LIST OF ACCREDITED APPEALS COURT MEDIATORS

Adefuin-dela Cruz, Bennie

Justice Adefuin-dela Cruz is a retired

Court of Appeals Associate Justice
since 2004. She has rendered 49 years
of government service.

Adre, Abednego O.

Judge Adre was the Presiding Judge of

RTC of Quezon City, Branch 88.

Justice Agcaoili is a retired member of

Agcaoili, Oswaldo D.

Court of Appeals and formerly an

Assistant Solicitor General. His
foremost authority is Land Titles and
Property Registry.
Justice Agnir is a retired Court of

Agnir, Wenceslao Jr. I.

Appeals Associate Justice, capping his

13 years of service in the judiciary. He
was a Presiding RTC Judge in Laoag
and Quezon City.

Atty. Aguilar is a partner at Aguilar

Aguilar, Leonardo Jr. C.

Salvador & Tria Law Offices.

Agustin, Antonio A.

Atty. Agustin is a Supreme CourtAccredited Mediator in the Court of

Appeals. He has been in practice for 55
years. He was admitted to the
Philippine Bar in 1961.

Alegre, Zosimo C.

Atty. Alegre is the legal counsel of Movie

and Television Review and
Classification Board (MTRCB).

Bayot, Nelson B.

In 2001, Hon. Bayot was the Presiding

Judge in RTC Pasay City.

Carmona, Cheselden George V.

Dr. Carmona is a professional lecturer

at Philippine Judicial Academy and
several law schools. His areas of
expertise are electoral management,
and elections and technology.
Atty. Ceballos works in the judiciary as

Ceballos, Poncevic L.

a lawyer and in the academe as a Dean

and a professor. He is the founder of
Ceballos Law Firm which specializes in
litigation of labor, corporate, civil and
criminal cases.

Claudio, Antonio L.

Atty. Claudio is a mediator at

Philippine Mediation Center Quezon
City.

Cope, Antonio C.

Atty. Cope is an accredited mediator of

the Philippine Judicial Academy. He
specializes in the prosecution, defense,
and litigation of criminal cases.

Cosico, Rodrigo V.

Justice Cosico is a retired Court of

Appeals Associate Justice. He spent 44
years in public service.

Cunanan, Danilo C.

Atty. Cunanan is a partner at Bernardo

Directo and Po Law Offices.

Daos, Ronald Mark S.

Atty. Daos handles negotiations in

collective bargaining agreements
(CBAs) and assists in the form of labor
organizations. He also specializes in
litigation and handling of labor

Daroy-Morales, Rowena

relations issues.
Atty. Daroy-Morales is a Lawyer-on-call
for DSWD, and the Director of the
Office of Legal Aid (OLA) in University
of Philippines College of Law.

De Vera, Leonard S.

In 2003, Atty. De Vera was the

incoming President of the Integrated
Bar of the Philippines (IBP).

Demaisip, Belleza A.

Atty. Demaisip is the VP for Internal

Affairs of Women Trial Lawyers
Organizations of the Philippines
(WTLOP).

Atty. Disini is the first lawyer-member

Disini, Jose Jesus Jr. M.

of Philippine Internet Commerce

Society (PICS). His areas of expertise
are in Technology Law, Corporate,
Litigation and Intellectual Property. He
has represented local and foreign
clients in, among others, corporate,
project finance, securities, foreign
investment, technology,
telecommunications, Internet and
eCommerce projects.

Dy-Liacco Flores, Teresita

Justice Dy-Liacco Flores is an

Associate Justice of Court of Appeals.
Her expertise is Election Law.

Fajardo, Beda G.

Atty. Fajardo has been a practicing

lawyer for more than 30 yrs. in
maritime, insurance, construction,
arbitration, corporate, commercial,
admiralty, civil law, immigration and
family law. He completed the Mediation
Training Programme for Construction
Mediator and is an accredited Trainers
trainor for Court of Appeals Mediation
of the Philippine Judicial Academy of
the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
Atty. Fruto engages in private law

Fruto, Ruben O.

practice specializing in corporate and

civil litigation. He also serves as
Consultant and the designated
Corporate Secretary of Subic Bay
Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).

Gal-lang, Lolita O.

Judge Gal-lang was a Presiding Judge

of RTC of Manila and also worked for
Office of the Solicitor General as a
Special Attorney.

Geraldez, Regina P.

Atty. Geraldez both worked in public

and private sector. She was appointed
as Acting Undersecretary for Legal
Affairs of the Department of Agrarian
Reform. At present, she is part of the
ACCRA Law firm management team.

Gonzalez, Jerry B.

Judge Gonzalez is an Executive Judge

of MTC of Marikina, Branch 44.

Hechanova, Editha R.

Atty. Hechanova is the managing

partner of Hechanova Bugay and Vichez
Law Office, working under the
Intellectual Property department.

Hizon, Salvador C.

Atty. Hizon is the President/CEO of

Eastern Telecommunications
Philippines, Inc.
Justice Hofilea is retired Associate

Hofilea. Hector L.

Justice of the Court of Appeals. He was

a partner in the Gamboa & Hofilea
Law Office and in the Guingona,
Nepomuceno & Hofilea Law Office. He
is the Vice-Chairman of the Department
of Judicial Ethics of the Philippine
Judicial Academy of the Supreme
Court.

Imperio, Angelito C.

At present, Atty. Imperio counsels,

particularly on estate planning.

Isnani, Lucia V.

Judge Isnani has been the Presiding

Judge of RTC of Makati, Branch 59
since 1995.

Jimenez, Jacinto D.

Atty. Jimenez is a practitioner focusing

on commercial litigation and
arbitration, both international and

domestic. He is a partner of Romulo

Law firm.

Jimeno, Nicanor B.

Atty. N. Jimeno is a senior partner of

Jimeno Cope David (JCD) Law Offices,
specializing in Labor Law, Labor
Relations, CBAs, etc. He has handled
various civil cases, particularly Land
Registration.

Jimeno, Rita Linda V.

Atty. R. Jimeno is a managing partner

of JCD Law Offices. She specializes in
family law.

Laurel, Jose Jesus G.

Atty. Laurel is the current VicePresident for Legal in Metro Pacific

Investments Corporation (MPIC) since
May 2010.

Liwanag, Herminio A.

Atty. Liwanag works at JGLaw

Attorneys and Counsellors-at-Law. His
fields of expertise are labor and
employment, and arbitration.

Lorenzo, Manuela F.

Judge Lorenzo is a Presiding Judge of

RTC of Manila, Branch 43.
Atty. Lucila is a senior partner of

Lucila, Roberto Rafael B.

BGEPAL Law Firm. He specializes in

Corporate and Commercial law;
regulatory practice in

Telecommunications, Broadcast and

Aviation; Congressional matters;
Appellate practice; and special projects
involving Foreign Investments,
Acquisitions, Divestments, Merger/Demerger, and Insolvency (Corporate
Rehabilitation/Restructuring and
Liquidation); Constitutional Law;
Entertainment Law.

Justice Mabutas is a retired Court of

Appeals Associate Justice. He is also

Mabutas, Ramon U.

the Chairman of United Social

Security System Members, Inc
(USSMI).

Makasiar, Ramon P.

Judge Ramon Makasiar was the

Presiding Judge of RTC of Manila,
Branch 35.

Malaneb-Hornilla, Linda L.

Justice Malaneb-Hornilla is the former

Justice Undersecretary of Department
of Justice (DOJ).

Malapitan, Luciano S.

Atty. Malapitan was an Assistant

Regional Director Revenue Region No. 9
San Pablo City, Laguna.

Martinez, Eduardo A.

Atty. Martinez began his practice

in Ponce Enrile Cayetano Reyes &

Manalastas in 1992, where he was

exposed to Labor, Immigration,
Litigation and Dispute Resolution.

Atty. Mercado is a Director of Law and

Mercado, Carolyn A.

Human Rights with The Asia

Foundation in the Philippines. In this
position she manages the Law and
Human Rights program. Her fields of
expertise are: Rule of law;
environmental law; judicial reform;
judicial education; alternative dispute
resolution; and human rights.

Miranda, Jack Andrew O.

Atty. Miranda was an Editorial

Assistant in Philippine Judicial
Academy Fax/Electronic Alerts.

Montenegro, Eduardo G.

Hon. Montenegro was the Acting

Solicitor General in 1992. He is now an
Associate Justice

Ongkiko-Acorda, Ma. Zenaida

Atty. Ongkiko-Acorda specializes in

Civil Litigation, Criminal Litigation,
Corporate Litigation, Appellate Practice,
Corporate Law. She is also the Senior
Vice-President for Development of
Philippine Institute of Arbitrators
(PIArb).

Panganiban, Rustico V.

Judge Rustico Panganiban is the

Presiding Judge of RTC of Manila,

Branch 51.

Parlade, Custodio D.

Atty. Parlade is currently ofcounsel to the Parlade Hildawa Parlade

Eco and Panga Law offices; a member
of International Court of Arbitration of
the ICC.

Reyes, Rosario S.

Atty. Rosario S. Reyes is the Chairman

and National President of Integrated Bar
of the Philippines (IBP).

Sablan, Leticia E.

Judge Sablan is a retired judge of the

Women Lawyers Association of the
Philippines, Inc. She is also a Presiding
Judge in MTC of Manila, Branch 6.

Sarte, Jonathan O.

Atty. Sarte is the chief legal counsel of

the University of the East Ramon
Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center
(UERMMMC).

Syquia, Jose Thomas C.

Atty. Jose Tomas C. Syquia is the current

Executive Director IV of the Procurement
Service Philippine Government
Electronic Procurement System (PS PhilGEPS). His main areas of
specialization include Securities Law and
Corporation/Commercial Law, and Public
Procurement.

Tadeo, Narciso A.

Atty. Tadeo is a practitioner in his own

law firm, Narciso A. Tadeo & Associates.

Tria, Antonio S.

Atty. Tria is the president of Philippine

Environmental Industry Association
(PEIA). His expertise lies in
environmental law, specifically in
environmental law compliance,
regulations management and policy.

Umali, Mariano M.

Hon. Umali is the Presiding Judge of RTC

of Trece Martires, Cavite, Branch 23.

Valderrama, Mario E.

Atty. Valderrama is a private dispute

resolution consultant; an Accredited
Arbitrator of the Philippine Construction
Industry Arbitration Commission (CIAC);
an Accredited Arbitrator of the Philippine
Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (PDRCI)

Villanueva, Angelina A.

Atty. Villanueva is a a CPA-Lawyer. She is

currently the Treasurer of Alta Ayuda
International Foundation, Inc.

Villanueva, Cesar L.

Atty. Villanueva is a CPA-lawyer

specializing in commercial law. He is
currently the Chairman of the
Commercial Law Department and a
member of the Academic Council and
Consultants Group of the Philippine

Judicial Academy.

Vinluan, Rogelio A.

Atty. Vinluan is a former senior partner

and managing partner of ACCRA Law.