Bohol Tribune’s columnist Atty. Julius Gregory B. Delgado is elected as the new vice president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Bohol chapter. Delgado’s column entitled: “Stare Decisis” appears in the Opinion section of this paper.
He was elected during the organization’s meeting held yesterday, Feb. 27, 2021 at Reyna’s Haven Restaurant together with Atty. Licelle Zamora as the new president of the local chapter of the lawyer’s association.
In a post following his victory, Delgado said wrote: “On a personal note, it is with great pride and joy that my cousin Lord Ronald Vaño and I will be serving together in this coming term. Our late grandparents, Espiridion Batausa and Gregoria Salomon, and our late mothers, Leonor and Thelma, must be beaming with pride and joy up there.”
The new set of officers will serve until 2023, according to a report reaching The Bohol Tribune. The same report adds that all of the newly-minted officers ran unopposed.
This has been the third straight elections of the IBP-Bohol where all who ran for elective posts in the organization were unopposed, the same report reveals.
The new set of officers includes the following: Zamora, president; Delgado, vice president; Atty. Adeline Glovasa, secretary; Atty. Harold Bayarcal, treasurer; Atty. Joyce Marie Marapao, auditor; Atty. Cheryl Villares, public relations officer; and the members of the board are Atty. John Jeric Lim, Atty. Lord Ronald Vano, Atty. David Maulas, and Atty. Siegfred Caresosa.
In a text message, Zamora told The Bohol Tribune that she is elated to become the new president of the IBP and will be responsive to the concerns related to the legal profession.
“I am very grateful for the opportunity to be of great service to my fellow lawyers. I, together with the elected officers shall deliver what is due, be responsive to the various concerns and issues affecting the legal profession and shall constantly endeavor to attain the objectives and purposes of the Integrated Bar,” the new IBP-Bohol president said.