Atty. Reginald A. Tongol

Founding / Managing Partner

Atty. Regie Tongol is one of today’s most promising lawyers — having already a lucrative career in media, government, and the private sector. Currently, he does the primetime news “Ito Ang Balita” in UNTV everyday at 4:30-6:00 pm and is a special correspondent for UNTV. He parlays his media experience as today’s foremost expert on libel and entertainment laws — successfully handling several high profile cases. Being a prolific litigator he handles your corporate, civil, and criminal litigation needs. Atty. Regie also handles for the firm your strategic, corporate and crisis communications, and public relations needs including government policy lobbying.

He once held the position of Assistant Cabinet Secretary and Bids and Awards Committee Chairman in the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office until his controversial resignation in 2011. In his more than a decade of practice as a lawyer, he had also involved himself in government policy and political communications making him one of the most sought after Public Relations and Communications consultants in the country aside from being a litigator, tax, and corporate lawyer.

Atty. Regie graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law with a juris doctor degree in 2006. He has a Bachelor in Science Major in Legal Management Degree from the Ateneo de Manila University. Back in college and law school, he has consistently been a student leader. He has since acted as Lead Counsel of the Genuine Opposition Coalition in the Provincial Board of Canvassers of Camarines Norte during the 2007 elections, held several corporate secretaryship positions in different corporations and made appearances in programs of other networks such as ABS- CBN, ANC, and QTV. He also used to be a Senior Associate at the prestigious law firm of Chato & Vinzons Chato Law Offices before becoming then Representative Liwayway Vinzons-Chato’s Political Officer III in charge of all legislation related work of her office in the 14th Congress.

During his stint in the House of Representatives, he drafted several bills sponsored by then Rep. Vinzons-Chato which passed into law such as the “Data Privacy Act of 2012” (R.A. 10173). As an Assistant Cabinet Secretary, he was pivotal in the drafting of the Aquino Administration’s “Social Media Policy” and the controversial administration version of the “Freedom of Information Bill.” With his expertise in Information Communications Technology, Data Security, and Digital Media, he is a sought-after resource speaker about Data Privacy, Social Media Policy, Freedom of Information, Government Policy, Media Law and Ethics, and TV Literacy for numerous audience.

Atty. Regie has an extensive media experience having hosted several shows such as “Spotlight” where he conducts one-on-one intimate and lengthy sit-down biographical interviews with celebrities, business, and political leaders, the legal service show “Law Profile,” the multi-nominated travel show “Estranghero” which run for four years from 2009 to 2012 and earned him a two-consecutive-year nomination as “Best Travel Show Host” in the prestigious PMPC Star Awards for Television and “GMK” where he co-hosted the early morning show from 2012 to 2015. All his shows have been constant frontrunners in the PMPC Star Awards for Television and ANAK TV Seal awardees. Atty. Regie also had a legal public service radio program “Ikonsulta Mo” at RadioLaVerdad 1350 for several years. Atty. Regie has won several high-profile cases such as the Intra-Corporate disputes of two multinational corporations; Intestate/Testate claims of well-known families; Cybercrime and Cyber Libel cases of four famous media personalities, a successful businessman, two biggest web bloggers/personalities in the Philippines and a leading IT company; Recovery of Property of one of the largest commercial estates in Makati and Antipolo and seizure of counterfeit products and software; and had successfully settled for his clients on Family disputes, Intellectual Property Rights of software corporations, Breach of Contract claims, and Tax assessments/claims.

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