Roster of Mediators
Upon filing of a case, parties have the option to select the mediator/s or have us assign for you.
1. Apolinar E. Aure:
Mr. Aure completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, majoring in Banking and Finance, at Adamson University. He is the President and an accredited Mediator of the National Center for Mediation (NCM) since 2014. With 10 years of experience in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), particularly in mediation, he has handled various types of mediation cases.
2. Tristan C. Besa:
Tristan completed his Master’s Degree in Business Management at Ateneo de Manila University a year before it became the MBM Program of AIM. He served as an Adjunct Professor at the Asian Institute of Management. He completed his training in ADR (Mediation, Negotiation, Conciliation) with The Conflict Resolution Group Foundation. Tristan is currently the President of The CoRe Group and an accredited Mediator of National Center for Mediation (NCM). With 24 years of experience in ADR, he is among the most experienced mediation and negotiation trainers in the Philippines.
3. Atty. Myra Angeli Gallardo-Batungbakal: Atty. Batungbakal holds a Master’s degree in History and graduated Magna Cum Laude with an AB in History from the University of the Philippines. She also earned her Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines, where she was awarded Best Law Intern for her exemplary handling of cases at the U.P. Office of Legal Aid (U.P. OLA). Since 2014, Atty. Myra has been an accredited mediator with the National Center for Mediation (NCM), where she also serves as a trustee. She has 12 years of experience in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), specializing in mediation, arbitration, and conciliation. Additionally, she has been an accredited arbitrator with the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission (CIAC) since 2012 and an accredited mediator with the Philippine Institute of Construction Arbitrators and Mediators (PICAM) since 2013. She handled various types of mediation and arbitration cases.
4. Mia Theresa Q. Corpus:
Mia Theresa Q. Corpus holds a degree from the Global Masters of Arts Program in International Affairs at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, and an MBA from the University of the Philippines. She also completed advanced training in Company-Community Mediation at the University of Cape Town. She is an accredited Mediator of the National Center for Mediation (NCM). With over 20 years of experience in ADR, she has managed various ADR programs, including training, research, framework design, and policy creation, handled many cases, and has led mediation, conciliation, and negotiation programs within government agencies.
5. Edwin R. Glindro:
Mr. Glindro graduated from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences, majoring in Sociology and Philosophy, and a Master of Arts in Social Sciences (Fellow, incomplete thesis). He also completed a Certificate Course in International Development Studies at the University of Oslo, Norway. He completed his mediation training with The Conflict Resolution Group Foundation, Inc. Currently, he is a trustee and an accredited mediator of National Center for Mediation (NCM). He has ten (10) years of experience in ADR, especially in the field of mediation, and has handled various mediation cases.
6. Ma. Margarita R. Reyes:
Ms. Reyes graduated from the University of Asia and the Pacific with a double degree in General Humanities and Education. She is a trained teacher of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) through the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion under the School of Medicine at the University of California - San Diego (UCSD). She is also a trained teacher of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) through the Mindfulness Initiative at Singapore Management University (SMU) and the UCSD Mindfulness-Based Professional Training Institute. An accredited Mediator of National Center for Mediation (NCM) since 2014, and has ten (10) years of experience in ADR, particularly in mediation, negotiation, and conciliation. Ms. Reyes also conducts private meditation classes, stress management coaching, and seminars in mindful leadership.
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7. Atty. Karen M. Baciles:
Atty. Baciles graduated from De La Salle Lipa with a Bachelor's Degree in Legal Management (with Academic Distinction). She earned her Doctor of Jurisprudence at the University of Batangas. Atty. An accredited Mediator of National Center for Mediation (NCM). She has 10 years of experience in ADR, particularly in the field of mediation, and handled various mediation cases.
8. Antonio Ortega:
Mr. Ortega completed his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at Adamson University and holds a Master’s in Leadership from the Asia Pacific Institute of International Studies. He is an accredited mediator of National Center for Mediation (NCM). He has 10 years of experience in ADR, particularly in mediation, and handled various mediation cases.
9. Atty. Liezl Cua:
Atty. Cua graduated from the University of the Philippines - Visayas with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, majoring in Management. She earned her Bachelor of Laws degree at Ateneo de Davao and completed her Master’s in Entrepreneurship at Ateneo de Manila University - Graduate School of Business, ACE – Center for Entrepreneurship & Management Education, Inc., in Rockwell, Makati City. She has been an accredited mediator of National Center for Mediation (NCM) since 2014. She has 10 years of experience in ADR, particularly in the field of mediation.
10. Belen D. Nicasio:
Ms. Nicasio received her Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Communication from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. She has been an accredited mediator of National Center for Mediation (NCM) since 2014 and a consultant with the CoRe Group since 2007. With seventeen years of experience in ADR, she specializes in mediation and conciliation. Ms. Nicasio handled various types of mediation and conciliation cases.
11. Franciso D. Ramirez, Jr.:
Dr. Ramirez holds a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from De Ocampo Memorial College. He was a pioneer mediator for the Supreme Court of the Philippines starting in 2000, where he supervised training programs for over 2,000 mediators and conciliators through the Philippine Judiciary Academy. He has further honed his skills through specialized training in mediation and conciliation, including courses with the Intellectual Property Office and the Philippine Judicial Academy. Jun is also an accredited mediator of National Center for Mediation (NCM). With 24 years of experience in Alternative Dispute Resolution, particularly in Mediation and Conciliation, Jun handled various mediation, and intellectual property cases, including trademarks and copyright.
12. Dr. Abigail Modino:
Dr. Abigail Modino: Dr. Modino graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the UP College of Social Sciences and Philosophy in 1992. She later completed her Juris Doctor degree at the UP College of Law and holds a Master’s in Public Administratio
n (MPA) from the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance (UP-NCPAG). She has been an accredited mediator of National Center for Mediation (NCM) since 2014. She has ten (10) years of experience in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), particularly in mediation and conciliation. She handled various types of mediation cases.
13. Atty. Joannes Vinarao-Pilapil:
Atty. Pilapil earned her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, in April 1990, where she was active as a Law Intern at the U.P. Office of the Legal Aid. She graduated from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York, NY, with a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Alternative Dispute Resolution in January 2009, earning the Dean’s Merit Scholarship and receiving the Cardozo Service and Achievement Award in June 2009. She also attended Harvard Law School's Program of Instruction for Lawyers in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in June 1995. An accredited mediator of the National Center for Mediation (NCM). She has 11 years of experience in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), specializing in mediation and arbitration, and handled various types of cases.
Our professional mediators successfully completed an intensive training program in line with international standards. Should you wish to become part of our roster, click here for the qualification requirements or you may call us for more information.