DSCTA alumnus receives prestigious Chevening Scholarship

DSCTA alumnus, Atty. Jose “Joe” Sutton Belarmino II, was recently recognized as one of the recipients of the prestigious Chevening Scholarship. Atty. Belarmino will be studying MSc in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics at the University of Westminster in London, United Kingdom.

He graduated BA Speech Communication, magna cum laude, in 2010, and earned his Juris Doctor at the San Beda University Manila - College of Law in 2015 where he also served as President of the Law Student Government. He initially worked as a public defender at the Public Attorney’s Office and Chief of Staff of then Commissioner and now Congresswoman Stella Luz Quimbo.

He is now one of the few lawyers engaged in the practice of data privacy law in the country. Prior to his Chevening scholarship, he previously served as Head Executive Assistant, Division Head of the Enforcement Division, Official Spokesperson, and OIC Executive Director of the National Privacy Commission.

Atty. Belarmino hopes to be able to help the country create a cybersecurity and privacy ecosystem for the Philippines that addresses the legal, technical, and operational aspects of privacy and cybersecurity.