Gawad Dangal ng Lipi 2023 – Professional

Judge Maria Bernardita J. Santos
Juris Doctor (JD.) University of Sto Tomas, Manila 

Retired Judge, Regional Trial Court, Branch 35, Manila

Judicial Recognition
•  2018 Chief Justice Ramon Avancena Award
     Most Outstanding Second Level Court Judge of the Philippines
    Society for Judicial Excellence, Supreme Court of the Philippines
• 2008 Most Outstanding Metropolitan Trial Court Judge of the City of Manila 
• 2013 /2018 Most Outstanding Regional Trial Court Judge of the City of Manila 
• 2018/2019 Outstanding Judge Most Outstanding Regional Trial Court
   Judge of the City of Manila
   Regional Trial Court Judges Association of Manila RTCJAM)

Professional and Alumni Distinction
• 2023 Dangal ng Lipi Awardee, Province of Bulacan
• 2015 Dangal ng Baliwag, Municipality of Baliwag, Bulacan
• 2022 Distinguished Thomasian Alumni
     University of Sto Tomas Alumni Association, Inc., Manila (USTAAI)
• 2010/2018 Outstanding Thomasian Alumni
   UST Law Alumni Association Inc. (USTLAFI)
• Distinguished Alumni Achiever (2012) St. Mary’s College of Baliuag
   St. Mary”s College, Baliwag, Bulacan

Professional and Civic Service
• Trustee, UST Law Alumni Association Inc. (USTLAFI)
• Trustee, Dangal ng Bulacan Foundation, Inc.(DBFI)
• Board of Director, St. Mary’s College of Baliuag Alumni Association (SMCBAA)
• Board of Director, Association of Retired Judges of the Philippines
• Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International
• Member, International Women Judges Association