37 Facts About Neri Colmenares

Neri Colmenares was an associate of the Asian Law Centre at Melbourne Law School when he was completing his Ph.

Neri Colmenares was an aspirant in the 2016,2019, and 2022 Philippine Senate elections, where he was part of the 1Sambayan Senate slate, but was defeated in all three runs.

Neri Colmenares was active in the College Editors Guild of the Philippines and the Student Christian Movement of the Philippines, and became the Visayas regional chair of the Student Catholic Action.

Reports indicate that Locsin's father and Neri Colmenares' father are related, but no further details were provided about the matter.

Neri Colmenares was one of the youngest political prisoners at the time.

Neri Colmenares is a human rights lawyer and is the president of the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers, a national association of human rights lawyers in the Philippines.

Neri Colmenares finished his Bachelor of Arts in Economics at San Beda College and completed his law degree at the University of the Philippines College of Law.

Neri Colmenares acted as counsel of the seven impeachment complaints in the House of Representatives of the Philippines and was one of the prosecutors in the impeachment trial of Merceditas Navarro Gutierrez in the Philippine Senate, prosecuting mainly the fertilizer scam case and the euro generals case.

Neri Colmenares was one of the prosecutors in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, who was convicted by the Senate for Betrayal of Public Trust.

On September 23,2021, Neri Colmenares announced that he will be running for senator in 2022.

Neri Colmenares petitioned the Supreme Court to stop Meralco's record-high power rate hike after the 2013 Malampaya shutdown.

At the 2014 congressional committee hearings on the electricity rate hike, Neri Colmenares refuted arguments by Manila Electric Company legal counsel who stated that Meralco did not raise prices intentionally.

Neri Colmenares again questioned Meralco's plans to raise electricity rates in 2019 and accused power companies of passing on to consumers the cost of shortages they themselves caused.

Neri Colmenares argued before the Supreme Court to stop the heroes burial for the late former president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 2016.

Neri Colmenares argued before the District Court in Hawaii on the Marcos human rights case.

In 2014, Neri Colmenares filed a motion for immediate resolution before the Supreme Court, citing the original petition's importance in light of the Philippines' territorial and maritime dispute with China.

Neri Colmenares filed another motion for immediate resolution on the petition in 2018.

Neri Colmenares questioned the Philippines' Chico River irrigation loan agreement with China in 2019.

Neri Colmenares joined fellow lawmakers in petitioning the Supreme Court in stopping the Chinese-funded project.

Neri Colmenares protested the Tax Reform of Inclusion and Acceleration Law and the fuel excise tax and blamed these for the increasing prices of consumer goods.

Neri Colmenares called for the removal of the value added tax on power, water, and fuel.

Neri Colmenares served as counsel for lawmakers who in January 2018 filed for the suspension of the TRAIN Law.

Neri Colmenares noted how the TRAIN Law was passed in Congress without a quorum.

Neri Colmenares authored the recently passed law on the practice of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Neri Colmenares authored the Social Security System Pension Increase bill, which was later implemented under Pres.

Neri Colmenares was a member of the Committee on Rules and was the Senior Deputy Minority Leader in the 16th Congress.

Neri Colmenares' papers include a primer on the Writ of Habeas Data, the Comparative Analysis of the Writ of Amparo, Impeachment as a Constitutional Accountability Mechanism, the Party List system Law, and the International Criminal Court and other articles for the Philippine Law Journal.

Neri Colmenares was associate editor of the World Bulletin of the UP Law Center on the issue of international crimes.

Neri Colmenares has lectured extensively on various legal topics in Mandatory Continuing Legal Education seminars and at universities on impeachment jurisprudence, constitutional law, party-list system, appellate advocacy, writs of amparo and habeas data, international human rights law, and legal perspectives on the peace process.

Neri Colmenares has served as a resource speaker in national and international forums, including those organized by the Supreme Court of the Philippines and legal organizations abroad.

Neri Colmenares played key roles in high-profile legal cases and political trials, notably serving as a prosecutor in the impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona and the impeachment of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez.

Neri Colmenares has held prominent leadership positions in legal advocacy groups, including serving as president and secretary general of the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers.

Neri Colmenares has been a consistent advocate for human rights, social justice, and legal reforms through both his legal work and public engagements.

Neri Colmenares began his career at the National Amnesty Commission, serving as a private secretary from November 1996 to January 1997, and again from January to September 1997.

Neri Colmenares then became the commission's legal officer from October 1997 to May 1998, and then became its attorney from January to September 1998 and again from May to September 1999.

From March 2004 to March 2006, Neri Colmenares served as a consultant to the office of Representative Satur Ocampo.

In 2020, Neri Colmenares was given the International Bar Association Award for his "Outstanding Contribution to Human Rights".