Atty. Gary Alomia Sancio
Born in Mandaluyong City on 26 April 1972. Atty. Gary A. Sancio was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1999. He placed 13th over-all in the 1998 Bar Examinations with a general average of 88.25%. He obtained the grade of 99% (lone highest over-all) in Civil Law, a major subject in the examinations.
He was a consistent honor student in grade school and high school (Valedictorian). Atty. Sancio graduated with honors from the Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science.
Prior to his admission to the Bar, he served as legal assistant at Bulalacao & Associates. When he passed the Bar, Atty. Sancio became an associate lawyer and subsequently, a Junior Partner at Sison & Associates Law Office. He is also a Partner at Bulalacao and Sancio Law Offices and the in-house legal counsel of the Philippine Star group of companies. He is likewise the Chairman of the People’s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB), District 5, Quezon City.
A graduate of San Beda College of Law in 1998, he is well-versed in litigation and appellate practice involving civil (human relations, property, inheritance, marital relations, family, obligations and contracts, torts and damages), estate planning, wills and succession, criminal, corporate, labor, tax and administrative laws.
Atty. Jose Jesus Purificacion Moreno
Born in Quezon City on 29 May 1972, Atty. Jose Jesus P. Moreno was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1998 after successfully hurdling the 1997 Bar examinations, one of the toughest bar examinations which has a general passing rate of only 18.11%.
Atty. Moreno served as a junior associate attorney at David Leabres & De Borja Law Office and subsequently at Cayetano Sebastian Dado and Cruz Law Offices (CASE Law). He became an Assistant Vice President-Legal Officer at Platinum Plans Phil., Inc. and later, returned to practice as a senior associate attorney at Policarpio Pangulayan Azura and Siquijor Law Offices.
After starting as corporate attorney, Atty. Moreno worked his way up and became the Manager of the Right-of-Way & Land Management Services, and at one time, concurrently served as the Officer-in-Charge of the Legal Counselling group, at the National Transmission Corporation.
Atty. Moreno is a certified Commercial Dispute Arbitrator of the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (PDRCI) and is included in the Roster of Career Executive Service (CES) Eligibles, placing 10th over-all in the CES written examinations on 11 December 2009.
He was ranked 3rd in his graduating class at San Beda College of Law in 1997. He is well-versed in litigation and appellate practice involving civil, criminal, corporate, administrative, arbitration, expropriation, insurance, pre-need and energy, as well as in land and land rights acquisition and land registration. Atty. Moreno also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the Ateneo de Manila University.
Atty. Moreno was also a consistent honor student in grade school and received honors at the Ateneo de Manila High School. He is a member of the Lex Talionis Fraternitas, Inc.