Katrina Legarda is a prominent

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lawyer who specializes in family law, and is an advocate of the rights of women and children.

Education

She graduated from the

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(B.A Hons., History) in 1975, and obtained her degree in law from the

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. She joined the Angara Abello Concepcion Regala and Cruz Law offices (ACCRALAW) in 1981 and left a Partner in 1992.

Legal career

She is the Founding Chair of the Child Justice League, a foundation that provides free legal assistance to abused children and children in conflict with the law. She is also a founding member of the CASA/GAL- Philippines Foundation, Inc. She is a member of the

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and the Iota Tau Tau International Legal Sorority. She is the President of the U.P. Women Lawyers' Circle (an organization of women lawyers who are graduates of the University of the Philippines that provides free legal assistance to women and children, as well as funding a jail decongestion program for children in conflict with the law). Katrina was a member of the board of

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(a museum for children in Manila), and is a faculty member of the Child Protection Unit Network, Inc. (CPU-Net). She is a member of the Research Committee of the Philippine Judicial Academy. Under the auspices of the

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, the British Embassy (Manila) and

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, she trains judges, prosecutors, social workers and police personnel around the country (as well as in

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, Lao PDR, Goa, India and Lahore, Pakistan) on the investigation of crimes involving women and children. She is a Professor in the College of Medicine of the

teaching Medical Jurisprudence and also a Professor at De La Salle University Tañada-Diokno School of Law, the College of Law of the

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(PLM), and

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-Makati (LPU) teaching Persons and Family Relations and Legal Writing. She is also a Professor in the College of Law of the

, teaching Persons and Family Relations.

Media career

She once hosted, pro bono, an hourly legal segment on the radio station Crossover 105.1, called “Legal Log.” She has written for the ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' K Magazine'', the ''

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'', and the '' People’s Tonight''. She has a legal segment on the ABS-CBN morning show, ''Umagang Kay Ganda'', every Monday morning. She writes a column for ABS-CBN Interactive called "Kat's Eye." She contributes to various other newspapers and magazines for articles on family law. She co-authored ''A Time to Love, A Time to Leave'' (a book on marriage and divorce “Philippine-style”) with

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, and is an essayist for ''Women with Fire'' (edited by

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) and ''Pinay: Autobiographical Narratives by Women Writers, 1926-1998'' (edited by

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). She was the host of a legal talk show on the

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entitled ''By Demand'', and a co-host on

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of a news and current affairs talk show entitled ''Off The Record.''

Award

She has received

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awards: “Woman Helping Women” and “Woman Advancing the Status of Women.” She is a Parangal Ng Bayan Awardee for 1999 and is featured as one of the Leaders of the Millennium in the 2000 Philippine Year Book. She was the Chairperson of the 7th ISPCAN Asian Regional Conference that was held in Manila, Philippines, in September 2007.

Personal life

Katrina Legarda has three children. Her grandmother was

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.Amelita D. Guevara
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''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' (30 March 2015).

Filmography

TV shows

*''Off The Record'' (2000-2001) *''By Demand'' (2002-2004)

References

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