Lorna Patajo-Kapunan

EFFECTIVE

EMPOWERING

Educationi
Pro-Poor Programs
B.A. Political Science, UP
Legal Counsel of
(1973)
Kilusang
Bachelors in Law, UP College
Makabansang
of Law (1978)
Ekonomiya (KME)
ii
Work Experience
which advocates
economic
Lawyer (1978-present), with
nationalism and
the reputation as the
iii
champions the fight
lawyer of celebrities
against poverty and
Radio Host (2010-present)
Chairperson of UNIFEM (UN
corruptionvi
Women) (2010-present)
TV Host, Weekly Advocacy
Program Legally Speaking
(2007)
Legal Consultant
Professor
Major Awardsiv
Institutional Spirituality
Quotient Award by the
Bishops-Businessmen
Conference (2008)
Outstanding Women of the
University of the Philippines
(1998)
The Outstanding Women in
the Nations Service
Awardee (1995-1998)
Rotary Foundation District
Service Award (1996-1997)
Philippine National Police
Plaque of Recognition (1996)
Stop Trafficking of Pilipinos
Awardee (1995)
Women
Lawyers
Circle
Award as Child Defender
(1992)
Publicationsv
Primer On Womens Rights:
Answers To Questions Most
Commonly Asked (1994,
2000, 2005)

ETHICAL
Misc. Actions
Former legal counsel
of Janet Napoles,who
was accused of
orchestrating the
pork barrel scamvii

Wives Are Lovers Too (1990)

Widows and Widowers
(2002)

i Ms. Lorna Patajo-Kapunan, Philippines Council Member. ASEAN Intellectual Property

Association. Accessed January 26, 2016.
http://www.aseanipa.org/index.php/organisation/564-lorna-patajo-kapunan
ii Ibid
iii In the Know: Lorna Kapunan, Lawyer of Celebrities. Inquirer.net, July 25, 2013.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/452339/in-the-know-lorna-kapunan-lawyer-of-celebrities
iv Ms. Lorna Patajo-Kapunan, Philippines Council Member. ASEAN Intellectual Property
Association. Accessed January 26, 2016.
http://www.aseanipa.org/index.php/organisation/564-lorna-patajo-kapunan
v Ibid
vi Lorna Patajo-Kapunan. Kapunan, Garcia, and Castillo Law Offices. Accessed January
26, 2016. http://kapunanlaw.com/index.php/lorna-patajo-kapunan/
vii Gonzales, Yuji. Lorna Kapunan, Ex-Lawyer of Napoles, Announces Senate Bid.
Inquirer.net, June 11, 2015. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/697705/lorna-kapunan-ex-lawyerof-napoles-announces-senate-bid