Florin T. Hilbay | |
|---|---|
 Official Portrait | |
| Dean of the Siliman University College of Law | |
| Assumed office November 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Myles Nicholas Bejar |
| Solicitor General of the Philippines | |
| In office August 20, 2014 – June 30, 2016 | |
| President | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Francis Jardeleza |
| Succeeded by | Jose Calida |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1974 Tondo, Manila, Philippines |
| Political party | Independent (2021–present) Aksyon Demokratiko (until 2021) |
| Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas (BA) University of the Philippines (LL.B) Yale University (LL.M) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Florin "Pilo" Ternal Hilbay[1] (born March 19, 1974)[2] is a Filipino lawyer who served as the Solicitor General of the Philippines from 2014 to 2016. He acted as the Philippine agent in the international case, Philippines v. China, which nullified all historical claims of China in the West Philippine Sea.[3] He ranked first place in the 1999 Philippine Bar Examination.
He is a member of the faculty of the University of the Philippines College of Law since 2000, where he teaches Advanced Constitutional Litigation, Constitutional Law, and Philosophy of Law, with emphasis on issues relating to Church and State, post-colonial constitutionalism, and the relationship between the information environment and legal consciousness. He also taught Obligations & Contracts and Public Officers & Election Law.[4]
- ^ Jimenez-David, Rina (December 5, 2018). "Rags-to-service, the tale of Pilo Hilbay". INQUIRER.net.
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- ^ "Florin Hilbay – UP COLLEGE OF LAW". law.upd.edu.ph. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.