Hazel was admitted to the Philippine Bar in May 2006. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines), J.D. (University of Nueva Caceres, Naga City, Philippines), a Diploma in Governance, Democratisation and Public Policy, and a Master of Arts in Development Studies: Social Justice Perspectives Major in Human Rights (both from the International Institute of Social Studies of the Erasmus University of Rotterdam – The Hague Campus – in The Netherlands).
Hazel is a member of the NAMATI Legal Empowerment Network, the Extra-Territorial Obligations Consortium (ETOC) and the newly convened Legal Mobilization Platform (LMP). She served as the President and Board Member of the Naga City Council for Women (NCCW), and Board Member of the Naga City People’s Council (NCPC), the Naga City Local Housing Board (LHB), and the Alternative Law Groups, Inc. (ALG). She used to teach agrarian law at the University of Nueva Caceres College of Law.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Psychology (cum laude) from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
Sol has been a legal staff of SALIGAN since 2018 and became the Manila branch coordinator in 2020. Prior to her stint with SALIGAN, she has been with the Department of the Interior and Local Government and Children’s Legal Bureau as an Executive Assistant and Project Officer.
She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of San Carlos in Cebu City, Philippines and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines Diliman.
JC has been a lawyer at SALIGAN since 2019. He previously worked with Akbayan Party, the Philippine Senate, Presidential Management Staff, and People’s Television Network. He teaches labor law and social legislation at Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Schools and De La Salle University Tañada-Diokno School of Law.
JC earned his Juris Doctor and BA Political Science (magna cum laude) degrees from the University of the Philippines Diliman. He is a member of the Asian Society of Labour Law.
Maya started as a SALIGAN lawyer in 2020. Since her graduation from college, she has worked in and for various industries, including the non-profit, media, business process outsourcing, government and freelance sectors.
Maya earned both her undergraduate degree in Journalism and her Juris Doctor from the University of the Philippines Diliman. She was admitted to the bar in 2018.
JP handles SALIGAN’s administrative and financial concerns. He has been with the staff since 2017. He has worked with Partnership of Philippine Support Service Agencies (PHILSSA) in the past.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Financial Management from the Rizal Technological University.
Dave first served SALIGAN as a legal staff in 2007 and went on to become the Bicol Branch Coordinator in 2014.
He earned his J.D. from the University of Nueva Caceres and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the Ateneo de Naga University.
Shy has been part of SALIGAN’s legal staff since 2011. She previously worked for the Naga City Council for Women.
She holds a J.D. from the University of Nueva Caceres, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the Ateneo de Naga University, and a Diploma on Local Government Management from Bicol University.
Danica has been one of SALIGAN-Bicol’s legal staff since February 2020. She earned her J.D. from the University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi in 2019 and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Bicol University in 2014.
Cel has been in charge of SALIGAN Bikol’s administrative and financial matters for two decades now.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the University of Nueva Caceres.
He holds a J.D. and a Bachelor of Science in Criminology from the University of Mindanao. He is the pointperson of the PMPI Davao Region Cluster (DRC).
Angela is a new addition to SALIGAN’s roster in 2023. She is a Registered Nurse and has work experience in the Legal Services Group of the Housing and Urban Development Coordination Council (now the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development) and a law office in North Cotabato. Additionally, she was an anchor for Sayri ang Balaod, a legal public affairs radio program of the UM Broadcasting Network.
Angela earned her J.D. from the University of Mindanao and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Ateneo de Davao University.
Lani has been an Admin/Finance staff of SALIGAN since 2019. She has worked as an accounting staff for several companies in the past.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the Holy Cross of Davao College.