San Beda Alabang School of Law New Roster of Mentors
ATTY. VICTORIA C. GARCIA Criminal Law Review
Prosecutor Garcia, fondly called as Atty. Vicky, graduated as Cum Laude in
the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in Bachelor of Arts, major in Behavioral Science. She obtained her law degree from the same university as Cum Laude and as Class Valedictorian.
ATTY. IVY D. PATDU Legal Medicine
She is an esteemed professor of Criminal Law at the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law. She also teaches in the Lyceum University of the Philippines College of Law, the De La Salle-Lipa College of Law, as well as the Perpetual University of the Philippines (Biñan) College of Law. She is a reviewer in Criminal Law at the Albano Bar Review Center, the UST Bar Review and, the Chan Robles Review Center.
Atty. Ivy D. Patdu earned her Doctor of Medicine degree as part of the Intarmed
Program at the University of the Philippines-Manila. She obtained her Juris Doctor Degree from the Ateneo de Manila University with Scholastic Second Honors. She also bagged the Dean’s Award for Best Thesis. She became a physician and a lawyer by passing the 2002 Physician Licensure Exam and the 2009 Philippine Bar Examinations. Currently, she is a managing partner at the Patdu, Dimatatac & Erfe Law Office, which is the legal consultant of the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians. She is also the Department Chair of the Medico-legal Department of the Ospital ng Muntinlupa, a consultant Medico-legal Physician at the Asian Hospital and Medical Center, and legal consultant of the National Telehealth Center of the University of the Philippines–Manila.As an educator, she is currently teaching Legal Medicine in the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law, Far Eastern University Institute of Law, and San Beda Alabang School of Law. Atty. Patdu gives this advice to her students: “Enjoy law school. Cherish every experience- all the heartbreaking moments and all the good times. Remember that being in law school is a continuous test of character requiring full commitment. Challenge yourselves to be the best that you can be.”
ATTY. JONAS FLORENTINO CABOCHAN Negotiable Instruments
One of the new faces in the Bedan law community is Atty. Jonas Florentino
Cabochan. He was a graduate of San Beda College of Law and was admitted as a member of the Philippine Bar in 1995. He currently teaches Negotiable Instruments Law. Although a man of few words, he embodies a true and idealistic Bedan lawyer. He led the San Beda College Alumni Association (SBCAA) to many significant programs and activities which benefited the San Beda community. Through this continuous support, he was unanimously elected as its president in AY 2011-2012. According to him, a law student must always remember the “4Ls”—law, logic, language, and the Lord. That is, to become a lawyer, one has to study and know the law. One must have logic and know the language of the law in which it was written. And most importantly, one must always be thankful to the Lord. He reminds his students to study, and to always remember to be ethical just like a true Bedan should be. THE RED CHRONICLES VOL. 8 NO. 1 10
ATTY. GALLANT DABU SORIANO Election Law
An economics graduate, Atty. Gallant Dabu Soriano obtained his law degree
from San Beda College Manila in 1988. He also achieved his Masters degree in National Security Administration from National Defense College of the Philippines in 1998 wherein he was awarded Best Thesis and Bronze Medal for Academic Excellence. In addition to his scholastic achievements, Atty. Soriano will soon be receiving his Masters degree in Business Administration from Ateneo Graduate School of Business where he has been a Dean’s Lister. At present, he is the founder and managing partner of The Law Firm of Soriano and Soriano. As an educator, he teaches Election Laws at SBCA-SOL, Constitutional Law 1, Constitutional Law 2, Legal Ethics, Statutory Construction, Administrative Law, Land Titles and Deeds, Natural Resources and Environmental Laws, Transportation Law, and Obligations and Contracts at San Beda College Manila.
ATTY. JONALYN G. PORQUEZ Statutory Construction One of SBCA-SOL’s pride, Atty. Jonalyn G. Porquez, Class 2013 valedictorian, is now one of her alma mater’s newest faculty member. She is also an Associate Lawyer at Siguion Reyna Montecillo and Ongsiako Law Firm. She decided to pursue law after graduating in 2008 from University of the Philippines-Diliman with a degree of BS Biology. She was an Academic Scholar and had received several awards, including Judge Agustin P. Montesa Memorial Award (Most Outstanding Law Graduate), Semestral Honor Roll Awardee for the First Semesters of AY 2009-2011 and for the Second Semesters of AY 2011-2012 in SBCA-SOL. Aside from being an exceptional student, she was the Editor-in-Chief of the San Beda College Alabang Law Journal, Vice Chairperson for Academic Bar Operations for the 2011 Bar Exam, and was the Remedial Law Subject Head for the Academic Bar Operations for the 2012 Bar Exam. Her advice to all students is to “Study hard, really hard; and take nothing for granted. Your preparation forOCTOBER your bar exam begins as early as your first year in law school”. 2014 11