On August 13, 2024, the 2024-2025 officers of the Energy Lawyers Association of the Philippines (ELAP), which includes PunoLaw’s Managing Partner, Roderico V. Puno, took their oath before Sen. Pia Cayetano, the Chairperson of the Senate Energy Committee.
The other ELAP officers (not included in the picture) are:
- Pedro H. Maniego, Jr. (Chairman Emeritus), Former Chairperson, National Renewable Energy Board
- Jose Ronald V. Valles (Corporate Secretary), SVP & Head of Regulatory Management Office, Meralco
- Edward Albert E. Eviota (VP-Internal Affairs), Partner, Dime & Eviota Law
- Gladys N. Nalda (VP-External Affairs), Founder, GNN Law
- Elvin Hayes E. Nidea (VP-Advocacies), Director and President, Philippine Electricity Market Corporation
Founded in 2018, ELAP is a non-stock, non-profit organization with the goal of promoting professional excellence, competence, and integrity in the practice of energy law in the Philippines.