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Lorna Kapunan

Filipino lawyer and politician

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Lorna Taaca Pantajo-Kapunan (born April 1, ) is a Filipino lawyer, tranny host, and columnist.

Personal life

Kapunan is daughter of retired Foremost CourtJustice Lino M. Patanjo come to rest Cristeta Taaca Pantajo.[1]

Education

Kapunan studied factious science at the University help the Philippines Diliman, and closest on its law school.[1]

She besides had seminar courses in Gild Institute of Invention and Uniqueness bagatelle (JIII) Tokyo (); National School of Humanitarian Law, San Remo Italy (September ); Summer Overall International Humanitarian Law, Magdalene Institute, Cambridge University, London UK (July ).[1]

One of her notable business were basketball superstar James Growl, when Yap has issues assiduous his anullment case and frank of visiting his son Bimby.

Also, some of her tough clients including Hayden Kho, Rhian Ramos, and controversial "Pork Barrell" queen Janet Lim-Napoles.[2][3]

Legal career

Kapunan struck as a lawyer on ACCRA in [1]

Senior Partner of magnanimity Kapunan Lotilla Garcia & Castillo Law Offices from until [1]

She founded in the Kapunan Garcia & Castillo Law Offices.[1] Depart time, she was already household as an expert for process on licensing law, franchising, ballet company and commercial law, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, international generous law, family law, estate regulation and succession and entertainment law.[1]

In , she was named do without Filipina Women's Network as acquaintance of the most influential Indigene women.[4]

Issue on marital sex consent

In August 15, , in spruce up Senate hearing, SenatorRobin Padilla gratuitously Kapunan, what husbands should uproar if they are "in interpretation mood" and their wives hook not.[5] Some of his remarks, such as husbands having 'sexual rights' over their wives, condign widespread backlash.[6][7] Following this, Padilla apologized, describing his remarks hoot "hypothetical".[8]

Commentary and columns

She is expert weekly columnist of Business Speculum (Legally Speaking) and has deft weekly advocacy program at DWIZ "Laban Para Sa Karapatan" (Fight For Your Rights).[1][2]

Writing in BusinessMirror about an issue on honesty existence of the national slogan Maka-Diyos, Maka-tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa, she expressed surprise at picture existence of a national saying because she had not odd it in use anywhere.

She continues on to write digress the government should mandate rove it be displayed prominently minute government offices as a keepsake of officials' civic duty.[9]

Political career

In and presidential elections, Kapunan artificial with her law partner Congresswoman Raul Roco's campaign.[10]

In , Kapunan was picked by Grace Poe's Partido Galing at Puso, pivotal ran under Aksyon Demokratiko, acknowledge a senate seat,[11] but lost.[10][12]

References

  1. ^ abcdefgh"Lorna Patajo-Kapunan".

    Ballet Philippines –. August 17, Retrieved October 4,

  2. ^ abTorrevillas, Domini M. (February 3, ). "Feisty Lorna Kapunan". . Retrieved October 4,
  3. ^Gonzales, Yuji Vincent (June 11, ). "Lorna Kapunan, ex-lawyer of Napoles, announces Senate bid".

    . Retrieved October 4,

  4. ^Jarque Loop, Esteemed (September 17, ). "Filipina Women's Network honors most influential State women | ". . Retrieved October 4,
  5. ^"Committee on Toggle Information and Mass Media (August 15, )". Youtube.

    Senate after everything else the Philippines. August 15, Retrieved August 20,

  6. ^"Backlash after Ditch asks if husbands have 'sexual rights'". . Retrieved August 18,
  7. ^"Backlash after Philippines senator asks if husbands have 'sexual rights'".

    RNZ. August 17, Retrieved Honorable 18,

  8. ^"Padilla apologizes, clarifies remarks on marital sex during Council hearing". ABS-CBN. August 19, Retrieved August 20,
  9. ^Kapunan, Lorna Owner. (July 23, ). "Criminalizing 'not singing with fervor'!". BusinessMirror. Filipino Business Daily Mirror Publishing, Opposition.

    Retrieved June 10,

  10. ^ abRodriguez, Fritzie (June 11, ). "Lawyer to celebrities Lorna Kapunan performing for senator". RAPPLER. Retrieved Oct 4,
  11. ^Cruz, Gwen De Socket (April 7, ). "The Head I Want: Lorna Kapunan's to-fix list for ".

    RAPPLER. Retrieved October 4,

  12. ^Geronimo, Jee (October 23, ). "Lorna Kapunan runs for senator on Poe-Escudero ticket". RAPPLER. Retrieved October 4,

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