Lorna Kapunan is a Filipino prominent lawyer, environmental advocate, media personality, and politician. She has represented several high-profile clients including businessman Atong Ang, basketball player James Yap, doctor Hayden Kho, actress Rhian Ramos, and Janet Lim-Napoles. She is recognized as the first lawyer to obtain a Writ of Kalikasan from the Supreme Court for her work on the West Tower/Barangay Bangkal oil spill case. She hosts the radio program “Laban Para Sa Karapatan” on DWIZ and is a columnist for Business Mirror.
In 2016, she ran for senator under presidential candidate Grace Poe but did not win.
Personal Information
Complete Name –> Lorna Taaca Patajo-Kapunan
Birth Date –> April 1, 1952 (Age )
Hometown –> Metro Manila, Philippines
Political Party –> Aksyon Demokratiko
Family
Father –> Retired Supreme Court Justice Lino M. Patajo
Mother –> Former Nursing Dean Cristeta Taaca Patajo
Husband –> RTC Judge Eduardo Roden E. Kapunan (+)
Children –> 5 sons including two lawyers
Education
College –> University of the Philippines Diliman
Degree –> Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Law School –> University of the Philippines Diliman (1978)
* Passed the Bar in 2015 (See other passers here)
Government Service Career / Work Experiences
Governor, Philippine Red Cross
Founder, Kapunan Garcia & Castillo Law
Former Senior Partner, Roco Buñag Kapunan Migallos Perez & Luna
Former Associate, Angara Abello Concepcion Regala and Cruz (ACCRA)
Affiliation
Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)
RELATED: Cabinet Members and Other High Officials under President Bongbong Marcos
See also: List of Bar Topnotchers in the Philippines since 1903