ATTY
SUCCESS STORY
OF
ATTY. SALEX ESPINOSA ALIBOGHA
Nurse- Educator- Lawyer and EntrepreneurATTY. SALEX E. ALIBOGHA,
hails from Cagamutan Sur, Leganes, Iloilo, Region VI-Western
Visayas,Philippines. He is the youngest of the nine ( 9 ) children
of the late Gonzalo Alibogha, Sr. a humble janitor of a public
school in the province of Iloilo and Expectation Espinosa, a
dedicated and hardworking side-walk fruit vendor at the Iloilo
National High School, Lapaz, Iloilo City.ATTY. ALIBOGHA , has
confirmed and validated the famous quotations, to wit: Poverty is
not a hindrance to success; and Behind the clouds , the sun is
still shining . His father died in 1988 when he was about to enter
college and his mother has given up hope to send him to college.
Fortunately, he was awarded the State Scholarship Grant of the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED), two weeks prior to the
opening of classes, such scholarship has sustained him until he
finished his college degree. He is deeply grateful and indebted to
the government through the Commission on Higher Education Region
for facilitating the financial assistance consisting of full free
tuition and all other fees, monthly stipends , book allowance and
graduation allowances which were great privileges for him to
realize his dreams.
A consistent honor student from his elementary days where he
graduated Salutatorian, he breezed through high school with a chain
of awards including being one of the 10 Most Outstanding Junior
Scientist and Mathematician in Region VI, Population Education
Award, Mercury Drug Award for Excellence in Mathematics, and
Science, and Insular Life Gold Eagle Award. All these summed up his
honor as Valedictorian when he graduated from his secondary
education.
An achiever by heart, he finished his degrees in Nursing (1992)
and Bachelor of Laws ( 2001) as Magna Cum Laude. He placed 9th in
the Nurse Licensure Examinations in June, 1992 and obtained a high
rating in the 2001 BAR- ( 85.65%). He was blessed with no less than
six(6) scholarships/awards from high school to law school. He
enjoyed the Apex Club of Australia Bursary Award from 1984-1992;
Iloilo Provincial Government Scholarship Award, notably the
NATIONAL STATE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD from the CHED., and the Entrance
Scholarship of Central Philippine University, all in 1988-1992; and
the Ester Villanueva Nolasco Scholarship Award and the CCINAA
Alumni Scholarship Award, both in 1991-1992. Prior to his law
school, he finished his Master of Arts in Nursing degree, likewise
at CPU, in 1996 and eventually received the awards as of the 10
Most Outstanding Health Researchers as recognized by DOST-PCHRD, in
a National Competition in 1998. Two years later, he received
another award from the same agency as one of the 10 Most
Outstanding Researchers for the Centennial Celebration in year
2000.
He has so far accomplished a series of seven researches and
publications as author and investigator.
Atty. Alibogha rose from the ranks as Researcher of Concern,
Inc., Nurse Trainee at Iloilo Mission Hospital, Bedside Clinical
Instructor at CPU/IMH, and Program Coordinator of KABALAKA Health
Center- HIV/AIDS Program. He has worked in the United States of
America as registered nurse from 2001-2002 at Holland Health Care
Center, Holland Michigan, but eventually went home to continue
serving his countrymen as a nurse-lawyer.
He is currently Associate Professor III at the College of
Nursing, the School of Graduate Studies, and College of Law of
Central Philippine University, Jaro, Iloilo City- . He also serves
as a reviewer in the Nurse Licensure Examination in six (6)
colleges and universities in six (6) areas of
specialization/concentration in review, notably: Fundamentals of
Nursing; Professional Adjustment; Maternal and Child Nursing;
Medical-Surgical Nursing; Nursing Research and Management; and
Nursing Law and Jurisprudence.
Atty. Alibogha is currently pursuing his career in Immigration
Law and he is the Immigration Liaison Officer of VJ Research and
Consultancy , Ltd, based in Chicago,Illinois, USA. He is about to
finish his Masters degree in Law At San Beda College Manila through
the CPU- SAN BEDA consortium. He is at the same time an
entrepreneur being the Executive Director of A1 Passers and
Worldwide Excellence Review and Consultancy, Company.
Atty. Alibogha is a family man. He is a caring son to his 90
year old mother, benevolent brother to 8 siblings , a supportive
uncle to his niece and nephew , a loving husband to , Dr. Renalin
Panes Alibogha, a registered medical technologist, a
physician-pediatrician and also a registered nurse and a loving
father of two children Alexis Paul ( a Grade 4 student in a Chinese
school- Iloilo Scholastic Academy ) and Alexa Marie ( a Grade 2
pupil at Santa Clarita International School ). Atty. Alibogha is a
nurse and dedicated educator to nursing , law and graduate school
students of Central Philippine University. He is a law practitioner
and entrepreneur in review services for various professions. He is
an active advocate of HIV/AIDS prevention and control program and
has done several community outreach work during calamities
especially during Typhoon Yolanda to the people of the Northern
part of Iloilo. It is the ardent desire of Atty. Alibogha , that
his success story will serve as an inspiration to others who are
willing to sacrifice to realize their ambitions in life.
