Top Senatoriable

OFELIA S. CLAUDIO
CIV LAW REVIEW 2
ATTY. CRISOSTOMO URIBE
ROMULO B. MACALINTAL
Educational Attainment:

* Studied high school at Far Eastern University

* Finished Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major

in Advertising from Philippine College of Commerce
(now Polytechnic University of the Philippines)

* Graduated law degree from University of the East,

College of Law

* Passed the BAR examinations in 1978 with a rating

of 83.1%
Work Experiences:

* messenger-collector in an insurance company

* mail sorter at the Manila Post Office

* clerk at the defunct Cooperative Administration Office

* started as a messenger and rose from the rank to become

Veterans Benefits Counselor at the United States Veterans
Administration

* Specialized in election law after he defended Carlos Padilla

against Leonardo Perez, then Minister of Information of
President Ferdinand Marcos
Achievements of Romulo Macalintal:

* Hosted a radio program called Hatol ng Bayan on NBN’s (PTV-

4).

* Handled various high-profile election cases including

representing Vice President Leni Robredo in the poll protest
filed against her by former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong”
Marcos Jr. and that of former President Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo’s case against Fernando Poe Jr.

* Founder, Mission Guided by Mary Foundation (“MGM”) – a

non-profit Catholic organization dedicated to helping indigent
high school and college students nationwide.
Advocacies:

* Electoral Reforms and Educating the youth on the right of

suffrage

* Free movie tickets for senior citizens

* Expand cash grants for Filipino centenarians

Ongoing Advocacy:

He tells Rappler in an earlier interview that his letters to Senate

committees relaying the concerns and complaints of senior
citizens and persons with disabilities had gone unheeded that
he wants to act on them himself.