Lorelei S. Balansay-Tapia, LLM
Trial Court Judge
A Laboratorian from Batch 2000 is now a Metropolitan Trial Court Judge.
Judge Lorelei Soriano Balansay-Tapia is the Presiding Judge of Branch 130 of the Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC) of Makati City, where she plays a vital role in the administration of justice at the frontline level of the Philippine judiciary. Appointed to the bench in 2018, she has since handled a broad range of criminal and civil cases, exemplifying diligence, fairness, and judicial competence in one of the country’s busiest court jurisdictions.
A lawyer by training and a lifelong learner, Judge Balansay-Tapia completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science at the University of Makati, graduating cum laude. She earned her law degree from the Lyceum of the Philippines University College of Law and went on to complete her Master of Laws at San Beda University Graduate School of Law, further strengthening her expertise in legal scholarship and practice.
In 2025, she was nominated by the Pimentel Institute of Leadership and Governance to participate in the prestigious Winter School Program, in partnership with the Hanns Seidel Foundation. This led to her participation in the Winter School on Federalism and Governance 2025, an international postgraduate program held at the University of Innsbruck, Austria and the Institute for Comparative Federalism, EURAC Research in Bolzano/Bozen, Italy. The program focuses on the evolving and innovative dimensions of federal systems, particularly the principles of federalism and the separation of powers.
Through both her judicial work and continued engagement in global legal discourse, Judge Balansay-Tapia reflects a commitment to excellence, professional growth, and the strengthening of democratic institutions.
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