Institute for the Administration of JusticeU.P. Law Center

Profile of Lecturers

PROF. ROWENA V. GUANZON

Bachelor of Laws, UP College of Law (Dean’s Medal)Master in Public Administration, Harvard University

Mayor, Cadiz City (1986-92)

Author: Engendering the Philippine Judiciary (2006)

The Davide Court: Its Contributions to Gender and Women’s Rights” (2004)

The Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004

Senior Professorial Lecturer, UP College of LawOfficer-in-Charge, UP Institute for the Administration

of Justice

JUSTICE EDILBERTO G. SANDOVAL (Ret.)

Associate in Arts, Far Eastern UniversityBachelor of Laws, Far Eastern University

(cum laude)

Judge, Regional Trial Court, Pinamalagan, Oriental MindoroJudge, Regional Trial Court, ManilaJustice, SandiganbayanBar Examiner, Criminal Law (1993)Bar Examiner, Legal Ethics (1998)Most Outstanding RTC Judge of Manila

Author: Pointers in Criminal Law

Chair, Criminal Law, PHILJA

DR./ATTY. FLORESTO P. ARIZALA, JR.

Doctor of MedicineBachelor of Laws, Arellano University

Chief, Medico Legal Division, NBIFaculty, San Beda College of Law Faculty, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng MaynilaFaculty, Arellano University School of Law

DEAN ANTONIO H. ABAD

Bachelor of Laws, Far Eastern University (cum laude)

Dean, Far Eastern University Institute of Law

Dean, Adamson University

Rank 10, 1963 Bar Examinations

Author: Compendium on Labor LawNegotiable Instruments Law

DEAN MERLIN M. MAGALLONA

Bachelor of Laws, UP College of LawVisiting Fellow, Oxford University Visiting Research Fellow, Nagoya University Director, Institute of International Legal Studies,

UP Law CenterDean, UP College of LawMember, Supreme Court Committee on

Legal EducationUndersecretary, Department of Foreign AffairsPhilippine Counsel and Advocate, International Court of Justice

Author: Fundamentals of Public International Law International Law Issues in Perspective

Chair, International and Human Rights Law, PHILJA

COURT ADMINISTRATOR ZENAIDA N. ELEPAÑO (Ret.)

Bachelor of Arts, University of Sto. Tomas (summa cum laude)Bachelor of Laws, University of Sto. Tomas (cum laude)

Editor, UST Law Review Director, UST Legal Aid Clinic

Judge, Regional Trial CourtCourt Administrator, Supreme Court

Most Outstanding RTC Judge in the Philippines (1994)

Professorial Lecturer, PHILJA

JUDGE PHILIP A. AGUINALDO

Bachelor of Laws, University of Sto. Tomas (cum laude)

Assistant Dean, College of CommerceDean, Faculty of Arts and Letters, University of

Sto. TomasAssociate Professor, UST Faculty of Civil LawSenior State Prosecutor, Department of Justice

Judge, Regional Trial Court, Muntinlupa

PROF. ALFREDO F. TADIAR

Bachelor of Laws, Siliman University Master of Law, Harvard Law School

(with Distinction)Special Studies on Juvenile Criminal Justice, Boston University

Municipal Judge, La UnionProfessor, UP College of LawDirector, Office of Legal Aid, UP College of LawChairman, National Amnesty Commission (1999-2003)Member, International Court of Arbitration

Principal Author:PD 1508, “Katarungang Pambarangay”

Court-Annexed Mediation and Appellate Court Mediation

Chair, ADR, PHILJAChair, International Development Law Organization,

Rome

MR. PALMER U. MALLARI

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of the East, Manila

Bachelor of Laws, Philippine Law School

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)Certified Security Professional (CSP)

Awardee, NBI Top Ten AgentFinalist, NBI Agent of the Year

Chief, Technical Intelligence Division, NBI

Atty. NICHOLAS B. PICHAY

Bachelor of Laws, UP College of Law

He is also the legal counsel Philippine Pen, Artists’ Welfare ProjectNeo-Angono, Writers’ BlockNational Commission on Culture and the Arts,

Recipient of an Asian Cultural Council Scholarship-, New York with the May-I Theatre company in 2010.

He is an IPR lawyer and has been or still the counsel for the enforcement of trademark rights for Swatch, Louis Vuitton, HP, Bally.