An academic staff and an alumna of UST Graduate School of Law were honored in “What’s HerStory? The 2025 HerStory: Gender Award of Distinction” for their judicial service on March 5, 2025.
The Thomasians who were awarded in the event, organized by the Supreme Court of the Philippines, were Judge Charito Manalo Macalintal-Sawali of Branch 4, RTC and Judge Remiebel Unica Mondia of Branch 45, Metropolitan Trial Court, Pasay City.
Mondia was recently appointed Presiding Judge of Branch 110, RTC, Pasay City.
The 2025 HerStory Board of Judges included SC Associate Justices Lazaro-Javier and Maria Filomena D. Singh, Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Maria Theresa V. Mendoza-Arcega, Commission on Human Rights Commissioner Faydah Maniri Dumarpa, and Philippine Commission on Women Chairperson Ermelita V. Valdeavilla.
The event celebrated the inspiring journeys of female judges who have triumphed over personal and professional challenges. Through the sharing of their stories, the award honors their resilience and aims to inspire others—regardless of gender identity.
First reported in the Supreme Court of the Philippines website.
