PHILIPPINE BAR ASSOCIATION

The oldest voluntary national organization
of lawyers in the Philippines founded in 1891

Presidents’ Reports

Read about the contributions of the PBA’s Past Presidents. Each activity was aimed at improving the legal profession and nurturing the PBA. Learn more about the different projects that fostered unity and comradeship among the PBA members.
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Statements

Statements are issued by the PBA on pressing issues. The PBA is firm that at all times, the rule of law must prevail. PBA lawyers speak up and speak up against injustice.

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Webinars

To keep its members abreast of legal developments, the PBA organizes different fora, from round table discussion to conferences. Due to current restrictions, the PBA will organize webinars for its members.

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President's Message

Greetings! It is with great honor and privilege to be chosen as the 58th President of the Philippine Bar Association. I share with great pride and joy this momentous occasion brings to the community and the people whom we aspire to faithfully serve.

Throughout the years, the Philippine Bar Association has remained steadfast in upholding the Rule of Law. Decades of service epitomize the Association’s unyielding devotion to what is righteous and just.

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Communiqué

Mar 14, 2024
  • Mar 14, 2024

The PBA Shares the Fulbright Philippines’ Call for Applications

Greetings from the Fullbright Commission in the Philippines! FULBRIGHT-Philippines

Jan 15, 2024
  • Jan 15, 2024

PBA 2024 Election

Congratulations to the Duly Elected 2024 PBA Trustees, Officers and Council of Advisers!

Jan 04, 2024
  • Jan 04, 2024

President’s Report 2023

2023 – President’s Report of Ernestine Carmen Jo Desiderio Villareal-Fernando to the Board of Trustees and Members of…

Nov 22, 2023
  • Nov 22, 2023

SPT- Invitation to meeting- visit to the Philippines

Dear President of the Philippines Bar Association, We are writing to you in relation to the upcoming visit…

Nov 22, 2023
  • Nov 22, 2023

131st Foundation Day & Law Day Celebration

VideoPhotosVideo Photos On 4 September 2023, the Philippine Bar Association (PBA) celebrated its 131st Foundation and Law Day…

May 30, 2023
  • May 30, 2023

2023 Eleventh PBA President’s Cup

As a non-profit organization composed of lawyers, the Philippine Bar Association holds fundraising activities to support its legal…

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.

Blaise Pascal

Statements

Statement on the Assassination of Atty. Ma. Saniata Liwliwa V. Gonzalez-Alzate

The Philippine Bar Association joins the IBP and the rest of the legal community in condemning the violent death of yet another lawyer. Atty. Ma. Saniata Liwliwa V. Gonzalez-Alzate was…

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Statement on the Recent Oil Spill at Verde Island Passage & the Proposed Verde Island Protected Seascape Bill of 2022

Revered as the “center of the center” of the world’s marine biodiversity, the Verde Island Passage is undoubtedly a global environmental treasure and the Philippines’ pride and crown jewel. It…

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Statement on the Red-tagging and Threats of Violence Against Judge Marlo Magdoza-Malagar

In an adversarial legal system, one side wins, the other side loses. Invariably, when a judge decides, it will “favor” one side, and “disfavor” another. That has always been the…

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Statement on the Upcoming Elections this Monday, 9 May 2022

In what stands to be the most consequential election in recent memory, the Philippine Bar Association calls on all candidates to be mindful of the significance of the right to…

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Statement on the Malampaya Project

The questionable transfer of the Malampaya Gas Field Facility invites more questions as more details are revealed. Shorn of all the smoke and mirrors, the irrefutable fact stands: what the…

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Statement on Recent Verbal Directives of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte

“The theory of the separation of powers is designed by its originators to secure action at the same time to forestall overaction which necessarily results from undue concentration of powers,…

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Joint Statementon Covid-19 Claims by Healthcare Providers, Signed by 20 Organizations

ACI Philippines The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines Cebu Business Club Cebu Leads Foundation Inc. CIBI FOUNDATION, INC. Filipina CEO Circle FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES (FINEX)…

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Statement on the Passing of Former President Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III

The Philippine Bar Association is one in mourning with the Filipino Nation as we all collectively process and acknowledge the passing of a faithful son of democracy and a committed…

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