Purificacion Bartolome-Bernabe

Purificacion Bartolome-Bernabe

Organizer/President at International Pro Bono Alliance, Inc.

Atty. Purificacion Bernabe a.k.a. Pingki is the organizer and president of the International Pro Bono Alliance, Inc. It gives free legal services to migrant workers and other vulnerable sectors. It also does Anti-Human Trafficking Work. The Alliance has members and affiliates in the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia, Hong Kong, the United States and Europe. Prior to organizing the iPBA, Pingki was President of a local bar association which was recognized as Most Outstanding with a Most Outstanding Legal Aid Committee by the national bar. She first attended the BABSEA-CLE Pro Bono Conference in Singapore in 2014, where she found inspiration and the contacts to organize the iPBA.