Bayani Jacinto

Bayani Hamoy Jacinto (born April 30, 1969) is a Filipino lawyer and jurist who currently serves as the 67th Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan. He was appointed to the anti-graft court on May 29, 2017, by President Rodrigo Duterte.^[1][2]

Jacinto was born in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte, to former Court of Appeals Acting Presiding Justice Godardo A. Jacinto and Dr. Evangeline Hamoy Jacinto.^[1]

He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1990 and his Juris Doctor degree in 1994, both from the Ateneo de Manila University. He passed the 1994 Bar Examinations with a rating of 85.05 percent.^[1]

After law school, Jacinto worked at the Court of Appeals until 1997, when he left to engage in private practice. In 2001, he became the Managing Partner of the Jacinto Magtanong Wui Jacinto Esguerra and Uy Law Offices.^[1]

In December 2010, Jacinto joined government service as Director for the Legal Department of the Presidential Commission on Good Government. In August 2012, he transferred to the Office of the Ombudsman, where he served as Director of the Prosecution Bureau and later as Acting Assistant Ombudsman for Luzon.^[1][3]

On May 29, 2017, Jacinto was appointed Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan.^[1]

Jacinto is married to Erika Regina Verzola, daughter of the late Eubulo G. Verzola, also a former Acting Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals, and the late Atty. Cleofe Verzola. They have two daughters.^[1]

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