Antonio Gabriel “Tony” M. La Vina is a Filipino lawyer, academic, former government official, author and climate justice advocate. He is currently serving as associate director and head of the Kilma Center at the Manila Observatory which was founded by the Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits, in 1865.
Personal Information
Complete Name –> Antonio Gabriel Maestrado La Viña
Nickname –> Tony
Birth Date –> October 22, 1959 (Age )
Hometown –> Cagayan De Oro City, Philippines
Family
Wife –> Maria Carmen Bonto (Psychotherapist)
Children (Sons) –> Emmanuel La Viña (historian and linguist); Enrico Antonio La Viña (PhD candidate in political science at UC Davis); and Rafael La Viña (graduate of UP Law)
Brother –> Jose Gabriel “Pompee” La Viña (former Social Security System Commissioner and Department of Tourism undersecretary)
Grandfather –> Silvino Dacapio Maestrado (former Congressman for the 1st District of Misamis Province)
Education
College –> Ateneo De Manila University
Degree –> Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
Law School –> University of the Philippines
* Passed the Bar in 1989 (Top 3)
Government Service Career / Work Experiences
Former Undersecretary for Legal and Legislative Affairs, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
Former Dean
Affiliation
Member, Board of Trustees, Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment (SEARICE)
Member, Board of Trustees, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
Co-founder, Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center (LRC) (with Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, Dr. Gus Gatmaytan, and Atty Nonette Royo)
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