Alma Uy-Lampasa Explained

Alma Uy-Lampasa
Office:Member of the Samar Provincial Board from the 2nd District
Term Start:June 30, 2016
Term End:June 30, 2019
Office2:Member of Catbalogan City Council
Term Start2:June 30, 2019
Birth Name:Alma Uy
Birth Date:1971 8, mf=yes
Party:Liberal Party
Nationality: Filipino
Honorific Suffix:LLB
Honorific Prefix:The Honourable
Occupation:Lawyer, judge, politician, professor
Spouse:Cicero Lampasa
Country:Philippines

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

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

Legal career

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

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

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

Controversies

Violation of notarial practice

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 Her notarial commission was revoked, and she was prohibited from being commissioned as a notary public for two years.[13]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

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

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

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

  1. Web site: Home . samar.lgu-ph.com.
  2. Web site: Alma Uy-Lampasa Philippines Today. 2020-07-20. en-US.
  3. Web site: Alma Uy-Lampasa The latest from Inquirer News. 2020-07-20. newsinfo.inquirer.net. en.
  4. Web site: CATBALOGAN CITY, SAMAR, RTC Br. 27 Court Locator. 2020-07-20. sc.judiciary.gov.ph.
  5. Web site: Appointments and Designations: December 11, 2015 | GOVPH .
  6. Web site: 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. 2020-07-20. www.chanrobles.com.
  7. Web site: PIA daily news in English, Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Waray, Pangalatok from around the Philippines. 2020-07-20. archives.pia.gov.ph.
  8. Web site: Samar Province, Philippines - Philippines. 2020-07-20. www.zamboanga.com.
  9. Web site: Halalan 2019 Philippine Election Results. 2020-07-20. ABS-CBN News. en.
  10. Web site: 2019-05-15. Catbalogan elects new local officials. 2020-07-20. The Official Website of the City Government of Catbalogan. en-US.
  11. Web site: ROLANDO T. KO v. ATTY. ALMA UY-LAMPASA. 2020-07-20. lawyerly.ph. en.
  12. Web site: Rolando T. Ko Vs. Atty. Alma Uy-Lampasa Supreme Court of the Philippines. 2020-07-20. sc.judiciary.gov.ph.
  13. Web site: 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. 2020-07-20. www.chanrobles.com.
  14. Web site: Samar board member survives another slay attempt. 2020-07-20. www.philstar.com. en-US.
  15. Web site: Allegado. Jennifer. 2014-07-10. Samar provincial board member survives ambush—police. 2020-07-20. INQUIRER.net. en.
  16. Web site: provincial-board-member-unscathed-ambush-352976. 2014-07-10. Provincial Board member unscathed in ambush. 2020-07-20. Sunstar. English.
  17. Web site: Master. Web. 2014-08-04. Samar provincial board urges DOJ, Ombudsman to conduct probe on BM Lampasa. 2020-07-20. Leyte Samar Daily News. en-US.
  18. Web site: Samar SP presiding chair belies "bullying" a board member Philippines Today. 2020-07-20. en-US.
  19. Web site: Alma Uy-Lampasa Philippines Today. 2020-08-01. en-US.
  20. Web site: 2015-11-19. Samar-based CSOs launch signature drive vs bank loan. 2020-07-20. balita.ph - Online Filipino News.
  21. Web site: journalists-covering-court-proceedings-complain-harassment-446442. 2015-12-11. Journalists covering court proceedings complain of harassment. 2020-07-20. Sunstar. English.
  22. Web site: 2016-03-01. P800 Million Samar loan affected by the 2016 election. 2020-07-20. Visayan Business Post. en-US.
  23. News: Trial court greenlights Samar's P800-m bank loan. en. Manila Standard. 2020-07-20.
  24. Web site: Team. Isumat News. 2016-01-07. Samar RTC junks petition versus 800M capitol loan. 2020-07-20. Isumat News. en-GB.

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