27/02/2023
Atty. Mario Fidel Ubac Danao, dearly called "Atty. Yong" by his friends and colleagues, earned his Juris Doctor degree at the University of the East - Manila. He also took up Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the University of Santo Tomas - España, Manila, where he was conferred the Benavides Outstanding Achievement Award. During his law school and collegiate years, he attended several International Youth Programs offered only to outstanding youth leaders, one of which is the 1st ASEAN Legal Camp which was held in Singapore. He was one of the twenty-four (24) law student delegates selected from different law schools all over the Philippines who were exposed, among others, to the actual practice of Public International Law, Commercial Law, and Legal Education in Singapore.
Before his admission to the Philippine Bar, Atty. Yong worked as a Senior Associate at the SyCip Gorres Velayo & Company in Ayala, Makati. While being in SGV, he has handled business tax and corporate law advisory services to local and international clients. After hurdling the bar exam, Atty. Yong dedicated his early months as a lawyer as a Legal Officer for The World Bank, under the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) Program of the Department of Agrarian Reform in the Province of Masbate. He served as a rural development lawyer/field worker as a defender of the rights of Masbateño farmers and agricultural reform beneficiaries.
Atty. Yong is a natural-born leader. He was elected to public office when he was just fifteen (15) years old, serving as Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Chairman for Barangay Ibingay, Masbate City (2007-2010). He was also elected as the Auditor for SK City Federation of Masbate for the same term. As a leader, not only that he implemented policies, projects, and programs within his jurisdiction, Atty. Yong also excelled in the field of global youth leadership. He was also sent by the National Youth Commission as a Youth Ambassador of Goodwill to Japan (JENESYS Programme 2012) and India (AISEP 2016). With his excellence, competence, and experience in leadership, he now leads DDQR Law Offices and has dedicated himself to the practice of his chosen profession.