00:00So we will now be calling the private prosecutors who will be joining the House prosecutors.
00:08Let me begin with these lawyers will be coming from the big and prominent law firms,
00:15namely the PECA Bar, Kapunan, and Saligal Law Firm.
00:22There will be private lawyers under the said firms, whom I will be mentioning as well,
00:31bagaman wala sila dito, but the necessary information about these lawyers will be shared as well through our screen.
00:40So let me start with introducing Attorney Marforth T. Fuwa.
00:48He is from PECA Bar Law. His educational background, of course, he finished Bachelor of Laws at San Beda College,
00:58Menjola.
00:59A.B. Philosophy from De La Salle University, Das Marinas.
01:04And he ranked 8th in the 2007 bar examinations.
01:12His background, he is currently the senior partner and managing partner of PECA Bar Law,
01:19former assistant presidential legal counsel to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.,
01:26under chief presidential legal counsel, Juan Ponce Enrile.
01:31His legal expertise, he is a seasoned litigator, PECA Bar Litigation Department from 2008 to present.
01:42Likewise from PECA Bar, who is with us as well, is Attorney James Brian Ibrahim A. Ali.
01:53His educational background is executive program on clinical legal education from Vermont Law Graduate School in 2021.
02:05Juris doctor, he finished in San Beda University College of Law, Menjola.
02:11And he was a member of top class.
02:16For his background, he is the head litigation unit, head of litigation unit, publicly listed company, prior to joining the
02:26firm.
02:26So, he was the head.
02:29He was the senior associate of PECA Bar, or he continues to be the senior associate of PECA Bar up
02:35to the present time.
02:36For his legal expertise, he specializes in criminal and civil litigation and handles complex cases involving fraud, graft, and corruption.
02:49I will be introducing the other lawyers from PECA Bar, who are not here today, but soon they will be
02:59introduced as well to the public.
03:02Still from PECA Bar is Attorney Erwin G. Matib.
03:07He is a jurist doctor, and he finished the same at University of the Philippines College of Law 2009.
03:15He finished as well BS accountancy at St. Louis University in 2003.
03:22He passed the CPA licensure exam on the same year, which means that he is a CPA lawyer.
03:29His background, he is a partner in PECA Bar Law 2016 to current, head of special projects department, and head
03:42of tax department.
03:44For his legal expertise, he specializes on dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration, and litigation.
03:54He handles complex criminal cases involving graft and corruption, bank fraud, and white-collar offenses.
04:04Finally, he advises clients on tax matters and strategic legal initiatives.
04:10Also from PECA Bar, to complete the four private lawyers from PECA Bar, attorney Justin Ann L. Lamarca.
04:23She is a jurist doctor.
04:25She finished the same at University of the Philippines College of Law in 2011.
04:31Prior to that, she finished Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Ateneo de Manila University in 2007.
04:41For jurist doctor, he finished the same in 2011.
04:45Her background, she is currently a partner in PECA Bar Law.
04:49That's from 2020 up to present.
04:51She is the head of litigation department, the head as well of retainer department.
04:58For legal expertise, she specializes in litigation across criminal, civil, commercial, and family law disputes.
05:07So that would be all for now for PECA Bar.
05:12The next firm is Capunan and Castillo Law Offices.
05:22And heading them, of course, from this law firm is Attorney Lorna Pataho Capunan.
05:34She finished her Bachelor of Laws at University of the Philippines in 1978.
05:41And her pre-law, AB Political Science, also in UP in 1973.
05:48For her background, she used to be the senior associate of ACRA Law Offices until 1986.
05:59Likewise, she used to be a senior partner in Roco, Bunyag, Capunan, Migalios, Perez and Luna Law Offices in 1986.
06:10And then she became the founder and senior partner of Capunan, Lotilia, Garcia, and Castillo Law Offices.
06:17That's 2009 to 2011.
06:20And then became the founder and senior partner of Capunan and Castillo Law Offices from 2011 to present.
06:28And more importantly, she was once a bar examiner in commercial law.
06:36That was in 1988.
06:43For her legal expertise, of course, she specializes in litigation, intellectual property, licensing, franchising, corporate and commercial law,
07:00mergers and acquisitions, international humanitarian law, criminal law, family law, and estate law.
07:08She lectures on family law, media and the client, and code of professional responsibility for MCLE.
07:17And finally, she advocates for women's and children's rights, environmental protection, DEI, and LGBTQ and rights.
07:31Joining Attorney Capunan from Capunan and Castillo Law Offices are
07:36Attorney Sonia Margarita Benemerito Castillo.
07:42She finished her Bachelor of Laws at San Beda University.
07:46For her background, she is a co-founder and senior partner of Capunan and Castillo Law Offices.
07:56She was the Director of Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines, IPAP, from 2007 to 2013.
08:06And finally, she worked as Court Attorney 5 at the Office of Justice Eduardo Montenegro of the Court of Appeals.
08:17For her legal expertise, Attorney Sonia specializes on litigation,
08:23civil law, family law, and labor law, civil law, and labor law.
08:27She likewise specializes on intellectual property, immigration, land registration, and criminal law.
08:36Likewise, from Capunan and Castillo, we have on the team as well,
08:41Attorney Dina Melissa S. Lorenzo Singian.
08:48For her background, she's a Juris Doctor, which she finished at Ateneo de Manila University in 2002.
08:57She finished as well her Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies,
09:03minor in Business and Psychology at Ateneo de Manila University, 1998.
09:07For her background, she's the junior partner of Capunan and Castillo Law Offices,
09:15starting from 2007 to present.
09:19She is the Corporate Secretary and Assistant Corporate Secretary for various companies handled by the firm.
09:27For legal expertise, she specializes on litigation, arbitration, family law, estate law, corporate law,
09:35civil law, commercial law, environmental law, and labor law.
09:41Another significant lawyer from Capunan and Castillo Law is Attorney Lino Crispy Capunan.
09:53He's a Juris Doctor, and he finished the same at Ateneo de Manila School of Law in 2006.
10:00First background, he is the managing partner of Capunan and Castillo Law Offices,
10:06Board of Directors, Licensing Executive Society of the Philippines,
10:13member of the Board of Directors.
10:16He is a member as well of Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines, IPOP,
10:22and Licensing Executive Society of the Philippines.
10:25And he continues to be a member of various corporations up to the present.
10:31For his legal expertise, he specializes on litigation of civil, criminal, corporate,
10:37and intellectual property cases, corporation law, labor law, and intellectual property law.
10:45He's an awardee of Corporate Litigator of the Year, Philippines, by APAC Insider 2020.
10:55To complete the lawyers from Capunan and Castillo for the first batch only,
11:00we have as well in the team, Attorney Bettina N. Zamora.
11:06For her educational background, she is a Juris Doctor.
11:10She finished the same at Ateneo de Manila School of Law in 2009.
11:17She finished prior to that, Bachelor of Arts in Diplomacy and International Affairs
11:24at De La Salle University College of St. Benilde in 2003.
11:30She finished as well, Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies,
11:34De La Salle University College of St. Benilde in 2001.
11:39For her background, she is the co-managing partner of Capunan and Castillo Law Offices.
11:45And for her legal expertise, she specializes on litigation across family and estate law,
11:52civil and criminal law, and environmental law, and labor law.
11:58That is all for Capunan and Castillo, but only for the first batch.
12:04Finally, we have on the team,
12:08Sa Legal Law,
12:10and we would like to call on
12:13Attorney Amanda Virgil de Ligutan.
12:20For his educational background, he is a Juris Doctor.
12:24He finished the same at University of the Philippines College of Law de Liman in 2009.
12:30Prior to that, he finished AB Philosophy as Summa Cum Laude
12:36at University of San Carlos Cebu City in 2003.
12:42He is likewise, he was likewise a high school valedictorian at Sacred Heart Seminary in Palo, Leyte, in 1999.
12:53For his background, he is the managing partner of Sa Legal Law,
12:57Sapayan, Lim, Alvarez, and Ligutan Law Offices in Cebu.
13:02That is from 2024 up to present.
13:06He is a Senior Lecturer, too, at UP College of Law, starting from 2020 up to present.
13:14He is a Law Instructor at University of San Jose Recoleto School of Law, from 2011 to present.
13:22He is a Law Instructor as well at University of Cebu School of Law, 2023 to present.
13:28He is likewise a Junior Associate.
13:31He was a Junior Associate of ACRA Law Offices from 2009 to 2010.
13:39And he used to be a former legal counsel of Rose Pharmacy Group of Companies.
13:45For his legal expertise, of course, he specialized in teaching labor law, remedial law, and public international law.
13:56He also specializes on regular legal media, being a commentator.
14:03And he is a publisher also of Philippine Law Journal, 2009.
14:10So, for the first batch, as I have said during the opening statement,
14:16sila muna ito, but definitely there will be succeeding batches,
14:21whom we will be introducing as private prosecutors joining the House prosecutors as well.
14:27What is important today is to express to the public
14:32that the private lawyers who are with us, with me and Congressman Schell,
14:37shares with the House the cause of bringing this case to the impeachment trial
14:45and until the rendition of judgment.
14:49They believe in the mandate of transparency and accountability.
14:54They support the mandate of the Constitution.
14:57And that is the ultimate and sole reason why they are joining the public prosecutors
15:03in this impeachment trial.
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