ERNELYN JOY C. SANTOS

JUNIOR ASSOCIATE

Practice Areas:

Civil & Criminal litigation; Corporate Law; Labor Law; Human Rights Law 

Professional Qualification:

Admitted to the Philippine Bar in May 2023

Career History:

BUTUYAN & RAYEL LAW OFFICES 

February 2024 – present Associate 

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW (CENTERLAW) 

February 2024 – present Fellow 

TAN CONCEPCION & QUE LAW OFFICES

September 2023 – February 2024 Associate

OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL

February 2021 – September 2023 Legal Secretary

CGRLAW & ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICES

July 2020 Legal Apprentice 

ASIAPRO MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVE

October 2018 – January 2021 Legal Compliance Officer 

Education:

JURIS DOCTOR

Polytechnic University of the Philippines – College of Law, 2022

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PHILOSOPHY

University of the Philippines – Diliman, 2014

Languages:

Excellent spoken and written English and Filipino

MARYFE D. TOYOKAN

JUNIOR ASSOCIATE

Practice Areas

Civil Law, Criminal Law, Human Rights Law

Professional Qualifications:

Admitted to the Philippine Bar in January 2025

Career History:

BUTUYAN & RAYEL LAW OFFICES

February 2025 - present Associate

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW (CENTERLAW)

February 2025 - present Fellow

DOJ - OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL PROSECUTOR (CAGAYAN)

June - July 2021 Legal Intern

Education:

JURIS DOCTOR (J.D.)

University of the Cordilleras, College of Law (2024)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICS MINOR IN ECONOMICS (BS PHY-EC)

De La Salle University - Manila (2019)

Languages:

English, Filipino, and Bontoc