Who is Roberto Batungbacal?

Published September 22, 2026 5:22pm

Atty. Roberto “Robie” Batungbacal enters his appearance as defense counsel for Vice President Sara Duterte during the Senate impeachment trial on Sept. 22, 2026.

Roberto Batungbacal is among the defense lawyers representing Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial.

He is a partner at Bodota & Batungbacal Law Offices.

Batungbacal is the grandson of the late Chief Justice Andres Narvasa.

Before joining his current law firm, Batungbacal was an associate at Salazar Enrile Defensor & De Mata and later a senior associate at Fortun Narvasa & Salazar.

He earned degrees in Management Economics and Law from Ateneo de Manila University.

Batungbacal passed the Philippine Bar examinations in 2020.— MCG, GMA News

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