Alma Uy-Lampasa

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The Honourable
Alma Uy-Lampasa
LLB
2nd District of Samar Board Member Alma Uy-Lampasa during the filing of her Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for 2016 national election in COMELEC
Member of the Samar Provincial Board from the 2nd District
In office
June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2019
Member of Catbalogan City Council
Assumed office
June 30, 2019
Personal details
Born
Alma Uy

(1971-08-01) August 1, 1971 (age 52)
Nationality Filipino
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseCicero Lampasa
OccupationLawyer, judge, politician, professor

Alma Uy-Lampasa (born August 1, 1971) is a Filipino law professor, judge and politician who served as a provincial board member[1] of the 2nd legislative district of Samar.[2][3]

Early life[edit]

Uy was born in Catbalogan, Samar.

She is the wife of Judge Cicero Lampasa, the Presiding Judge of Regional Trial Court-Branch 27 in Catbalogan.[4][5]

Career[edit]

Legal career[edit]

Uy became the Presiding Judge of Municipal Circuit Trial Courts (MCTC) of municipalities of Daram, Zumarraga and Motiong and Assisting Judge of the MTCC of Calbayog.[6][7]

Political career[edit]

She served as a board member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan under the 2nd legislative district of Samar province.[8] In the 2019 local election, she ran for the position of councilor of city of Catbalogan and won.[9][10]

Academic career[edit]

Uy is a part-time instructor at Saint Mary's College of Catbalogan handling law-related subjects.

Controversies[edit]

Violation of notarial practice[edit]

Uy was accused by Rolando Ko of violating the Rules of Notarial Practice and breaching the Code of Professional Responsibility.[11] The case was filed and reached the Supreme Court of the Philippines.[12] She was found guilty and was suspended of practicing law for six months. Her notarial commission was revoked, and she was prohibited from being commissioned as a notary public for two years.[13]

Politically motivated ambush[edit]

In July 2014, Uy's car was ambushed in Jiabong, Samar; she survived.[14] She believed that politics was behind the incident.[15][16][17]

‘Bullying’ accusation[edit]

Uy accused Samar's Sangguniang Panlalawigan Presiding Chair then Vice Governor Stephen James “Jimboy” Tan of bullying by prohibited her from asking questions and raising some points during their regular sessions.[18][19]

Samar capitol 800 million loan issue[edit]

Uy was the lone board member of Samar province who opposed the passage of a “borrowing ordinance”[20] which gives Ex-Governor now Congresswoman Sharee Ann Tan blanket authority to enter into a contract of loan with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) or Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) for the said amount.[21][22][23] The petition filed by her was junked by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 29.[24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Home". samar.lgu-ph.com.
  2. ^ "Alma Uy-Lampasa | Philippines Today". Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  3. ^ "Alma Uy-Lampasa | The latest from Inquirer News". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  4. ^ "CATBALOGAN CITY, SAMAR, RTC Br. 27 | Court Locator". sc.judiciary.gov.ph. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  5. ^ "Appointments and Designations: December 11, 2015 | GOVPH".
  6. ^ "A.M. No. MTJ-10-1760, November 16, 2015 - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Petitioner, v. RETIRED JUDGE FILEMON A. TANDINCO, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES (MTCC), CALBAYOG CITY, SAMAR AND RONALDO C. DIONEDA, CLERK OF COURT OF THE MTCC, CALBAYOG CITY, SAMAR, Respondent. : November 2015 - Philipppine Supreme Court Decisions". www.chanrobles.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  7. ^ "PIA daily news in English, Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Waray, Pangalatok from around the Philippines". archives.pia.gov.ph. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  8. ^ "Samar Province, Philippines - Philippines". www.zamboanga.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  9. ^ "Halalan 2019 Philippine Election Results". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  10. ^ "Catbalogan elects new local officials". The Official Website of the City Government of Catbalogan. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  11. ^ "ROLANDO T. KO v. ATTY. ALMA UY-LAMPASA". lawyerly.ph. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  12. ^ "Rolando T. Ko Vs. Atty. Alma Uy-Lampasa | Supreme Court of the Philippines". sc.judiciary.gov.ph. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  13. ^ "A.C. No. 11584 (Formerly CBD Case No. 12-3604) - ROLANDO T. KO, COMPLAINANT, v. ATTY. ALMA UY-LAMPASA, RESPONDENT. : March 2019 - Philipppine Supreme Court Decisions". www.chanrobles.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  14. ^ "Samar board member survives another slay attempt". www.philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  15. ^ Allegado, Jennifer (2014-07-10). "Samar provincial board member survives ambush—police". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  16. ^ provincial-board-member-unscathed-ambush-352976 (2014-07-10). "Provincial Board member unscathed in ambush". Sunstar. Retrieved 2020-07-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ Master, Web (2014-08-04). "Samar provincial board urges DOJ, Ombudsman to conduct probe on BM Lampasa". Leyte Samar Daily News. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  18. ^ "Samar SP presiding chair belies "bullying" a board member | Philippines Today". Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  19. ^ "Alma Uy-Lampasa | Philippines Today". Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  20. ^ "Samar-based CSOs launch signature drive vs bank loan". balita.ph - Online Filipino News. 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  21. ^ journalists-covering-court-proceedings-complain-harassment-446442 (2015-12-11). "Journalists covering court proceedings complain of harassment". Sunstar. Retrieved 2020-07-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ "P800 Million Samar loan affected by the 2016 election". Visayan Business Post. 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  23. ^ "Trial court greenlights Samar's P800-m bank loan". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  24. ^ Team, Isumat News (2016-01-07). "Samar RTC junks petition versus 800M capitol loan". Isumat News. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
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