Florin "Pilo" Ternal Hilbay[1] (born March 19, 1974)[2] is a Filipino lawyer who served as the Solicitor General of the Philippines from 2014 to 2016.
Hilbay topped the 1999 bar examination with a score of 88.5%, sharing the first place distinction with Edwin Enrile of Ateneo de Manila University.
[7] Hilbay took over as acting Solicitor General on August 20, 2014,[8] replacing Francis Jardeleza who was appointed as a Supreme Court Associate Justice.
[3] Hilbay started working as a constitutional law professor at University of the Philippines after his term as Solicitor General in 2016.
He has expressed his staunch dissent over the Philippine Drug War, the extension of martial law in Mindanao, the House attempts to re-impose the death penalty, and the position of the Duterte administration on issues concerning China.
Hilbay is also part of Senator Antonio Trillanes’ legal team in opposing the government's nullification of the former soldier's amnesty.
[5] His platform focuses on the government budget, social services, and sovereign rights of the Philippines in the South China Sea and Benham Rise.
On October 18, 2021, Hilbay left Aksyon Demokratiko to support the presidential campaign of Vice President Leni Robredo.