Raul Loyola Lambino (born March 9, 1958) is a Filipino lawyer. He led the signature campaign in 2005 to amend or revise the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Lambino is married to Marilyn de Guzman, and has three children: Mark Ronald, Mary Rhauline, and Meryllainne Rhacquel.

Education

Lambino earned a

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, ''

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'', from the University of Pangasinan in 1981. He obtained his

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degree,

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and ''

'' also from the

University of Pangasinan The PHINMA – University of Pangasinan, also known as UPang, is a private and non-sectarian university located at Dagupan, Pangasinan, Philippines. It is a member of the PHINMA Education Network (PEN). It offers practically all undergraduat ...

in 1986.Member profile, Consultative Commission for Charter Change. 2005.

Career

Lambino is an active trial lawyer. He is the Managing Partner of the R. Lambino & Partners Law Firm located at 2502D Philippine Stock Exchange Centre, Ortigas, Pasig. He has also been a senior partner at Gavero Lambino Almadro Villanueva Law Firm from 1995 to 2000.

Academe

Lambino is a Professor of Law at the University of the East College of Law in

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; and the University of Pangasinan College of Law in Dagupan. He has also been an Instructor of Political Science at the University of Pangasinan College of Liberal Arts from 1982 to 1987.

Government

Lambino has been a Consultant and Coordinator for the Philippine House of Representatives contingent to the Commission on Appointments. a Consultant in the Office of the Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives from 1995 to 1998, and from 2000 to 2001; the Chief-of-Staff in the Office of Senator Loren Legarda from 1998 to 2000; the Chief of Staff in the Office of Speaker Jose De Venecia from 1995 to 1998; and the Officer-in-Charge Provincial Board Member of the Province of

Pangasinan Pangasinan, officially the Province of Pangasinan (, ; ; ), is a coastal Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon. Its capital is Lingayen, Pangasinan, Lingayen while San Carlos, Pangasi ...

from 1987 to 1988.

Organizational affiliations

Lambino is an Ambassador for Peace at the Inter-religious and International Confederation for World Peace; and the Interreligious and International Peace Council. He is a Life Member of the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa), and an active member of the ASEAN Law Association and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. He is also the Chairman of Green Smiley through Green Team Pilipinas. He is also a member of

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-Alpha Gamma chapter.

External links

University of the EastConsultative Commission for Charter Change

References

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