The Honourable Alma Uy-Lampasa LLB | |
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![]() 2nd District of Samar Board Member Alma Uy-Lampasa during the filing of her Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for 2016 national election in COMELEC | |
Member of the Samar Provincial Board from the 2nd district | |
In office June 30, 2016 –June 30, 2019 | |
Member of Catbalogan City Council | |
Assumed office June 30,2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Alma Uy August 1,1971 |
Nationality | ![]() |
Political party | Independent (2018-present) |
Other political affiliations | Liberal (2015-2018) |
Spouse | Cicero Lampasa |
Occupation | Lawyer,judge,politician,professor |
Alma Uy-Lampasa (born August 1,1971) is a Filipino law professor,judge and politician who served as a provincial board member [1] of the 2nd legislative district of Samar. [2] [3]
Uy was born in Catbalogan,Samar.
She is the wife of Judge Cicero Lampasa,the Presiding Judge of Regional Trial Court-Branch 27 in Catbalogan. [4] [5]
Uy became the Presiding Judge of Municipal Circuit Trial Courts (MCTC) of municipalities of Daram,Zumarraga and Motiong and Assisting Judge of the MTCC of Calbayog. [6] [7]
She served as a board member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan under the 2nd legislative district of Samar province. [8] In the 2019 local election,she ran for the position of councilor of city of Catbalogan and won. [9] [10]
Uy is a part-time instructor at Saint Mary's College of Catbalogan handling law-related subjects.
Uy was accused by Rolando Ko of violating the Rules of Notarial Practice and breaching the Code of Professional Responsibility. [11] The case was filed and reached the Supreme Court of the Philippines. [12] She was found guilty and was suspended of practicing law for six months. Her notarial commission was revoked,and she was prohibited from being commissioned as a notary public for two years. [13]
In July 2014,Uy's car was ambushed in Jiabong,Samar;she survived. [14] She believed that politics was behind the incident. [15] [16] [17]
Uy accused Samar's Sangguniang Panlalawigan Presiding Chair then Vice Governor Stephen James “Jimboy”Tan of bullying by prohibited her from asking questions and raising some points during their regular sessions. [18] [19]
Uy was the lone board member of Samar province who opposed the passage of a “borrowing ordinance” [20] which gives Ex-Governor now Congresswoman Sharee Ann Tan blanket authority to enter into a contract of loan with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) or Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) for the said amount. [21] [22] [23] The petition filed by her was junked by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 29. [24]
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