Darlene Berberabe

Darlene Berberabe
Berberabe in 2025
39th Solicitor General of the Philippines
Assumed office
May 29, 2025
PresidentBongbong Marcos
Preceded byMenardo Guevarra
17th Dean of the University of the Philippines College of Law
Assumed office
November 30, 2023
Preceded byEdgardo Vistan
Personal details
Born
Darlene Marie Basco Berberabe

June 14
Spouse
(sep. 2008)
ChildrenJamie Lim
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman (BA, MA, LLB)
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • academic administrator
  • corporate executive

Darlene Marie "Lelen" Basco Berberabe is a Filipino lawyer, academic, and former corporate executive who has served as the 39th solicitor general of the Philippines since 2025. She has concurrently served as the 17th dean of the University of the Philippines College of Law since 2023, a role she will soon depart from after becoming solicitor general.

A graduate of the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP), Berberabe began her legal career in the private sector, working for Baker McKenzie and Procter & Gamble Philippines. In 2010, she became the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pag-IBIG Fund, a position she held until 2017 before returning to private practice. In 2023, she succeeded Edgardo Vistan as dean of the UP College of Law, becoming the third woman to hold the office.

In 2025, President Bongbong Marcos appointed Berberabe as solicitor general during a major cabinet reshuffle, making her the second woman after Agnes Devanadera to hold the post. Before her appointment, she was briefly considered as a nominee to succeed retiring Associate Justice Mario Lopez.

Berberabe is the widow of professional basketball player Samboy Lim and the mother of athlete and 2019 SEA Games gold medalist Jamie Lim.