Atty. EDGAR MENDOZA AVILA

PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Address:

90 Sixto Gaerlan Street, Baguio City

Office Telephone No.:

(074) 442-1777

Residence Tel. No.:

(074) 442 - 7770

Spouse:

Bernadette M. Arevalo

Children:

John Paul

Charmaine Marie

Anton Luis

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

1965 – 1971

Lucban Elementary School

1971 – 1975

St. Louis Boys’ High School

1975 – 1979

St. Louis University, BS in Commerce

EXAMINATIONS PASSED

November 1984

Philippine Bar Examinations, with an 80.4% Rating,MLQU, Manila

March 31, 1978

Civil Service Sub-Professional Examinations, with an 80.62% Rating, Baguio City

RECORD OF SEMINARS/TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS

1996

New Orleans, U.S.A.

Legislative Bill Drafting Workshop

Conducted by the U.S. Government

2002

Baguio  City

E-Commerce Law:  Rules on Electronic Evidence

Conducted by Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Baguio-Benguet Chapter

1997

Baguio  City

Continuing Legal Education:  General Law Practice, conducted by the U.P. Law Center

1982 – 1996 (inclusive)

Baguio City

Continuing Legal Education:  General Law Practice,

Conducted by the U.P. Law Center

SERVICE RECORD

E.M. Avila Law Office, Baguio City

July 1998 to Present

Private Practitioner, General Practice of Law

St. Louis University, Baguio City

1999 – 2001

Dean, College of Law

House of Representatives, Quezon City

1992 – 1998

Congressman

Cabato Law Office

1985 – 1992

Private Practitioner, General Practice of Law

St. Louis University, Baguio City

1981 – 1983

Professor, College of Commerce

Baguio Colleges Foundation

1980 – 1981

Professor, College of Commerce and Secretarial

St. Louis University, Baguio City

1979 – 1980

Clerk, SLU-IBM Center

Pines Theater, Baguio City

1973 – 1978

Parti-time Movie House Employee

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS/POSITIONS HELD

July 1996

Chairman, House of Representatives, Committee on Youth and Sports Delegation to the Atlanta Olympics, Atlanta, U.S.A.

1975

Philippine Delegate to the 14^th World Jamboree in Oslo, Norway

1997

Philippine Delegate & Speaker, World Scout Parliamentary Union, Manila

1977

Jose Rizal Scout Awardee, Citizen Scout Awardee, Boy Scouts of the Philippines

Vice-President, Federation of Kabataang Barangays in Baguio

1983

Overall Coordinator, Sword and Shield Publication of St. Louis University, Baguio City

Features Writer, Gold Ore, a local community newspaper of Baguio City

Chairman, Legal Aid Committee, St. Louis University

Spokesman, Cordillera Leaders’ Forum

1988 - 1989

Vice President, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Baguio-Benguet Chapter

1987 – 1988

Editor-in-chief, Integrated Bar of the Philippines Newsletter

1996

Charter President, Rotary Club ofDowntown Session, Baguio City

Baguio Reporter Columnist – “Reasonable Doubt”

Times Journal Columnist – “From the Boondocks”

Founder, Philippine Legislators for National Unity Movement (PLENUM)

1998

Chairman, St. Louis Boys High Alumni Homecoming

MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING SOCIO-CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)

Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP)

World Scout Parliamentary Union (WSPU)

Philippine Jaycees, Inc. (PJI)

Rotary Club of Downtown Session & Rotary Club of Baguio – South (RCDS)

Assistance Communication Traffic Information Network Inc. (ACTION INC.)

Baguio Emergency Coordinating Group (BECG)

Disasters Emergency Land Transportation and Communication Inc. (DELTACOM)

Pine Tee Golf Club

Philippine Legislators for National Unity Movement  (PLENUM)

Samahang Ilokano (SI)

Baguio Center for Young Adults (BCYA)

Alliance of Filipino Workers (AFW)

Genuine Reform for Economic Environment and Nationalism (GREEN)

Baguio-Benguet Public information Communication Group (BB-PICAG)Basketball Association of the Philippines

LAKAS-NUCD-UMDP-KAMPI

Camp John Hay Golf Club

ACHIEVEMENTS & RECORDS WHILE IN CONGRESS 1992 - 1998

In the 10^th Congress, he was nominated on July 22, 1995 by President Fidel V. Ramos and confirmed by Commission on Appointments on September 7, 1995.  In the 9^th Congress he was nominated by President Fidel V. Ramos on May 20, 1993 and confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on March 7, 1994.

As sectoral Representative for the Youth he was a member of the justice, youth and sports, tourism, constitutional amendments, housing, natural resources, north quadrangle, special law enforcement, overseas contract workers, public order and safety, legislative franchises, health and education, chairman, of the sub-Committee on Duty Free, Committee on Tourism.  He steered policies and programs towards being more responsive to the specific needs and aspirations of the youth and the people of Baguio.  During his six-year stint in Congress, he was the principal author of eighty-four (84) bills and twenty-one (21) resolutions.  Fifty-four (54) of said bills were of national significance. He was also co-author of none hundred thirty two (932) measures.  He also had several infrastructure projects mainly for the youth and children, including a youth center in Baguio, a children’s playground in Zamboanga del Sur, another children’s playground in Baguio City, and a Municipal Park.