
Captain of DLSU Law’s Table Tennis Team
Intern, Office of the Solicitor General
Legal apprentice and research assistant in two law firms
San Lorenzo Ruiz working scholar
BS in Philosophy, University of Santo Tomas, 2014

Jun Dexter H. Rojas
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
FLP Scholar AY 2017-2018, AY 2018-2019

2019 Bar Exams Topnotcher No. 9
Vice-President, PUP College of Law Student Council, AY 2017-2018n
BA Political Science, UP Manila

Julienne Therese V. Salvacion
San Beda University, Manila
FLP Scholar SY 2017-2018

Chief Girl Scout Medalist, Girl Scouts of the Philippines
Vice President for Internal Affairs, San Beda Lex Scholaris Honors and Scholars Society
Subject Head, San Beda Centralized Bar Operations
Editor, San Beda Law Journal
Consistent honor student, San Beda University
BS in Management major in Legal Management and minor in Development Management, Ateneo de Manila University

Tess Marie P. Tan
University of San Carlos School of Law and Governance
FLP Scholar SY 2016-2017

2^nd Place Winner, FLP Dissertation Writing Contest 2017-2018
Contributor, The Podium (official student publication of the USC – College of Law)
World Champion and Best Overall Oralist, 20th Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, Florida, USA, 2016 (first Filipina) (representing Southeast Asia)
Champion and Best Oralist, Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition – Southeast Asia Regional Rounds, Philippines, 2016
Asia Pacific Champion, Price International Media Law Moot Court Competition, Beijing, 2016 and 2017
Champion, Season 11 of the ANC Square-Off Debates, 2015
Semi-finalist, international rounds of the Price International Media Law Moot Court Competition held in Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom, 2017
Second Best Oralist, Best Applicant Memorial, and Best Over-all Memorial, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (Philippine Rounds), 2018
Top Team Manager, JPMorgan Chase and Co.-Philippine Global Service Center, N.A., Philippines, Q2 2013 – Q2 2014

Jose Angelo C. Tiglao
De La Salle University
FLP Scholar SY 2017-2018

Consistent St. La Salle scholar
Chairman, Lasallian Commission on Bar Operations
Vice President for Internal Affairs, Law Student Government, 2015-2016
Member, Dean Jose Manuel Diokno’s research team
Recipient of Gawad Francisco V. Ortigas for Most Outstanding Student Leader, 2014
Recipient of University Commendation as an Ayala Young Leader
AB Political Science (Honorable Mention), De La Salle University, 2014