08/05/2025
Welcoming Our New Partner --
ATTY. KRIA CELESTINE MANGLAPUS
We are honored to welcome Atty. Kria Celestine A. Manglapus as the newest Partner in our law office.
Atty. Kria Manglapus brings a solid background in public sector governance, international law, health regulation, and cross-border employment policy, shaped through over a decade of service in both government service and policy-oriented work.
She is presently engaged in public service, where she provides legal support on matters concerning public personnel policy, governance structures, and institutional integrity. In this capacity, she has been involved in a wide range of legal policy concerns affecting the civil service, drawing from years of experience in administrative law, regulatory frameworks, and government operations.
She previously served as Chief of Staff of the Department of Health’s Health Regulation Team, the Department’s legal and regulatory arm. In this role, she helped lead the development of health regulations, policy issuances, and legal reviews that shaped national standards for health facilities, services, and professionals. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she took part in inter-agency legal and policy coordination through the IATF-EID, contributing to the government’s crisis response. In 2022, their team received a Presidential Citation for its instrumental role in expanding testing capacity and strengthening the country’s pandemic strategy.
She earned her Juris Doctor from San Beda University, where she represented the school in international moot court competitions held in South Korea, India, the United Kingdom, and Argentina, honing her skills in advocacy, diplomacy, and global legal issues. She also holds a BSBA in Financial Accounting from the University of Saint Louis and completed a specialized course on Women’s Health and Human Rights at Stanford University.
Her appointment reflects our law office’s continued growth and commitment to delivering principled, high-level legal service. We are thrilled to welcome her leadership and vision as Partner.
Welcome to the firm, Atty. Kria! We look forward to this new chapter with you.