About Atty. Ralph

Educational Profile:

Elementary, Valedictorian, San Francisco Elementary School, Minalin, Pampanga, 1984

High School, University of Negros Occidental - Recoletos (UNO-R), Bacolod City, 1988

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science - University of Negros Occidental - Recoletos, Bacolod City, 1992

• Member, UNO-R Debating Team - National Champion, 1991 PRISAA National Debate Tournament, San Fernando, Pampanga (Defeated Mindanao State University in the Semi-Final Round [Visayas vs. Mindanao] & St. Louie's University in the National Finals [Visayas-Mindanao Finalist vs. NCR-Luzon Finalist]

Bachelor of Law (LLB), University of Saint La Salle (USLS), Bacolod City, 1997

• Pioneer graduate of the USLS College of Law;

   

• Consistent Dean’s Listee from the first to the last semester in the College of Law;

   

• Holder of the Highest Grade Point Average (1.17) in a single semester in the College of Law, 1st Semester, School Year 1997-1997

   

• Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Grade Point Average of 1.33

   

• Holds the Singular Distinction of being the 1st Bar Topnotcher from a La Sallite law school

   

• 10th Place, 1997 Bar Examinations with a General Weighted Average of 86.825

   

• Bar Exam Ratings by Subject:

   

  •  Political & International Law - 94

  •  Labor & Social Legislation - 86

  •  Civil Law - 80

  •  Taxation - 85

  •  Mercantile Law - 82.5

  •  Criminal Law - 95

  •  Remedial Law - 86

  •  Legal Ethics & Practical Exercises - 91

   

• Admitted to the Philippine Bar on May 6, 1998 (Roll of Attorneys No. 43073)

Swiss IFF Scholar, Fribourg University, Switzerland, 2010

• Studied Constitutional and Territorial Reforms in Federal Switzerland, Institute of Federalism, Fribourg University, Switzerland

Master of Laws (LLM) Candidate, San Beda College Graduate School of Law, Manila - currently working on a thesis with the title "Privacy Rights and Information Technology."

William Fulbright Fellow on the U.S. Constitution, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 2000

• Studied Classical Works and Scholarly Approaches to the U.S. Constitution, Temple University Center City (TUCC), Philadelphia & the Center for the Study of Federalism

Rotary Foundation International Group Study Exchange to Sweden (Rotary District 3850 Philippines to Rotary District 2340 Sweden), 1999

• Studied Swedish Criminal Justice System & the Law on European Integration & Practice, Orebro University, Orebro, Sweden

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