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Con-Com created for the revision ofthe LSG Constitution and By-Laws sMeo..or
EXvirtue olResolution No 2014 05 dated FebruarX 3,2014, a Consti tutional Commission was dulX .re ated and its member aPPointed bx the Law Student Government headed bX President Abdul Mahid Ati to re vise the .oun.iLs present Constitu

whi.h 4en led toitspostponement

ri.:n :ls.

Le .Lserved

ih:i ihls

ls ihe se..nd ilme

ih,

the

The sele.tion olthe member ol Constitutional Commission

LSG CEL

.haned bX Mohammad Een Usman was based on then a.ademi. stand inC, leaderhip skills and individual

.apa.irr, representation bX

level, and as per advi.e and approval

Xear and

ftom Dean Ma.a.una Moslem

The Concom holds its meetings everX TuesdaX and ThurdaX ftom 12nn to 2pm at the

twi.e a week,
LSG

who
Cathered some students

in a meeting in his desne to answer

amend the CEL, althouCh in the end

olli.e with the

LSG

offi.ers

the.n.umstan.es'.all to
inCs, some

As enun.iated in the said resolu tion, the Constitutional Commission, as one ol the priorir, measures vital

it did not materialize be.ause oltime.onstraints

At present,while the ConCom.ontinues holdinCits meet ol the siCnili.ant .hanCes that are dpe.ted to be effe.ted,asideftom makinC.leartheprovisionsrespe.tinCthe ,tualili.ations ol.andidates lor ele.tion, are the institutionali zation olthe LawGazette beinCthe 0ffi.ialStudent Publi.ation ol the .olleCer the institutionalization ol the Spe.ial Ear Le. ture Series as an dpe.ted a.tivir, ftom the LSG] and the a. .ountabilir, and transparen.x measures whi.h the LSG olli .er have to lollow with respe.t to the management ol LSG

to the platlorm ol Covernan.e ol the

LSG,

is ne.essarX to the realization

ol

the Student Coun.iLs program

to

effe.t politi.al relorms in the Covern

It

.an be well noted that the

need to revise the CEL maX be tra.ed

ftom the various and .onfli.ting

views olthe studentrX regarding the interpretation ol some provisions ol the CEL, parti.ularlX those pertaininC to the,tualiff.ations ol.andidates lor
the
LSG

o...b.

As to the attainment ol the LSc's obje.tives throuCh 'a

0ffi.e olthe President, durinC the Ele.tion lastAY 2012 2013,and

petrilied rule, a pulsinC, livinC law attuned to the heartbeat ol the student coun.il', the students have xet to see ilthe to be dralted CEL would in fa.t be responsive to the needs ol the time thatwould.onsequendXlead them to ratitd

o "dB

"

" o b.o

C"

TOUCH Foundation gathercd LGU officials, PNP personneland N@ reprcsentatives to supportefforts on addressing GBV cases slr!ar,.
Wrn rne a m to red!.e rne nlmber of cender BaEd Voen.e .6es n rne Mln.pa rr/ of Koam blgan, Lanao de Norte, an lnter Agen.y aoBltaton and Pannng Wortshop was organzed by rne Te.hn

.a

Olrea.h and aommlnrr/ Hep Folndaton

parhershp wth rie 14ndanao State Unlersrr/ Lega Ad a n. n rie lvlln.pa Ha of sad o.a rr/ on De

TIE run plrpose of rne a.b!rr/ s rne estab sh elle.ble Slpport Syst:m" Grleen rie statehoders n rne ere.lbon of pertnent aws and lRRs solsht to prote.t rie rshts of rne !.bms of sad ! o en.e The fo.6 of rne prosram was .entered on rne baransay, t bens rie solernment lnt deered to be rne lrstoneabe to dre.ty respond a, rn6e.6es - 6dre b p.lle ...1
ment of an

Whals ioside?
NEWS
SC: Cybercrime Law

Slro0gr. 8oldr. Fircr. 'rhis smesto's thme of is....l

Law cuette is no doubt m aftumation ofthe entne tem's seffless etrots to do what is incmbot upon themi that albeit the 'indirect attmpts' to kill this publication's life, they remained fm to what they believe in and fought as much as they could to mat<e its significmce felt by the studots. Likewise, insofd as it reflects the kind ofpapo that the group wmt to prcvide the studots, the theme sNes as a mmifestation of the kind of posons the otire group have become because of
the

Special Lecture Seri6....l Oubeach Program in....l

Women in Philippine... 7 His OSG Experience... S Bangsamoro Politicl... 9

We, the Freshmen...10 Riiinnnggg... Adow ... 12

A look at the Human...28

Abolition ofPDAF... 29 Alternative Leyering ... 30 A Fr6hmanb Mocking... 31

In this issue ofthe Law cazette, we bring you the significmt events that caught populd attention and which in one way or motho have atrected ou views. In the sme mmno that we tackled legitimate issues which concm us not onty as studots but as citizos ofthis couhf, we give you the good md nn sides of things which we hope will somehow lighto you budos as you review for the final exams. Indeed, as EIC, I was a prime witness as to how this yed's battle of the Law Guette was tuly a tough one to win. It caused us so much shess that we almost adhoed to the idea of not printing at all. But thants to Dem Macacma Moslem, whose suppot for the bettmot of the college md the stu-

Typhoon Yolanda's ... 1.1 Service is Sincerity... 15

dots is beyond reproach, we de now able to give at least some ofyou this sme thing. suely, this issue would have rmained a moe dmmy without the fnancial assistmce he enended to u. .Atso wofty ofou gratitude is ou vof om adviso AttJ. Nadjer Pinat a who taught us, though his
And, on

tcommonl tlnljustice... 15

Old But Never O|d...17

advices, that nothing is really imposible if we give ou all. a posonal note, I want to thant the entire tem for reposing then trust md conndence in my leadoship. Their coopoation is one ofthe things that made it all posible. simildly, to those who have contributed their pieces, we thmk )ou tor .hding )ou ralor. u irh u. md ue hope rhar )ou join us again in ou nen issue, In sha Allah, not as conhibutoB but

Without a doubt, the Law Guette's coctmt shrggle for

lustSaying...20

sNival is nothing new to its membos. Eowever, for mmy yeds, notwithstmding this, it still mmaged to sNive, stmd still md sNe its pu?ose as m avenue for studot progress.
And duing those yeds too, it has remained tue to its dury to things shatl remain for the people

sNe the studohf without fear or favor. And these sme curotly composing it to
Slro0gr. Eoldr. Fircr. As long

what willyou do if...32

who

wilxpfif&publication

as

thoe de people
step on its

dom or evo

iCI* Editorial...3.l
35

mmbos shatl forevo stuggle to . with all cotainry, the Law

to live and did not die

Sdttotue

-!

Bo,,zr Editorin-chief ^@/2

RHRC-Marawi and Min<lanao SULAC celebnted World Refugee Day 2013, and paltlership between them established
DK,lBasuin&r

"Onejhnibl tom d?dn bl coniict The Region, Huma Righs Commission (AIL,ILO M awi CiV Field Ofi.e in p tnerhip with the Mindae State Univerivlg, Aid Clini. .ommemorated the WondRelugee Day on June 20, 2013 at MSU College olLaw A.ademi. Compler The WondRelugee D{ is in

is

t@

tury."

Wond

P*lugt Dt1201.1

beauv ol the wond They e mother, father, daughEr ad sons. The .elebration telh us to
looL beyond the word "Elugee".

Lids who desetre to have abetter lile

ad

see the

In the

who
ad

honor ol the ".ourage, rEngth ad de reminarion olwomen, men ad.hildEn

e rrr PJr

for.edto flee then homes under

pP sP.uron,

SLTLAC adviser Aqr'. Norhabib Bin Suod odi, he emphsized this empathy without didn tion to who they e orwhere they.me ftom. They

dae
e the

opening mesage

ol aother Min

or

len.e." The event

ws

attended

by

le

,1 equrs

ad,i.tim

who suffeEd

xtiviv is refle.ted lies adagonizedby hunger. The empa rory ol A$/. Mabades thywewat to re.eive mEtbe the Lind Dnon, Jr., Mindae SLTLAC adviser, olaKorea ol empathy we should show to them. As IHRC lmily who w6 sep ated be.ause ol the Korea Commission Member AliLha Abud snd in his W . Aiter yed ol sep ation, they were united spee.h, "we may never Lnow we might be relu
The theme olthe

underaduate rudens.

sme. They were ,1 displxed ftom then homes, sep ated ftom then lmi

in the sh

ed

Maani City Iield Ofift

Disais.opa d pd ol
lina Jolie, the
l-r1.ll

only lor minutes when there ws a attempt to uniry the Nonh adSouth Korea Seies ol lideo dips w e shown by IRC
Head

sod oltwo .lildrn. One wd Tddia boy who wd shot in the ba.t, left pdalyzed ad left nith no fmily. lls
sfts, mentioned the ol a nftftGyed old
enne lmily wd tille.L No one wd left to loot at him. The r.ond sorywd alou a eish yea oldEjn who grabbed her baby brother alter seeing her lmily being tilled in ftont ol her ad who ma aged to sumive lor tuo weelj in the jungG. Ova a]1, theE weE sever, other stoies told to Efle.t this ye 's .elebration. Stoies that terh us to be gratelul lor what we have in life. Stoies that male us emb rssed to leel depressed or Leep on .om plnning abour our lilebe.aEe rheE e rhousads

prsentdioq wh e A.se Ambdsadd ol Glodnill lor rfu

his

Aty.

Abdel

Jmal

AtV. Disag.opa, IHRC ws intodu.ed

IHRC
tallislmetu, the soals olthe ofift,

In addition to the WondRelugee Day, thru

is anew agen.y adpeople weE eager to

undertadthe ofi.e more. He pEsnE4 mong other, the lrmdd ol its ofrft, the bd ol its
ndional

si. ded. He

prtdion monitoi.s

Hmditaia

also had

abieldirusion
Law (IHL),
The etuir

ad

tey

sde

intoduftd d well.Intlis pd, it wd dea thd the

Maani

d pd ol the tmwd

onthe Itu

pdn
lesed

ol IRC ad Mindae Sl-rLAC wd b{aur olthe .omon objedive ol both in prolidi.s lesal aid dsira.e to the undeedli
ship

inelitalle,

posedbylrof. Najila lundug to the oaizer to visit the relugea in the C melite IDI Cmp in

ad promoti.s a( stojusi.e. Dud.s rhe open forum, a .hrlenge ws

olother who expeden.e

the

worL
e

In the lhilippines, relugees

en't. Causes ol then displrement in lude natur, dls6ter, ido Gla viocn r, med.onai.t betueen the sovem ment ad the MILF ad the liLe. As ol Jauary 2012, more tha tuo million IDls have been re
poned in Mindae a]one. The .elebration olWondRelugee

nrly dlsplxed perons

@1,

but inter

awi CiV ad i6pe.t their .ondidons il there were ay huma ighs violations. IHRC noted the propos, ad looLed lom d to oaizing a visit ad having a addition, xti,iv thd ns lor

merely honoing a million ol relugea ound the globe but it setres s a.r1 lor 4ery blesed indi vidu, to Lnow who these people e. A .r1 to looL norjN inro rhe numbd. A.r1 ro male us rerize that s people e removed ftom sour.es ol .on fli.q they need our empathy. More tha refugees,

D{

is not

Mindae SLTLAC lresident, Mr. Mojalid Guro, le,ing wor& ol en.ouragement to the p ti.ipats that even though we .anot help relugea ad inEmrly displred pero6, it is
the
time to in.lude them in our prayer lor

The

progrm ws .losed with the mesage ol

abeli4er

they e indi,idurs. They e fmilies. They

STRoNG&. Bor-D&. FTERoER.

TOUCH

ln berleen rne -b!rr/ were rne e.brres glen by rie repr6entab!6 of rie lvlndanao SULAa, to wt l4ary aare San-rona who gare a brd's lew on rne ega bass n rne prote.bon of woment l4aymona T Amplan who d s.lssed rne sa ent feabrres of P,q 9262 odErw se tnown as Anb Voen.e aganst Women and rier ah dren A.tr and sa damen 14 Batrat who a d down rne s! de nes n rne estab shment of a VAW D6t n elery

rcU\DATIOI\

t np4E

TIE whoe day a.b!rr/ ended wri rie part.pants .omns addressng GBV.6es n rie renboned m!n.pa rr/

!p wrn effe.ble mealres

and srateses n

isc: cybercrime Law

Constitutional
1a /'rcDida

aeln

is

i i

Special Lecture Series initiated and conducted by LSG su:-,r

In its noble ,ision to help p.onote a.adeni.

h.. led o. ihe o.ni!io.. i ol Pe i ex.ellen.e, the l-an Student Glemnent lo. the fi.st plb . n.i No 101 5 oihe. se .o . .s a , tine .ondu.ted in tno dife.ent instm.es Spe.ial lbe. meL. blisi!. do.somepo so.si l-e.tu.e Se.iesonthetnooltheeightbr ble.ts The le.tu.e.s on the said a.ti,irl ne.e .hosm The Hsh colrt ,,"4 tnut on n" O" . i by the l-SG Ofi.e.s ba$l on thei. exF,e.tise on the lonsttltona blt on y ors na althoE or be i suble.ts being at the sme tine p.a.titione.s in .h .F m.ier. rh. he he.l .he Th.re wh.' fields md on the a,ailability ol thei. tine gi,en the lmerey led, shared, retweeted, reposted, ori tightne s ol the s.hBlule ol lanye. s omme.ied o. ihe o q.. posi . e e empiedi The fi.st le.tu.e nas held last De.enbo 11, hom . m.. p ose.!io. li s ..!mbe.i !po.' to13 at the Amphi Theate. nith Dem Ma.a.una . e.r.,.e s io de.i[ ihe o ,].. .!iho s i Moslen as the le.tue.lo. Ci,il l-an Said e,ent nas The ao! i de.. ed p o ime o e.io. or i.ir. d.i. !.so . ied .om i attended by 3 e lan students Assistmt Dem ,qlizedney Ditu.alm ol the lme.. ommmGiom ..d 4i .i.q o i Msu,:ollese or l-an (Ilism Extension) se.,ed as bo. .q io..Gss io omplie d.i..s !.o. '
s

The slpreme colrt on Tlesday, Febrlaryi

the le.tu.e. lo. l-abo. l-an du.ing the se.ond ent i h_.m ihe neiTenr fl...1e.1 .rl held on De.enbe. 1e, to13 at the sme,enue The Sl-S being a nen p.og.m .ondu.6l in the lsoon as tne ru ne came out Bayan llllna Par i ty st Representatle Ner comeiares r eetedi .ollege, the .urent l-SG Ofi.e.s hope md push lo. its .ontinuous holding in the next yers to .one Lbe . m.. .o!.i

Re..i.nr

e is . m.. ..d o se is .o o.sd i despite .hmges ol l-SG Adninislntion # . . me o. ihe .ie.ei The a be. m-.1 ,1a,, .a. ea srfle rhe lse ol re.h.oo. a.d Outrcach Program in Saguiaran, LDS ih e.ie. ihe qhi io hee p ess s heedirm ori' With the theme "Lg, AidtoA11", the Legal I ren, R,roi, " -"q-*.* -p,**t"q i Counseling .16ses olAtV. NadjerD.linat aad Ithe yolth se.tor, n lowed to .ha eise the i AtV. Anihnra! Hadji Om Anw held a Our . The lqhi.q..si e . i. L. s L l om ' e o.e io !p ih-. ..ie ..d i rexh lrogrm in Sagui a, Lane del Sur on o.G.q.. sho o! o e.i e dsse.i.q..sii ihs ep ess e . P do. s.d The sndprogrm w6 aprodu.t ol the .oor ee.sed b ihe N.io.. i dination mong different oaizations, to wit the ol ro!..sis ol ihe Ph pp.es ihe I MSU College ol Law, the M aoi CiV lrose.u 'U.o. des. bed ihe de.so. .s . h. r..h ro . d i tion's Ofi.e, the IBI LDS Chapter ad the lubli. blt a .entlry ba.liward aid erhorted, lblyi ,ertendn. the rea.h of the anted w an be ' The peronrities who setred s spealer in I aw ito-c/beEpa.e, the slpreme colrt hasi the event were Fis.al Ating Dirat on the Kata ,r r.l.lenr m..le..n.e nhnie renre f.r eil rungag lmb agay, AtV. Norhabib Bin Suod lp,*..,1 "t. an arena or rear, a huntn,r i B odi on the M ita] Righs ad Obligations un lsrolnd for the petrr and ! nd.t!e, the.r m ia i der lD 1083, AtV. B{a Brt on the Muslim .n.l . tr..r.i. " I rhe batte ror and asaist .yber.rme awi Con.ept olLad Ownerhip in relation to lhilip s not yet oler Blt 6r now, peope hale tol pine Re, Erate Law, ad AtV. Ishx Magon abde by the slpreme colrt r! ns # dato, CIA on the fun.tions ol the lubli. Attor i tEd ta s t)aE rt s a ttre as aasEd " ttta i The obje.t olthe event is to edu.ate the peo
He

e ed

ataph t a a

a- 02212011

ple about then leg, ights

ad

male these dghs

avnlable to them without preludi.e.#

STRONG&. BOI.D&. FIERCER.

De Jure Party

to

Lead the Law Student Government

ACAhhns
(LsG)

Rght arter the Lar studert

G mmert

the Delure Paftr rere de. ared as r nneE The .anlasng of lotes nafted around 4 00pm of the sa d date of e e on at the ao ege of Lar, rth Mohammad Ben Lrsman as the aha rman of the aom m ttee on E e ons, and Nash ba Dda agun and Nad rma Ma.apundag, hs membeE Abdu Mah d At Ms the nandard bearer of the De lure Paftr rth stt e Amern
Pres
P

the runn ng .and dates from

du rs the ele.tian ans naslalaban, .ila ay naynatatnts ntftuenc.a etet.yo"" (rhe er n nc sue durng the e e on s that, t ras le a .ompett on betreen the tro fraterntr houses IMu (appa Ph and Beta scma Lambdal, thesefraternt es had a bg nf u
m

tr erpresed,

"n"9 pi"oto iss,e

ay yuns

tn fntenity hau.e.

dentr Nur harah Aonto, the se

etarl

Nann

natara, the Treasurerr A Rash d sarp, the Audtorl M lha e Baunto, the Pub . nformat on off.err and Abdu Gaffur Barabao,lr, the spofts aoord nator Ther

rerethe ner r ee edLsGoff.eE ''The LsG, aong rth mr fe

se

to de ler sgnf.ant .ontbut on n the nudent .oun. /s the pres dent, hale an honen !s on to re! !e and d re
.e orented

off.eE, s

or

peEonabe,

determ

ned

the prme prn. p erthat LsG s for a ," erpressed br Abdu Mah d At, the ner LsGPresdent A..ord ngto Atr NadrerD P natara, one of the Ad! seE of the LsG the other be ng Pros saahudn serad), The re.ent ee ons s one of the mon.om pett !e nthe hnorr ofthe e e ons nthe LsG t ras an honen, pea.efu and ed be ee on, n rh.h the nudent !oteE free r eEr sed the r rght to suffrage "
unan

on the other hand, another nudent Magasuga Damdamun, nated, "A.tually .a fntenity, luns rc sadnts .a batahan, Mla nanan talasa .ilans itflu e"c " (A ua r, on therratern tr ssues r th regardsto the e e on, ther rea r do not hale nf uen.e) "Ans LsG ay ntdependent anhaush .ane afthe nenbet. haE fntenitie., pen hntdi nanan yan na lalaapelta Ans LsG prc.ident nanan natnt ay ||ala ro"efrorer"iir" (LsG s ndependentr athoughsome or E membeE halefraternt es t r not affe the sa d organ:at on our ner LsG presdent s not a member of anr fraterntr), erpaned br M lha e Baunto, the Er(P o)ofthe trG nand n representat on ofthe marortr n the Lrn leEtl] non frat ar nu denE,"At sa d s n.e dar one of ths po t.a mo!e, banl on mr peEona nren+hs and s n.ere ntent ons What .an guarantee s that mr oratr and se .e

of ar nudenE

''

humb r

rema nrun, upr ght and unb ased,"At added

mousr appo nted

as

r!arr

ad!ser br the pre! ous off.eE of the LsG durng the A.adem.Year 2012 2013, and rght afterthe ner set of LsG off.eE Ms de.ared, Att off.eE as one of the ad!seE The on of the ad!ser for the sa d organ:at on ras gu ded br the se on 2, Aft.e V of the aonntut on and Br Laff of the LsG rh.h nates that, The Pres dent sha , r th the .on.urcn.e of the marortr of a the off.e15 requen an ad!serfrom amongthe fa.u tr membeE The ad!sersha se e as su.h foran ndef
po nted br the sa d

betreen the fraterntes n the .o ege rth regardsto LsG e e on He addedthat athough nthe pan ee ons, n. denta r, most of the off.eE rho se edthenudent bodr rere aff ated rththefEter

Attr

natara erpresed that there s no

ern

ng

nt esernng nthe.o ege

see

ther se ed ndepend ent r the ent re nudent bodr, sett ng asde the aff a
some of the nudenE hale then erpe ed that the anoma es rh.h happened durngthe an adm n nrat on r not happen aga n espe.a r that the r n n ng.and datesarea from one paftr ''Defnte r, as rhat ther ha!e ment oned n the f !e patform agenda of the De lure Paftr, ther shou d f not a , marortr of the r p at

nte term unt another s requened n the

manner

fa

that a rnneE.ome from one paftr, the fa of the matter s, reshou d honorthe mandate ofthe ar
There rere tro paft es that .ompeted on the sad ee onr the De lure Paftr, rh.h ras suppofted br the Mu (appa Ph and the Paft do Ler, rh.h ras asned brthe Beta sgma Lambdarand one ndepend ent.and date, Darang Darang (hadra I Bagundarho

Rona d A an Ga ardo, a f Et rear ar nudent .ommented, be e!ethatthe re.ent r.on. uded LsG e e on Ms a .ean and honen ee on Despte the

At nresed out that nudent re ated a !tes, peEona reat on programs and oppoftunt es, and the LsG off.e r be madea..essb etothenudent bodr H s adm n nrat on s q ngto be.ome more arommo dat ng, genu ne and f er b e br seelng suslen ons
''Marortr
of the LsG LsG

nudenE reposedthe

rtun

and

.onf den.e to the

off.eE
off.eE

That be ngthe .ase,

of

rou d rem nd the

Wth the effofts made br the tro fraterntr

houses of the .o ege durng the .ampagn, dfferent sues arose one ofthe nudenE rho r shed anonr

dated n se ons I s of Aft. e of the LsG aBL, spe . f .a r the promot on of the refare of the nudenE, rh.h s the prmarr obre !e of the aoun. ," Attr

ther dut

es as man

STRONG&. BOI.D&. FIERCER.

Basketball Games: IBP vs. Law Students

The members of the ntegrated Bar

S4o A..*teVioly
she s a dreamer
b6o 6oo 6 6o

lemostol!s
o o

ofthe Ph MSLI Co ege of Law hale .ondu.ted weeky basketba games at the Lanao de SurPro!n. a Capto Gymnas um t started n september and .ontn ued to be.ondu.ted elery Sunday after
pp nes and the students of the

.ond ton she was lor.ed to stop I d d not lnow anyth nq abolt th s woman she

o-s-o . b boq b -

66

Dreamnqto
o6d

was not a lrend Dd not elen thnl she s my s.hoo mate l,4aybe olr path had .rossed at the .o
-s-o

noon

LSG adlser Att/ Nadter Pnatara and Maram Mangotara a.lth year aw stu

t s

n the sa d gymnas um

spearheaded by the former

at

hearts Her I qht nq sp r t amazed !s more she s a 3'd year stldent and s slpposed to be

@ Not

6b

lnt ths month

o 6 6 b6

Her story to!.hed

olr

a.tley

Co ege

professors hale part. pated n sa d elents for t

of Law

tal nq !p lnotty slbje.ts le s!..esson, Tarat on, Inslran.e and Labor Re at ons A onq w th her stldy
aw, she s a e.tlrer at the Commlnty DeleoD ment Department ol the Co eqe ol Plb . Affars she s a mom ol lolr lds and s rasnq them by

woud boost.amaradere not ony be l4een ahyers but aso bel4een the professors n the .o ege and the stu
sponsored and ntated by Att/ P natara durn9 h s tme NEWS gftS

ol

herse

The program

ata Cr .lmstan@s le these are not nole to many Blt what s bzatre abolt her story s that she s s!ffer
male l,4s Votal,4 Ronq! onotspe.a
wh .h as erpe.ted are ost y It was on Nolember 15, 2013 when we a..om pan ed her to Northern 1,4 ndanao Hosp ta where the

I Her .h dren were .ompe q.l -o o oo o

ed to stop s.hoo

q o .d -.

-do .sB - . .@ o d-qo -o-opododoo

Jail Visitations held by

law students
.tM8.tr

do.tor .onlrmed
her
The

n
exposed

somehow settns the nldenr. to rie way how .rm na llst.e

her ness I was stlnned to see la.a rea.ton Her la.e wo!d te yo!, i+!, I

synem worts nLanaode

tons were .ond!.ted ti/ the .o ese's Lega aolnse ng .a$es on dfferent
Lega aolnse ng .a$es of Atrr/ Nadler D P natara and Atlr' Ain harah Anwar Hadr omar.oord nated wth ea.h other dlrns the frst semener of ths
a.adem

5!r,la !sta

she dd not .ry wh.h la ed my erpe.taton !s!a response ola person be nq d aqnosed ot a .an.er s.rynqarler Bltsheddnot she d d not
1,4

ndanao SLILAC The members ol SLILAC be eled

6 o 6 6d o q 66

Her.ondton was brolqht to the attenton ol

not wthn the eqa matter After a, one ol the q! d nq prn. pes ol1,4 ndanao SLILAC s to nst the
sp

year and went to the

LDS Pro

5m ary, Prose.ltor Abd! labbar Botawan!.ass ths semener orsanzed the same, wth LDS Prd n.a la , aso as
Unlers

A day after the onlrmaton ol her s.lness, " d..o .-d. s dod-ps her n any way Throlqh the he p olthe o eqe pro

rt ol!o lnteersm lpon

the stldents

ol

aw

lessoE, awyers, stldents and lrends, the qrolp was ab e to rase an amp e amolnt lor her mmed

the Mndanao State a n. dd the same n tuo nnan.es dlrns rne ff,t semener
Separatey,

rr/

6 o6 6do6p6 D..o o poq q po6 n 6 b6 lnan.a ass stan.e she needs prayers

-Sop

Lega Ard

at both rne Maraw a

rr/

la

and LDS Pro

Asde from rne rendbon

ad!.e wh.h s rie prmary soa of the sa d a.t!tes, nldents at the same bme

of

esa

ol the qrolp's q! d nq pr n.p e It rooted lrom a .ons.en.e ol a person, and that s to hep those who are n d re need \l/e lee her As a aw stldent, we lee her des re to be a awyer As a .h d, we lee her want to !p ft her lam y's eonom..ondton
b6o
nd

The he p nq hand d d not on y root lrom the G

dnrblted
way of he p

soods

for the nmates as

n

ngthem

thats mp

e war'

! dla,

6b6 6 p6 o
we

6o

o66

d6 do
o

lee

her need

ola.omlort

nq hand #

STRoNG&. Bor-D&. FTERoER.

Women in Philippine Political Arena

NGDI

laagM

''tte

s l r\&t.fapawlin nu 6 a bam leaaet axl apawlin awnasuuawb l]lteEtl.tw..tl

The Philippine Politics has always consid{edthe wo.ld ofmen. F.om the first

been

Philippine Republic up to the p.esent wmen de still a mino.ity. But, th{e de points in the hi$

tory of the Philippin6 w{e women find thei. way in the high6t status in the Political IIi{dchy md mmage to live m imp.int that will for ev{ mdli in the minds ofthe Filipino people. Lnelda Romuatdez Mdcos ms bom in 1929 from T,clo6,n shebec,melhe fir+ l,.lv

deliv{ed one of the most conhlve.sial speeches ev{ to be spolien in hals of the senate. Mi.im Defenso. Smtiago is a Judge of the Intemational
c.iminal coui, a lanye.,

lectu{

fom{ t iat judge, md on constitutional md intemational law. clo.ia Macapagal Anoyo is the 14rL p.esident

of the

$red in the high6t

the daught{ of

Phnippin6.

She

office
is

of the lmd fo. nine yeds

f.om 2001 to 2010. She

fom{

presi-

dent Diosdado
she is a slmbol of beauty, g.ace md erLavagmce. she is the ody Filipino whe.e m English wo.d "imddific' is de.ived f.om h{ nme. It mems erLavagmt d f.ivolous.

she is the secon.l fm,le

p.esident to be elected md the first female vice president. Cmendy, she faces chdges ofelecto.al sabotage in comection with the renomed "Eelo

Macapagal.

The first female to be appointed 6 chief junice,

lany{-academicim Mdia Loudes P. A. Serno w6

appointed on August 16, 2010

as the 169th Justice md m August 24, 2012 6 the 241h Chief Justice of the Supreme Coui. Bom on Jnly 2, 1960, she is the yomgest to be so appointed to the SC in this centuy. She may atso be one of the longestsering eve., as she is to mmdato.ily reti.e in 2030
afte. sering a 20-yedtem They de the 5 women with distinct md

dominmt pe.sonalities. They may be a lot of

Cory was the most p.minent figue

of

the 1986People Powd Revolution, which toppled the 21-yed auiho.itdim rule of Prsident

F{dinmd Mdcosmd .estded

democ.acy to

things to the Filipino people, but at the end ofthe day, they m the very few abled women capable of shifting the tid6 of the Phnippin6. They defied the dogma that women de weati fo.lhey de able to hold suhpowe. only lew men we.e able io have +

STRONG&. BOI.D&. FIERCER.

HIS OSG E)PmIENCE: AwoNDmFUL LEGACY

Fd s(ne reasds ertErience d in different m'8. But fd s(nede I linow, taonle fue is Bined fI]n ertErience. This s(nede is this college's 1Iide,JR IqEz G@les. He is just like any other qpical and iledicated
is

liere

law stuilent sho hapFns to be a g@d sFaker, a blosger, a miter and ab<re all a rcle model. He is

taom by mny

Prcgmm is a shuchrd seren (7) reek po gmm ilesigned lIimrily to l,uide m1nnl leled legal hainins to qmlified 3' d il" law stuilents. This is a bninchild of Justice 'ar Carl Mmnila, an Assciate Solicitd Gneml, and nho is taom in the offic d justic. The ofnce is lcated in Maliati Ciq, c(nlEsed of arious justices nho hare woked there fo

as JR. He ms the Minilam@n law stuilent sho got accepted in a smer intem ship pogmm in oe of the pes tigious ofices in the counhf, the offi.e .f$e s.li.iftr afneml The OSG Gneml Smer Intemship

fI]n different sch@ls, they sot to leam fm oe other because of their unique
ne$. As related by him, their actilities in
cluile, amog others, reliew of or s, plead ing ilnfting, attenilance to coul hearings,

Despite the fact that his co intems came

lnnicilntid in lechrs,
and

and lisits to coltrts

g(reIment ofnces, shich accddins to him rere cdsiilered to be their field trips.

mny 1ears. The l,Dgmm shrled in 2008. Cmndy, the OSG is heailed by Fmncis
Jarilelea sho ms aplEintedby PNoy.
JR had a llmdedul OSG ertErience that had mile changes to his life. As an intem, he had to mke up early in the m(nins to arire

Utur fulfillment d the eid

actilities, JR had to strire hard and hare a 1,D1Er mind set, since he ms rel,sentins MSU. There ms eren a time nherein they had to relise

early in the ofrce. The dnce luls shrl at 8AM and end at 5PM. In the office, erery intem is a$igne d to different dilisids and the nmber of intems to be a$igned to each dili

Ab(re all slnt ms imlDtant to him ms that his erprience has imlnrled a
sense

of public senice that e.hanced his

of lntriotism and ileeFr apl,ciatid

legal

sid ileFnils ulur the nmber of las'rs mking therein. He in Fnicular ms ilesis mted in the dilisid of Se.frey OriL,nez, the largen dilisid in the omce. In their dilisid, there rere 8 intems mkins fd 13 justices. The intems rere stuilents fI]n UI, Ateneo,
San Beila, San Carlos, UST, Unirersity of San Jose Recolletos in Bacolod and MSU.

skills. He cocluded his erprience as de of a kin4 that it ms a great 1 lilege to

intemct sith las'rs and attend to coltr1

hearings. He sai4 he camot achally ex 1,$ how mem(nble it ms, and eren en
colmge
s

others

spcially law stuilents

Minilamo to Fnicilnte and apply JR Ite is a

fI]n fo the

As to the 1,$m, he said it ms n()Irml. And to slNire saidl,$ms, accdd ins to him, you nee d to hare a god oudooh

i,eed shaftd a wn&iu| h.scy. N dnt re should be poud of. n

STRONG&. BOI.D&. FIERCER.

Bangsamoro Political

fntity:

a resotution or restraint?

NGDidl lgun

Upon signing ol the linal annd ol the Framework Agreement on Eangsamoro, the Transition Commission is now tasked to dralt a Eangsamoro Easi. Law [EEL] that will provide lor the establishment olthe Eangsamoro Politi.al

The Commission maXre.ommend amend ments to the Philippine Constitution ilneeded to give waXto.ertain provisions in the Easi. Law without the interention ol Congress, or a.t in The Transition Commission will submit this anX waX as il the asent ol that bodX were as dralt to the 0ffi.e ol the President whi.h shall be .ertiffed bX the latter so that it .an be a.ted ur what would be different this time that will ensure that the supreme court shall not de.lare CentlX bX the Congres lt will Co through delib erations in the two houses in the same pro.edure the Eancsamoro Easi. Law to be un.onstitu as anX law to be pased bX Congres This is where the real battle beCins This is not an antagonism on the attainment The roadmap Civen bX the Philippines Cov ol lasting pea.e in the MINSUPALA region but ernment.laiminc that the lawshall be pased bx pessimism on the intention ol the Philippine the Congres to the 0ffi.e olthe President lor his Republi. in negotiating with the EanCsamoro signature prior to 2015 is highlXsuspe.t ltis as il the E:e.utive Department is guaranteeinC a bill ls this pro.es desiCned to linallX .on.lude to be pased bX the legislature at a Civen span ol the de.ade long stile or mere suspension olthe time deprivinCthe latter olits own dis.retion and atro.ities during the in.umben.X ol the .urent

Entir,

Memorandum olACreement was siCned and later ded ed bX the Supreme Court as Un.onstitu tional The HiCh Court ruled,' the President in the .oure ol .ondu.ting pea.e negotiations maX validlX .onsider implementing 4en those poli.ies that re,tune .hanCes to the Constitution, but he maX not unilaterallX implement them

This is also too ambitious lor the E:e.utive Department to promise an ele.tion ol offi.ials that shall seNe the Eancsamoro Government on 2015 lt aheadX.ommitted a mistake when the

(Editofs Note: This onicle wos poned in http:// 0j lphiLorg on 02/2 4/2 0 1 4.)

I//,t'z

,b

Clmz... r,tstt,"r,,,

opportun!/ grab both Not know n9 twas a rsk be.ause n Law S.hoo as a fresh man you hale to adtust a ot wth t me study habts me t et. thought .an do both but unfortunatey .an not !\/hat keeps me from ho d n9 on s my fath From the start tust ke the others wanted rea y had a tough tme durng my frst semester to be.ome a ahyer Llnfortunatey be.ause of amostelen ended up sutrendern9 But shoud not fnan. a nstab !/ my dream has to be set as a am lery determned to ere n my studes That n se.ond pr or!/ And that hale to set my m nd to sptea the reasons eadngmetostop st .ontn work hep and sale that n tme w be.ome the ued elen ate my prde and be.ame th.k sknned person wanted to be But fe has been so unfa r wantedto pro!ethat .an a so standlust kethe others Eut n orderfor me to susta n th s dream hale to work nstead what gotwere rete.tons Despte ths And that n the end hale to .hoose or ese was thankfu be.ause was glen the.han.e to my dream Lu.k y upon my adm ss on n m tht ose both And fthattme.omes w .hoose LawS.hoo got a..epted to atob Thnkn9that t

used to be b nd wth what s elstng n grew up wth the pr n. p e that a.h ele rea ments ead you far but wth what fe has brought rea ued s the so .a ed .onne.

!/

was a lery good

fuf

STRoNG&. Bor-D&. FTERoER.

Tbe'V'urortd
V for lendetti? L(d

Wil,THil FREISHM{N ,N'*"

crm read and understand (40 paqes) const memorze n. ud ng the.ases (chapter c! memorze and understand (Arts I 56)
Resear.h Case D gest I Sharah readthewhoebook
Lega
Freshman (lr Sem) [iake me up when theyre Freshman (2tu Sem) Erns t on Law S.hoo

Vodemd?
d

nord has hoaEed ne a rwales, a rtme, and

The attentm g len to t by lire plb . marks

[b, fs Vl.ng The Vhmg Den.e

l0 l5)

for ea.h barsuble.t

done

TT

lire ele of
mahrrb/

of

nre F pno
s
n a.hra y

nte e.hra

spe.tators lnf(hrnate

a bad way
The

It

aE lnEttEent lrett, nar/ft bt ,EiJ/E n raw rhor

!, ad.r..ff tE.alf
r.n--.r

ll

serve lrrr re pass ihe ErR mi ]Je.a!f re tui ]Je.a!f re have nanal i. a1e,i i. ihe

re a,

have

rer,s

tu wa,ine i. ]Je

ean ng r.wards shrp d b/

tak s m(e on lire p ast. argses, lire a esed affar ofaed. and Den.e, Vna M(a es'
rleers
nre
e

l/,/h

watng forthe Professor

Can somebody.he.kthe p ate number?

(aedr Cs

elator

not so mFrtant matters nrat we sho! d mt.on.ern olrseles mldr ess waste

k$

e! w fe), and onrer

D Yes thatshs Patenumberoh )alxooo Appd ttr/, n--nd|z|t) thlryr E tkl tEsiwayi.tErr+tra1r ihe.i1/ardihai rr.rules .fpEresstrs' .a6'praie rumrtrE ..rrrj m..irrs anl parrirq tre

thnkso

I [/hat d d you do n C! ? Se.ton 2 Nag ora re.taton kam how about Crm what
Se.ton Se.ton

m(e on

$!e

It s mt anym(e
based d
sensat

n!$on brt
nre

an

I Se.ton I

d d you do?

Nag ro e p ay kam

Hahalust kdd ng nag ora re.taton

anerd

d n

wold be saeabe to

ma zng tre elant matters wh.h

r'ln.lltalreEallJ/taEl.a*h
rr9 !s rr re d. erpal asraw i. mar slE ihai re arpass

si!.irriE ]J!i re 9d

.ksfE srrF

lfd

i. .hr.r(ng !p ., e.h .ihtr

ri5 ihe

,en

way

.f

assess

On a god
nrolai_r, nre

note

for d n!$on to rme

It s dle
tme lirat we re! s t nre pro! s ons of nre aw pertan nl to rape and

ssle opened an alenle

Vhnl

Den.e
seatmates (mumurprrrases)

other.assmates (mumurke! ords)

t\Ek\.||hMttetrbftn
,me ri5
tald

nre de.som of nre hgh

re h--p hln En--nnd

,.i tE.alf r dd,.i

dlt) an1mi]Jeng arrr i. say a md ard mci.r ihe nu1/ rLr tE.alf hrs reto r,ess aie eyeir,rhng he

.o!rt wlir regad to

It
s a so

aE
l/,/hen not readyforthe day

f( lire egs ators, lire .ort, en

forceE, and

ne mela

as

we to rea

a sens tle $!e wh.h shold mt be d n!$ed n p!b. for t s one .rme
where nre de.son of nre .o!rt !\helirer f( a.q! tti
make any parb/ a w nner At nre end of nre day, lire partes n rape .ases

ze lirat rape s

A prayngnottobe.a ed s.annngnotes .annothear .annot th nk prayng pray ng (5 m nutes before tme) A thankGod d ako natawag forthe ora re.ta A

Proressor (shuffes the. ass.ards)

o (answers to the best or h s knowedqe and

ab q/)

E Fee ng ko d n d naman kas na ate s Sreh C Fee nyodngwaas Sr?HahahaSamehere 20mnutesna D nataaga
daratng
ri5

or .on!.tm wold mt
are
ndgn led no matter how nre tab es hrrned #

(A perfe.t s ght of S

rs.ar

approa.h nq)

Lrre 5 rrr ihai,

,.i arei

s.rermes ye lei i. fe yer hqres rri. preFs rcrhi !n1,.r mse ]JLr sftrrq ihrm lill tr ihe qn)hd t r hu r/u pfk th--n aqaln art $ what

Enjoyto retan oursanq/wth fa.e eleryday n aws.hoo #

thereadngs nefiousness and strugg

es we

STRoNG&. Bor-D&. FTERoER.

Bill{0$ltrt0R0: ;\reofie otion of o tuean Deep lmnailon on ihe .lmni siaius ol ihe
Mor
P.oblemwould leadus io 6k why md how
d1d 1i

Neaiao o,run

.ome

io a poni ol

esiabhhng a Bmg

Polt1.al Eniliy flre.e 1s already m e.1si ng Auionomous Reglon ol Muslm Mndmao wh1.h supposed io add.es ihe 1d1osln..ai1. rsus md .on.ms ol ihe people n Mndmao glven 1is drhn.hve dlve.aiy wlih .espe.t t, ts people Bui why.hmge liio Bmgsmorl

smor

The

iem Bmgsmo.o

may be

nie.p.eied

dlffeEni ways dependng on who w111be delnng 1i Fo. ihe Ph1l1ppne Republ1. md 1is malo.liy popula.e,1i r m ldeniliy Bmgsmo.o e ihose who ai ihe ime ol.onltuesi md .olon1zai1on we.e .onad eEd nailves o. ongnal rlablimis olMndmao md ihe Sulu r.hlpelago md 1is adla.eni rlmds n.ludng

Fo. ihe Bmgsmor People ihaselves, t r ihe Efle.hon ol ihe shggle ol ihe Muslm F1l1pnos lo iherndependeneihaisi.rtdnoionlyLomiheesiabhlmeniolihePh1l1ppneRepubl1.bui.ouldbei.a.ed ba.kio ihe o..upailon olihe Spmlrds The im Mor"was tusi used by ihe Spmlrds t , .elo t , ihe MEl1m n ihe Phlllppnes n Elahon t , ihe Moos" ihai .onquoed Span lo. a long hme flrey asooaied ihe Muslm F1l1pnos ai ihai hme t , ihe people who sublugaied iher ierltrl ai a.edanponi n hlsiol flre eilmologl.al memng ol Bmgsa'r nailon Ii has Malayan ongn adopied by ihe dlffeEni el!n1. Libes n SouihemPhlllppnes So when we speak ol Bmgsmor, we ialk aboui ihe Mor Nailon Ii r ihe nailon ol ihe people who have loughi lo. ihe esiab llslmeni ol a .ealm lo. ihe Muslms md govemed by Islm The esiabllslmeni olBmgsmo.o Pol1h.alEni1iy r a mmllesiailon ihai ihe F1l1pno people, lo. ihe .omon good, re Eady io sei 61de nd1v1dual dlffoen es md move lo. ihe advm.emeni ol nailonal siab1l
1iy, pea.e md developmeni Ii mrks ihe Ealrailon ol on.e hsnd,n hsnd rrth the ent,rePh,l,nn,ne Penrfil,.#
a

.evene, ihe

tomey ol ihe Bmgsmor People

Life of a fled4Jirq re nt i. f pre$lre t s, wo!d h e been ons dead s n.e the moment enro ed to aw s.hoo r,./ly frends and reatles narted .a ns me Attorner'", wh.h fees sreat blt tte dd they tnow rnat for e!er/
''attorney" are hardshps ha!eto end!re as apotenta esa professona Hardsh ps, saw them om ng blt apparenty was not.omp etey ready for eleryrn ng and for mon of !s aw s.hoo has be.ome the fe, aw s.hoo .onslmed my fe rn s semener am sad t dd be

blt

.a!seforthefrsttme nmy fesomethnsprod!.t!ehas.onslmedmytme"sadafreshman ndeed, n aws.hoo yo!h etog!ea yolrbenoreseyo!arellstwastngyolrtmeTmethats sopre.olstome,tmethat wshhalebeen onser ea.h day to f n sh a the read ns a$ snmenr. and to
memorzea the pro!

Andforsometheytholsht amderdons

spentmonofmybmereadngfnotmemorzng brote !p w rn my so. a fe halen'tenloyed mo!es na onstmesn.e aws.hoo narted forsotrnatwe need at ean e shtholrs ofs eep e!er/ day that
need to do Those s eep

s ons

thatneed to be memor zed

rnese th nss

! wsh
be

am,

wantto

a awyer After a

try nstomate

torbreat tto aws.hoo

twasn'teasyformefor hale to .on! n.e myse f , amrlnafreshman, a nd.e, afeds ns

e$ n ghtsspentread ng, lndef,tand ngandmemorz ngsho!d pltme atease n. ass or at eanmateme.onfdentrnat w dowe nrneora re.tatonblt fs a ways the other way arolnd The moment see olr professor's.ar approa.h ngand see nghm enlo),s hs enran.efee s teforgettnga the readnss d d the n sht and ho!f, before rne . a$, worse sha!nsmenta bo.t n the ora re.taton Bltthen tnew aw s hard by des sn and enro edfor a reason, be tbe.alse .o! d be rneff,t aw yer n the fam y, or be.alse need to be.ome a awyer or be.alse tnew that was born to be a awyer Whatelermaythereasonbe, am go ngto.ontnle aws.hoo be.alsenldyng aw opens !p a who e new wordtomeand tfeessreattoa.nra y lnderstand the new! d

1' " \."

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ad

qq5 ".

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RIIINNNGGG... Adow
Senonto Lo

myag-beII
hnito

den

'l

am no

dtraordinarXlaw student, but I have dtraordinarX dreams'

l-,2

,t!
l-l

/n \J f,,

.rrff
&

lW1
when I was in first year,l would quiver whenever I overhear the bellring. I would hur riedly sit at the l6t row ofchai6 in our classroom and hide behind my not only thick but heavy books to get away llom the teriting gaze of our brilliant professors and lech'rers. Atty. serad in criminal law w6 our first subject of the day. He would hastily enter our room while caryins his black bas and start callins the roll of cl6s cards. lte atmcphere then was unexplainable. I could almost hear every thought and silent prayer of my cl6smat6 begging God to make a miracle for them not to be called. And, in his cla$, believe me, never 6sume you will not be called.l stillremember he would always callour one very enthusiastic cl6mate,and every time he would do so,thatguy would not stand up tillat least after 15 seconds rearing a very terified look. When Sir Serad would start flooding his questions, that guy would just stare at him widr big scared eyes if pleading for Sir Serad to grant him amnesty and let him sit because he had been standing up for almostan hour just muttering 'yes' or 'no' but could notseem to say a word when asked'why?'. But the bitterGt part offinishing allthe days ofbeing a lleshie is the taste of havins a bis 5 marked on your class card when you finally sot in hand the result of your bloody experience during fitst yeat. Sone stud@ts nop thet battle at this edly nage, whib sone (those bravs ones) .ontkue thet nsht. come se.ond year my experience bame ditrerent. Ihe bells could not be heard anymore. Working students may rehte on this. I applied for any job to support myself in studiG after the humiliation that big 5 brought. It was noteasy. Thb time I got to experience the sid6 ofbeing the lech'rer of the students too. I taught them not only academics but also described to them the pleasanls and unpleasants of life and where our dreams can take us if we really want somethinq so bad. While doinq that, I had to sbetch tire to see to it that I qet to read my law

STRONG&. BOI.D&. FIERCER.

bods and part . pate n lire ora re. tat ons If I get !.ky, I wold be .a ed by Atb/ GLbat n armna Fro.edre on nre

lDodges in uplif

/P's

Neo,a"

get nto . ass anl !.k y to hale re.a ed t when I answered Yet I dd not hale nre same !.k n Negobab e Ins]Ilmenrs aw nrat Atb/ Man+,n dato rc! d ]]st sm e be.alse I wo! d a wals .ome ate The hardest pat of beng a w(k nl sMent s lirat ytu do not hale eno!ai_, tme, brt ne narc b/ of tme made me !a !e t so m!.h nrat most of nre t me I so ated myse f n a .(ner wh e ra.ng w lir tme to lnsh readng my boks, or ese I 6o6d odo6 o o o I6odo d s at a and tray ]irat I w not be o !.k y .a ed ltre se.ond year d d not qr rirat we )\lai studste at lttie iaEe take fat

top.

nrat I had

jlst

"s*

read when I

The sovernme in iB effod ro he livins.ondi on ofrhe Filipinos ond redu.e poverty in senerol hos inhodu.ed rhe Po owid Pomitons
Pilipino Prosrom or .ommonly known os tPs. h n o poverty redudion trroi esy whkh oims ro promore humon

.opirol developmenr omons poor fomi-

Wirh oll irs noble inre ions,

seemed

ir

trbr,e

er7
L

sanr

Llnf(hrnate y,

ke what lirey

say, nre

third yea s dE &.dr,ig

d d I

ro hove foiled ro onswer rhe reol nsue in rhe so.iety. The sdernmenr rhroush rhe Depodmenr of So.iol

finistirg ltte .ause the be 5 as I wo! d re.a were too old as t were wakee .a s 50, my on.erned fanrer a.f sed me to q! t w(k anl get ser ols It was hn b e Be ng lsed to hale blsy nhed! e nen shft to ha! nl more free tme, or sha I .a t wasted t me 50 nre drama n nre . a$ .onbnled

Welfore ond Developmenr oimed ro

erodkore exheme poverty by usins rhe resour.es of rhe sdernmenr ond

invetr ir in heohh ond

edu.orion

rhroushrhe.oshrrcnsfen.
Bur, more olien rhon nor,rhe funds

be.a ed to re. te, and be ne day when I wtudnotbe abe to an er.ne.ty Espe. a y nTa!.ass tuweler, as shrLbom as I was liren to make lse of my wasted tme, I joned orsanzatons and

blt

jokeofne

he ai_,tened I

wo! d

ways

M " Lde.c ". e"! ! dl "ll " o. nre.o ege (eated dfferent..hds To some, t s a mlst and s he pf! To onreE, t s brt a mere waste of t me or d"d"; o "ddo ooppo"o o6d66 d" n" "" orr o oDo lirat s lire qlest on In a nr s, nrtugh, I hale peEelerel n prolnl lirat I w mprole my shrd es desp te lirese grolps Fourth y6r s lire /aetl4, of dE r&e lhere was m
go

re.eived by rhse oduolly used for eitler of rhe tuo.ln o 2012 repod, nore oudiron soid double enhies in rhe dorobose or poyroll of rhe Depodmenr of So.iol Welfore

eluln t ,ls, Elery aw shrdent w qr b s eep past 12 m d nght, nren wake !p after ftur b s! l.G of seep, and wory asan for not bens abe to hale em!ai_, tme to fn sh
read

ng ba.k

aym(e lt

wa5 a sttEele

fd e/q/ eradatinE

ng sometmes eatng

be setasde,

""d w s!ff.e to satsfy a (!mb ng hrmmy Yo! rcld attend yolr.a$ wnr a blsy head !\h e s]Ilgg nl mt to fa aseep !\h e lire professor s glng a
en.ei a"d .!p of .offee
wa

""

( f( some, nrey 4d""p"o""p"

ond Developmenr (DSrwD) for 2012 rorolins Pl7.t million resulred in ex.es honsfer of poyroll funds ond in oveF poymenr of sronh of P8.7 million. tPs prosrom now opercrins in l7 resions, 79 provin.es ond 1,261 munkipoli es ond 138 key .ities .overins 3,011,586 household benefkiofies, n oworded ro fomilies whkh do nor belons ro rhe rorsered dos. Durins poywirh rhe aowd of benefkiories in differenr bonks some
sovernmenr employees who

ore

olso

rheir ollowon.ei'

e.hrre The rolbne repeals rsef elerr' day Elsyme! jlst tng for lire ast be to r nl and liren a nre. a$es w a be oler Elery aradlatnl shrdent ra.es to fnsh readng nrer boks before relew In a lirs, lire relew e.hrrers, s!.h as olr dearest Dean [4]s emi were a so mstor ng and en.olrag ng lire shrdenls lirrtugh shar ng nre r dream ome

from rhn.osh honsfer prosrcm. Admitedly, tPi wos nor oble ro erodkore rhe problem of exheme

poverty. Bur, nevertfieles, ir sewed os rhe dim lishr olons o dork olley for rhose who reolly need ir. lr n o .hon.e for rhe les privilesed ofrhe .ounrry ro hove rhen .hildren se ro (hool ond sive rhem o sreorer hope for o beter romotrow. lr n nor on impe<oble prosrom for ir hos loopholes, bur ir n sewins irs prp6e (or hotr ror 6e who need ir.) The effods of rhe sovenmenr or rhn poinr should be shifred on oddresins su.h loopholes for o beter ond effedive implemenrorion of tPs.#

]Ile stor es towads be.om ng !\hat nrey are now, and !\hat elery (dnary anl el]Iardnary shrdenls ams to be

The relew and ba elam sha .ome nelt Blt e!er\'!ne has h s or her d fferent story to te relardng lirs hale to ask nre awyeE on nr s

u/

may

Meanwh e, De has attend ytur . asses #

Art

rlng

nre

be

aready Ytu

STRoNG&. Bor-D&. FTERoER.

Typhoon Yolanda-s Destuction: Who's to

Blarate? pco""ot""

Novembe. Ah ol last Iea., the wo.ld w1t nesed thr .atast.ophe ol b1b11.al p.opo.t1ons. It has been the hadllnes ol both lo.aland

Io.elgn medla: Tlphoon

batte.ed

Yolanda (lntdnahonalll lnown as Tlphoon Haltrn)

I belleve 1t r now sale to sal that .lmate r .hanglng Go Im pullng oll a "I<o.na san .h{" hde: How da.e Iou, .lmate .hange? ). su.e. Cllmate r the man .ulp.1t Io. the devastatlon but I belleve the gove.nmat
shouldn't use the old "blam+1t to natu.e .ou Thats whl lt puzzles me that a.h hme a st.ong tlphoon battds ou. sho.es, 1t seemed l1le the.ount.y's been h1t Io.thefl.st tme due
1ts

the.at.alpa.t ol the!h1l1pp1nes tal

1t

lngwlth

the homes and l1ves ol thousands ol

Tlphoon Yolanda, wlth thewldth ol about 500 m1les, r one f not the st.ongest sto.m, to h1t thr vulneEble pa.t ol the planet. It was estlmated to be th.ee tlmes la.gd than Hurl .ane(at.1na wh1.h h1t theUS 1n2005. Wlth gust .a.h1ng 195 m1les pe. hou. when 1t.a.hed thesho.e thetlphoon tool the l1ves ol mo.e than 6,000 people and lelt thou sands mo.e mrang. It .a..1ed tsunaml l1le waves wh1.h .ea.h as hlgh as a th.e+sto.I bu11d1n& .anglng Eastem Vratrs. Aade I.om
1ts .atast.oph1. w1nds, 1t ako b.ought sto.m su.ges whe.e the waves nse and battded the

erpe.len.e r so fo.elgn to us he.e 1n the t.op 1.s. The.e's an appa.at la.l ol gove.nmat

unp.epa.ednes.

EvdI tlme.It

as

f 1t thr

Io.

that ve.I same .ason the

admlnrtEhon

unde. hot wate. Io. sluggrh .el1el opeEtlons.Even lntdnahonal news agen .1es su.h as CNN and llc tool note ol the fa.t that the.e r a la.l ol o.ganlzed gove.nmental asastan.e to the thousands ol v1.tms, pa.t1.u

Agu1no

la.ll1n Ta.loban C1tI. Thr

to sal the

1s

da.n hum1l1atn&

And months afte. the tlphoon st.u.l, we a.e .emlnded ol the lull ertent ol the deluge's damage. Images 1n the TV sets a.e ho..fl1ng: dead bodles l1e 1n the st.eets as sutr1vo.s t.I to searh Io. ther .elat1ves. It was ako a "t.1ple

last.lut Iah, we a.e notlapan. Thats whl thr gove.nmat has to .onf.ont thesersues and wo.l out solutlons 1n o.de.lo. us not to be depopulated bI Mothd Natu.e. Ea.lI p.epaEhon wh1.h both the lo.al gov
e.nment unlts and the natlonal st.atum la1led
to do da]ls befo.e the sald Catego.I5 sto.m h1t

whamml/' Io. the buanesmen ol Lelte p.ov 1n.e. Ther .elat1ves poslbll dead o. mran& the1. sto.es damaged and the1. goods looted bI the v1.tms who a.e huge Ians olC.eektIle
5o, who s to blame Io. thr unlmaglnable dest.u.tlon? And 1n the m1ddle ol all thr, eve ryone (Andeson Coope., lnduded) asls: WhI was the govdnmat .esponse slow? Well, the gove.nment .esponded bI sal 1ng that the .ount.I has nevd erpdlen.ed a supe. tlphoon ol thr magnltude. T.ue. The devastatlon ol Tlphoon HalIan r lndeed, unp.e.ented, despltethefa.t that thr t.op1.a1 .ount.I tales 1n magnanlmous numbe.

Pedu.tlon and Management Coun.1l. We need mo.e nnan.es Io. adaptahon. We need a bette. a.ll wa.nlng slstem and we need sound p.epaEtlons. I<no.l, lno.l, M.. !.eadent. And we dont need Iou.fa.e 1n ta. pau11ns, M.. V1.e!.eadent, thanl Iou. Indeed 1t r dfn.ult, mu.h les, Iut1le to polnt nnge.s at thr po1nt. Wlat r appa.at r that the.e11el ello.ts Io. thr drastdwlll welgh on us Io.Iea.s to.ome. And 1l wewon t lea.n I.om these lethal lesons, Mothe. Natu.e w111 .onhnueto do he.thlng 1ts golngto beb.utal
and we a.e not golng to l1le 1t.+

te.

Prl

Thr .ount.I

has to .efo.m Natlonal

Dras

STRoNG&. Bor-D&. FTERoER.

Servi.e is Sin.eriiy
Serv.e :
every

N^,lD,-..

lCommonl In[...]justice!
. -.1
o

forih: oiewor.l
e

9b s

o - -dowor.l
The There

o .

fr:iihis ih.iw i.!..ie iommi.l:

.re m.iy .lfferem merprei.iom

whei we he.r :erv.e

edoi ih.i

ihe mor

voief, io .hoo:e ihem er:i :erv.e h.: be.omeihe mor:sif..iii vi.i .i.leiem. word io wi ihe he.ri of ihe peop e Some .re : i.er,. :ome .re ioi Bd..i ihe peop e .lris!:h wh.h : wh.h, : :erv.e io ihe.olmry ihe oiy :erv.e we ..i rei.ler,

red wor.l : :erv.e io .h.rm ihe .: iher ..i.l.l.ie: Wih . iher pow

po

i-

Yo! mshi h.v,. ob:erve.l

cmthere
11n0ugh ran

be injustice

injustice?
hl<e a

dmtrptrtue 'rhnoa 0fhowrustre r a.tully rmed ai M Flear forsre me for my wtrds hui I b11
you,

I gd ihe .ha.e h

ilr

ptrtue

pan

r ile eye h

say

ile

Obvor y

iir, :erv.e io ihe .o eqe/liv :

ioi

Serv.e io you f

Der, ru,* rot tt doks ou Nishno6 J|B|i.e[E!mmbngdbedbfubedbJM

:erv.e io you:e f .re ihe v.r eie: of :erv.e we

:erv.e io Go.l .i.l ..i poi b y

Donxtol,!fuMhlkM|hkgstillbeok0 s&u Ea.h one ofus for sue d0 nd]miadng

addd

.lois:omeihis beief.. io oihef, i mshi be.:erv.e However, i mri be ioied ih.i a.h :erv.e mri ioi be .oi t.ry io .w.id ioi mmor. Aioiher wor.l we ..i .io..ie wih :erv.e : io hep
Whei we :erve we .re
io ihe

Wh.i we mri p.m i om m i.l: : ih.i :erv.e ..i De .loie i m.iy w.y: i mshi be i .:m. or bs w.y i mshi b- I . o o b I . oo

tr a h1a.t sheep for a sn tr a hioilei hui ilrs ldealrn. ilrtrg glre us ile nghi h a.tully play uih tr eren hl<e away ilai ptrsn's

d0

Frdmenhl r1ghil r tnow r f smewhai o,efe a.tug 0fme hui I rus.md arepi ile dea 0f

dddrg
1nm

ptrsn uihoui hm herg formlly

.hrged 0f

he1fle he nee&

io m.le a.h worl e.:er

beieft .i.l

ru,* rottt do,s rourbb rutb pr.:e.lfor Some for. soo.lor ioi:o soo.lre.:oi Bdwh.i szd Fetl4 t m a em! of re t .t so don't borEt mri f.rpre : ihe:i.eriy io hep .i.l :i.er, io:erve ro6e{ ftrntnbs N of n0 4ghb- I arprtane Th.i I i.l of :erv.e where we . ile oretrheLnrg eagen t 0f0upoltremenh dois :,.rv.e Bd :.d io :.yi ihe:e mpod.m wor.l: .re ioi 100% svei by mor i : iow r.re io :ee :ome peop e who .re.lois ihe:erv.e be..re of:i.er, .i.lw isiei io
:erve Some .re .lo
ihey

.ommoi soo.l: of oiher: We ei.l . h.i.l Some mshi be .lois ih: d io D,.

he p

is We .re abmtis

om:eve:

r a erE.nre my (f t eE r) h Ftr on.e,leius he rmded tr erenhe rformed ilai aral r nd r ay way a rhahita
atd t
ran

offenr rus he.aur 1ns pmnb h he rfomed ad ilai putug

.d

enfore
Bui I snll

ile

ile ptrsn herg d*td

ilrs 1hi,
1ei

rmd

m rus

1aw *pemlly when mbng hl<en aha.t as h how sme 0f ntrai ahoui iletr duq h
1ns

d b

lat h

ilem

- o-.-do9 .sei.l. i ihe flilre

S

is a.h :erv.e be..re i..i .:o beiefi

i.er, io :erve ..i oi y be ..h eve.l by iho:e pef,om who .re w is io abmi ihe r :eve: io ihe .ommoi soo.l of oihef, be..re for ihem ihe fee is of :ervis oihef, : i.ere y : ihe ber:erdoi ever We .re ioi e:pedis i reilm bd :eeis ihem:m ei :eeis iher bmdei shiei !p be..re of yoli he.ris ihem:.yis "ih.il yo!", "b..:.i l. o A.h" .re i.omp.r.be Bd .lo yo! liow wh.i h!d: ihe mo:i2 r',{.r.w aiy : liowi io be ihe :.m. aiy of r'I.r.w ":.m." rshi, so i me.r ih.i ihe peope vis here poie: soo.l.i.l :.m..oi.l!d: Bdwhere.reihey, Evei ihe :m. er ihis ..iioi be .loie by oiher: for ihe .ommoi soo.l of oie .loni liow wh.l: i iher mi.l:, i mri be be..re of i.loei.e Ai.l i.loei.e..i e..lio ihe f. of. a(eif!

.re .lois a.h :erv.e be..re w.mio be liowi .: plb . :erv.m:

Some

-b-.-o

o-

dd-

h t11ile nd a mm fomsliy

us gd ilem rmded ptrsn ahoui 1ns nghb

Mtrada nghis ln ilai iletr duq

w1n.h may he slhgeiltr

r ilai .ar, r

louo& ersastu t'tt bejdfN. krteei. t r rery n0h1e 0f lan m for a.rptug a potr dmi's .ar tr for oheyrg a trdtr ofihe .od apponifg ilem as a care] re qff.r h ilai who .md aftrd ile rrt. of a .our1 Bui ilen smeM , t r nxshtug h re how hu!tr sme ofilem he.ome h eren hare anme h rrt iletr dmi, mu.h 1e$ rmemhtr 1ns .aur li r ilen r ilr hmhle ptr.e ilai I wai h ast ile memhm 0f ile legal piofe$m, uil my hh i rsp-i ad rgad h iletr tnowledge ad us dom, h plear ri a g00d -mp1e h ile people who ush h ]0r ilem r ile tutue
'Ixe ptrtue

coMe4 ru,* rottu rc.qtks n! e rtu abE i: tt N rt6tie_ Pr1e so on elth

son

iley t11may nd

r e:pe.. y ihe yoliser seier.ior We mri .h.ise ihe o d o b- 9 .o o. . o o o.r o b- 9 :ef:h io :efei From beis poor io pro:peror We .lo ioi liow ih.i . te :erv.e rei.lere.l ..i bris ihe wor.l io i We clmur . - qo- o-q-/ o.omm!iiyi .id oie':.o!ify doe: ioi iee.lio be p..l for Lei ihem:ee wh.i. fle:erv.e : Gve ihem. : i.ere:erv.e # NN tell m,
STRONG&. BOI.D&. FIERCER.

eren gd aftnnon tom ile .nn.nng puh1tr Bui 100trg ai ile sabs quo (ad sn11 we ha'e .ars of udaw6n ddennons, s msb ad whahdl don'i you ha ereni

showed may 0n1y he one, ad ile he u.ommon armm,

ilrt

wdad rtd

for junice md sing it but

isn't that injustice

]?/s?#

GEI0PDNIF-D|: .tsa*"
A
law siudenis, we ako have .edan ihngs n l1le ihai we l1ke t , gei updaied io wlih iher lashlon siyles So, whai's new nPhlllppne Jmspruden.el
l1ke ihe

wayrsnrnrrd

do

CIVIL CODE Pe.pb

aJ the Phnpprcs r. G.R. Na. )72707, AbLet ),20) 3

Ihnl knbaa,

et al,

A.a|t|

P. lnacdctd, substttutngJat Fnnd lnacet cbn (.lece6e.l) r. Hasprb .le n-a r,se, cR No

Conspiracyi Concepq Proof of Conspiracy

Need Not ren on Direct Evidence

20llr.

Seliembe.25. 2013

A..used appellmis Duhlmm, Ronas md Evad rgue n iher .espe.ilve bnels ihai .onspm.y, nsolr as ihey we.e .on.emed, was noi .onvn.

ngly esiabllshed Duhlmmhnges hr rgmeni on

ihe la.t ihai he was noi one ol ihose msied dung ihe Es.ue ope.ailon based on ihe iesimony ol In spe.to Oumo On ihe oiho hmd, Ronas md Evad base ihetr rgmeni on ihe la.t ihai ihey had no p.ri1.1pai1on whaisoeve. n ihe negoilailon lo. ihe .msom money The Supreme Cout held other r,,ltlough Duhlmm was noi one ol ihose app.ehended ai ihe .oiiage dulng ihe .es.ue ope.a i1on, ihe iesimony olPol1.e Inspe.t ,.lmado sufi .1enily esiabhhed ihai he was one ol ihe lou peo ple app.ehended when ihe pol1.e nio.epied ihe Tmraw E{ ai ihe N1.hoh Tollgaie L1kewre, ihe iesimony ol Pol1.e Inspe.to Oumo sufioenily esiabhhed ihai Ronas md Evad we.e iwo ol ihose who we.e msied dung ihe .es.ue opoailon Ii has been held ihai io be a .onspraio, one need noi p.ri1.1paie n every deial ol ihe e.e.ui1on, he need noi even iake p.ri n every a.i o. need noi even how ihe e.a.i p.ri io be pe.lomed by ihe oihe.s n ihe e.e.uhon olihe .onspra.y on.e .o6pra.y shom, ihe a.i ol one r ihe a.t ol all ihe .onspra ios Fu.ihe., p.ool ol ihe .onspm.y need noi .esi on dre.ievlden.e, as ihe sme may be nlered nom ihe .olle.t1ve .ondu.i ol ihe p.rnes beloE, dung

Tortious Interferencei Elemntsi Erception A .ore.ily ponied oui by ihe Ino.en los, t dlous nief@n.e has ihe lollowng elemenis (l) e.rien.e ol a val1d .oni.a.t, (2) howledge on ihe p.ri ol ihe ihrd peson ol ihe e.rien.e ol ihe .ont a.i, md (3)

nief@n.e ol
ilon

ihe ihtrd pe.son wlihoui legal

o e..Ee

In

s, Pqg au r. cturt aJ+yeals,

lusifl.a

we held ihai iheE was no t dous niefoen e 1l ihe nl{aon was mpelled by puely e.onon. moilves

wis

In S, P a au, we e+laned ihai Auiho.lhes de baie on wheihe. nioleEn.e may be lusilied whe.e ihe delendmi a.is lo. ihe sole pu.pose ol lu.ihenng

hr om lnm.1al o e.onon. nioesi

ihai,
as a gene.al rule,

one vlew

lusifl.ailon lo. niolenng wlih ihe buanes .elai1ons ol moihe. e.rts whe.e ihe a.io'smoilve rt,benelthmsell Su.hlushn.ahon
does noi

io ihe oihe. Added io ihr, some auihoniles belleve ihai 1i r noi ne.essal ihai ihe niefoo's nieEsi

e.ri

wheE

hr

sole moilve

rio.ause h.m

ouiwaghs ihai ol ihe p.riy whose nghis re nvaded, md ihai m nd1v1duala.is mde. m e.onom1. nieEsi ihai subsimilal, noi meEly mr, su.h ihai monglul mdmal1.1ous moilves re negailved, lo.he

de

a.is

selt

p.oie.tng one's nnm.1al poailon shouldnoibe made io dependona.omprronolhr e.onom1. nioesi n ihe suble.i maiio wlih ihai ol oihes Ii r suff1.1eni 1l ihe mpeius ol hr .ondu.i l1es n a p.ope. buanes nieEsi .aiho ihm n monglul moilves "

prie.tlon Moeove., lusilh.ahon to

o. afto ihe .olrmslon ol ihe ome ndl.aing ihe .omraon ol ihe olleBe flre

.omon mde.simdng mong

ihem wlih.espe.t io

ieshmonles, when iaken iogeiho, .eveal ihe .omon pu.pose ol ihe a..Eed appellmis md how ihey we.e allm1ied

Mawl t, & SM,

|nc.

r.

ralbreca, lnca?atate.l,

n 1is e.e.ui1on fum beglmng io end flre.e we.e iesimonles prvng ihai (l) beloE ihe n.1deni, iwo ol ihe a..used appellmts kepi .omng ba.k io ihe vdm's hous, (2) dung ihe kldnappng, a..used appellmis.hmged sh1fts n gurdng ihe v1.im, md (3) ihe a..used appellmis weE ihose reseni when ihe .msom money was .e.oveEd md when ihe .es.ue opoailon was .ondu.ied Seeng ihai .on
spra.y mong Gmbao,

Krm,

Duhlmm, Abao,

Udal, Mmdao, D1lmgalen, Ma.alnbol, Ronas md Evad was esiabllshed beyond .easonable doubi based on ihe prffeEd evlden.e ol ihe prse.uilon, ihe a.i ol one r ihe a.i ol all ihe .onspmios

In a .ond1i1onal sale, as n a .oni.a.t t, sell, ome. shlp .emam wlih ihe vendo. md does noi pas t , ihe vendee mi1l lull palmeni ol ihe pu.hase pn.e flre lull palmeni ol ihe pu.hase pn.e p.riakes ol a sus penave .ond1hon, md non lultulmeni ol ihe .ond1 ilon pEvenis ihe obllgailon t, sell fum rrng To d1ffeEni1aie, a deed ol sale r absoluie when iheE r no silpulailon n ihe .ont a.i ihai itle io ihe p.opaty .emans wlih ihe selle. mil lull palmeni ol ihe pu .l\ase ptLe Rand I Eemeb l\eldihaift1.les ll9l md I592 olihe C1v1lCode re appl1.able io.ont a.ts ol sale, wh1le RA No 6552 applles io .oni.a.is t l

GR No ll959l1. Seliembe.ll.20l3 contract t sell v. contractofsale

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REMEDIAI LAW

OLD BUT NEVER OLD ,qal'a-,

fo owng are some of rire

FMar.,qlig kctetary aJJBnce Aberta c.4m, etc., et a1.: cP. u. 19164

DemE A.B.

Februd 19.2013 Moot md Academic Principlei Nature

philippine lurisprudence rirat set rire starnards arn prn.pes

\lt]at n4er ger. od despte de.ades of app.abon? fte i+] andmarl.ases n rire hnory of

r one ihai.eases t l p.eseni a lushoable .ont ovesy by vriue ol superenlng evenis, so ihai a de.lrailonihe.eon would be olno p.a.i1.aluse o. value },ltlough ihe .onltve.sy .ould have .eased due io ihe nierenlng apponlneni ol md asmpilon by cadr as ihe Sol1.to clne.al dmng ihe pend en.y ol ihr su1i, md su.h.esahon ol ihe .on i.ovesy seenngly Ende.ed mooi md a.adem1. ihe Esoluhon ol ihe rsue ol ihe .o6i1iui1ona1
Amooi md a.adem1. .ase
1iy ol ihe .on.Lmni holdng ol ihe iwo poa i1o6 by 1.a, ihe coud should si1ll go lomrd md.esolve ihe rsu mdnoi absian Lom e.e.

I AM A FILIPINoI T,ierdre r, tu. ti ln a 197.1.6e, t prolded riat, n .as6 where a per son needed to e e.t F p no . t zensh p lpon rea.h ng rie age of maltrrr/, rne a.ts ofregsterng to lote and aer.sng rie
sht of s!ffralE were enolsh to show rnat he e e.ted F .tzenshp, w rnolt need for any forma de.araton
r

p no

ln 1930, somone.ha enged an Ere.!b!e Order ssled by Presdent l4aros b-a!E t mposed a rEnarr/ wrnolt slns rne loator a rsht to be heard He slaeeded n ha! rie Slprere aolrt for hs
VTSTATT\ TDENTTry h?Pdqd

ns rne aw de. ared ln.onsbbrtona and was.omrended by sprt n asErbng hs rghts

powe. ollud1.1al.ev1ew be.ause ihr .ase.omes mde. seve.al olihe well E.ognred e..ephons obianed, nmely (r) tleE wE a g.ave v1olai1on ol ihe consiliuilon, (2) tle .ase nvolved a aiuailon o I e.. eph onal .hra.ie. md was olprmomi publ1. ni@si, (3) ihe.o6i1 iuilonal rsue .ared.equ1Ed ihe l.mulailon ol gulde ihe Ben.h, ihe .ont ollng pnn.1ples Br md ihe publ1., (.1) ihe .ase was .apable ol .epeilhon, yei evadng.evlew Ii ihe sme heE flre .onsiliuhonalty olihe .on Lmni holdng by }.a ol ihe iwo poailons n ihe Cabnei, albe1i n a.ing .apa.1i1es, was as
1is

.rng

TIE denr: n ris .aE happened n 1903, dlrng rie Amei.an re.me, yet t s sb qloted todar' as rne t:rrnoot erampe ofa mstate of f-t TIE a..6ed was atEoled of stabbng and t ng rne person b./ng to enter hs room He rnolsht twas a robber, blt twas ony hs roomrute FREEMM OF MMICILE

t,

ln 1913, rne mar'or of llarLh had 170 woren of replte for.by rolnded !p, plton ashp, and sentto Qal!! as aborers A wit of habeas .orpls was led asanst hm TIE slpreme aolrt sad riat rie women were not.hattes blt F pno.tzens who had rne flndamenta rsht not to be
for.ed to.hanse rner pa.e ofresden.e

ihai.omes mde. all ihe E.ognred e..ep i1o6 flre rsue nvolves ap.obable v1olai1on ol ihe Consiliuilon, md .elaies io a aiuailon ol e..ephonal .hra.io md ol prmomi publ1. nieEsi by .eason ol th i.ms.endenial mpo. im.e t, ihe people flre.esoluilon ol ihe rsue w111 ako be olihe g.eaiesi value io ihe Ben.h md ihe Br n vlew olihe b.oadpowe.s wlelded

rsu

Ths 1991.aE s oft:n .ted for ts delnton of what

.onsbbrtes rne pra.b.e of aw

ilrough e1d poailons flre stuailon lu.iho

.alk lo. ihe .ev1ew be.ause ihe aiuailon r .apable ol .epeitlon, yei evadng .ev1ew In
oiho wo.ds, mmy mpodmi md p.a.i1.albene its re shllt, be ganed we.e ihe coud io p.o .eeds ihe ulimaie Esoluhon ol ihe .o6i1iu

ln 19.17, dE mar'or of llath reflsed to srant a rErmt to ho d a ra y at P aza lvlranda The Slpreme aolrt sa d riat rne mar'ors far dEt rolbe mar' arse dlrns rie ra y was not enolsh re6on to slppres rie flndarenta rsht of rne peope to fr sp.h and rEa.ef! asEmby to pebton rne golernrentior redres oi gre!an.6
BAIIEPED V.IIFE P@pteE.

n 1995, s rie lrst to lse batt:red woman syndrome

Ths.6e,

tue

G.R.

stemmns from

awfes

M. 15q1
nsofherhlsband

o. rentulla EnEOttPS ca?amnd r. .Me ntu S. Tu u.l ShetlJ Fq\uE G. rek6qE,

P'a.lng

Judge:

GR No

130325 Februd

Erecution Pending Appeal

g)CIAL )\ EIICE cddmvs.wutiaB 7oPtut.725 Ths 19.10 .6e s tnown pr mar y for llsb.e Lajels delnton ofso.a llst.e

leL

held n laaspr ,. ona, [e].e.uilon pendng appeal does noi br ihe .oninum.e olihe ap peal on ihe ments, lo ihe Rules ol coud p.e

.rely prvldes lo. Esilirtlon a..o.dng io

uliy

.ase ihe e.e.uied ludgmeni

eq

.evesed

ln 1976, 20 yeaE Gfore Amer.as l4ary Kar' Leaur nea! made head nes, a t:a.lEr matred her sbrdent and sot lred The slpreme aolrt, qlobng TIE hart h6 rasons of ts own wh.h reason tsefdoes nottnow, toothersde*

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A.IoLon% ta O,lqlta

Athtena

YOU
Babt
Speak

tire fre girtn9 wales takes tire re an.e !n!s!a engtir wh e tire star elanes.en.e Blttireradantoftiresiroremakestireireartntsharmon! Wh e tire darkness oftire tra. Tire girtandstrkeof girtn9 and old oftiunder bew dertire
Tire n n tire n girt of

sa

ihai wh1.h I may

how,
Laugh ai ihose wh1.h may glve me sorow, Make ihose wh1.h r .m,i. Leadihose wh1.h I won'i. D.ag me dom when I'm

Tiretewe s sirone n tire road and learn n9 for

Tire tread to tire uen

eternt!
m nd

tiroftire molnt

Yettirewndaded n tire wa! to tire top of lnbotirered Now lolage s far letto end blttire one s ost s !n9 and at

nfer

tolgirfor lnsetted

to

hzed,
Pushme up when I'm dazed, r m you ai my g.eaiesi, rmloust,ihe ta,rhesi

Thoughts

Gr..tr.r.O.

ofhim

"ahor

rhird

Hci iu\l o pcnon -hom I mcl bul ncvcr lhoughl lo bc ol co\c -ilh. He\ iuf one ofuhe people I never rhoushr would be(om e o pi.- .r

He\ iuf onorher ordinory genr when lmer him. Hci iu\ronc olrhc rcaulor\rudcnr\ in rhc,ollcqc.

o d"
r r." " depth

'' '

"'

.pJi!"i ,rn,, ,,. l.o! d not meas

Thc momcnll-o\ intormcd ot hn nomc. And rhe momenr we rolked of mony Hc olrcod), lhcn lcfl o morl on m), bcinq.

ldonl know whor hoppened Bu h" mom"nrt-o, o,quoinr"d -irh

him. (

rhingr,

"." ": " ;..' stasnant m nd t for

1

Hc Hc

wc

roomcd oround ond \horcd rhoughr\ \r'r'e gove pie(er of odvke ro one onorher. \r'r'e loughed ond rrkked eo(h orher.

-o\ titc o thict -ho hod \totcn my hcorl tor iu\t o \horl ti;; Hc -o\ tilc o to-rcr -hoi ot-or\ thcrc to dctcnd mc. -o\ tilc o \tcnoqrophcr -ho ot-oy, r",ord, my qood d""dr '_ Hc -o\ lilc o iudgc -ho molc\ loir iudgmcnl\. Andl-o\lilco,riminol-ho'""t'tri'oiaonaguiaon,".'. -.,/ wc bc,omc rricnd\ rhcn ond \pcnr rimc roeerhq. .j,Ft,

"""'

.,

"

"""

t' " ]' . . "."- -ad6 ond idco\ -irh co,t3iorhcr.

wc

touqht ond thcn

-c molc up.
ls t the th ng they .a

lom hoppy rhor lmer him. lom hoppy ro hove o friend like him. lom hoppy be(oure he oddr (olorin my life. lom hoppy be(oure he moker my doy (omplere. lom hoppy be(oure he hod given me (ouroge ond inrpirorion.
He enrered my (omforr zone ond mode (honger on ir. lwonred ro rhinkrhor we willbe rogerher, And rhor he willfoy forever.

US

lwonred ro rhinkrhor lwill olwoyr be hn one ond only,

Bur I wor wrong.

v,tuy

r ihr avalan.he we

Allof rhere ore iuf rhoughh. Arhoughr of me longing for romeone, Arhoughr whkh lhope willbe(ome o reoliry. Arhoushrwhkh willolwoyr linseron my rilly mind.
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Bui

rd

md

i*l*ttt,

Txt

llur

lftnr lolcrnro

NOT I,AOIG /ET NOT BIG+T

Que

Bee

what right do you have? Subjecting me to this kind of pain You know, this isnt what I want
someday, you willhave to know Babe, it is me,who willcomplete you By then, you'llsee me justwalking past you Sometime, you willget to feeltoo Pain is not a thing you project to who Sometime, you willget yourselfa nice slap Pain is nota thing one would want You've accued me guilty enough saying, it's my love that has offended you But does that give you any license? Placing me in this situation like

when love is not wrong and Xet not right howwouldXour heart turn and liCht

willXou linger and wait lor it to be ight

or

leld

and never relieve the sight

stolen moments lorheart to Ponder

vaCue

tomorowlorXou to wonder

With allthe lovel have to share This is all I haveto saX

WAIT FORME, FORWHEN IAM READY, I WILL LOVE YOUWITH ALL OF ME

ifs your absolute

The Best Political Figute Haide JN Cajes M.yadana

In

right?
Push me now,l willtellyou Butdon'tblame me when you end up pulled towards

hr .hr1iable
Posonalliy,
a

comes

depih

ol
ol

Emoilons
Those even ihe rony

Sometime, you'llget to know what I have always known I am the rib that w6 taken llom you sometime, by then, you'll regret ns you realize,l am notatyour mercy, anym(e

Smpll.tywas mable io leedhr

lnb1i1ons How su.h Su..eed
a

lully

ve1led

Ea"ihlngl

nihr

de.e1ilul

wodd, He.riles nielle.ts keep

On

iaming

Za[ou
N.lier.

Qir[

v,tu11e,

Evlewnghldden

closehmiold Se.E.yl Mm1pulai1onl one ollooh'bloods

Her amb ton s whatmates her wonderf!, Her pr n. p es swhatmates herpowerf!, she has aways been n the bottom and be.om ns aff lent has a war's been her des re, And when tmes sets doomy, she sear.hesfor !p abde to eqlate her own woes,
Th s zea ols g r, she wanr. her own, a home, rn nss she neler own Th s zea ols g r, she needs a fr end,
a one,

}I

r!e.1ied drease

cmled lo. de.ades, F.om ihe rlmds whe.e l,'modalty floo&

Indeed,.hmgewas Bomd wlihbml.ades
v,tuo

A.ar,

she lsed to be sood

No They Mlghi be tle one call ihe wo.kes, No flrey

call ihe guads,
Do noi have

tlr

hlglnaJ

Th s zea ols g r, 5he hopes to see,

ime

An.lf

A ght to parad se, n.l...me.neuh.ln. .uhai.he.u.th

call ihe people, No we Cmoi do ihai

v,tuyl we do noi have one

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The other side of

Law School
A lot has b@n published on the different trkes of the students stresing and dem ding lN school life. The books, bacheads cass profesors eminatiom and dayro day oral recitations sem to be the favorite topics. But let me share a different perspective. This should not be trken 6 a fact because it is
of law on the grueling

a mere obsNation Aom a regular student of different Aom how others se it

lN

which may be

Politics starts in school The Politics we s@ during election and thrcughout the term of the elected omcials the Tv @verage of the different protFganda of these politiciam and $me scheme adopted to ensre popular approval dist within the wals of the college of LN. Power struggle is not ns to those who want to be in the au thoriq/. In a grcup of intellectuals with high belief in their individul

z (,

capabiliti6, clashes are dtEcted. Being the l@der of the pack is an

issue P@ple tend to build alliances and @vet on being on top.

High SchoolDramais never over who sys gossip girl is only for Blaire serem, chuch DaD and Nate? Being a per$naliq/ in the @llege semed to be a p6s for other p@ple to talk about you as if they do have a say in your life.
There are the bulli6, the wall flowerr the drama queem, the ath letes the romnti6, the beauties and other q/past we usally s@

e t (, I o rl z
E

Lr

Competition at its peak competition is in the air to the point of sffocation. It is not only among individul studots but al$ prevalot betlv@n the organizatiom. This is not to be tako negatively for a healthy com petition almys inspir6 everyone to be at their b6t. The down slotE will only be at tim6 where we go beyond the limits and boundsofthe$ clled "fair plq/."
Law school and chessblended into one Chess and law school have a lot of similarities There are 1016 played in ch6s and so 6 in law shool. You my be the prctected (in& the infallible Quee! or choos to be the loigh! the rcok or the

what it trkes to be the best? Is it with the way you dr6s? or could it be m@sured by how well you talk? Do6 applying @smet ics help? or simply engaging yourslf with your books and uder standing the law religiously? The perfect formula is yet to be writ ten for it isstilla mystery for mostofus d wil almys be.f STRoNG&. Bor-D&. FTERoER.

My principles vs. My culture

was there ever a time when one side olXou tells Xou what to do and how to do it and Xet the other hallolXou instru.tsXou thatXou do it the other waX? There isnl reallX a biC deal about that ilthe.hoi.es are both right a..ordingtoXour Coodjudgment EutXou are in a serious trouble
mX ftiend when the de.ision Xou have to make .alls lor Xou to .hoose between Xour prin.iples and Xour.ulture l'll bet no one would arCue with me saX that one olthe Createst

Was there ever a time when Xou were torn between two things?

ill

hindran.es we fa.e on our waX to progres and development is our .ulture that whi.h we are bound to .onsider onlX those whi.h we think are riCht and Cood lor ourelves the.ulture olbeinC biased and

za z za frl z
frl
(,

Perhaps one H

ol the things that make us Meranaos proud ol our

ra.e is our .ulture ol beinC lamilX oriented Eut I think we are over

T
E
E E

ln the sele.tion olour leader,lor instan.e, we tend to Camble our luture lor lear olbeing subje.ted to our lamil/s.ondemnation Hen.e, most olthe time, we disreCard,tualifi.ations and.linC to lamilX ties that in the end we .ould onlX hope the people whom we have Civen our
votes have the pure intentions

"Co.."..do"..oCd.o

Another.lasi. dample ol overvaluinC this blood is thi.ker than watei mentalir, is our la.k oldue pro.es Lef s take a look at how we usuallX rea.t when a .onfli.t arises between two perons, the tust one beinCastranCerandtheotherbeinCamemberolourlamilX lsn'titthat
we tend to immediatelXtake one side in lavorolthelatter? 0ur too mu.h love lor our lamilXhas so mu.h.aused us blindness that at times it leans toward us lorCettinCour reasons We lail to re.oC nize the fa.t that no member ol our lamilX maX be too righteous as a leader to not be .orupt or that none ol them maX be too just to not

students,

the situation requnes not mere rea.tions but a.tions I believe there is reallXnothinCwronCin beinC pasive to an issue when it is none olour business to asso.iate ourselves with Eut getting

ln the .ollege, I have obseNed the kinds ol.ulture whi.h some ilnot most olthem, are so encrosed with 0n top olthe list is then.ulture oljust Coingwith the floln when

to .omplete pasivir, when our rights are affe.ted either di re.tlXor indne.dXis a different thinC It is ftustratinC, ilnot reallX si.keninC I .ouldn't undertand how
soaked

we so want to be.ome lar7er to delend the richts olother people in the luture but lail to delend our own, and wore, we do not even .are

With all the foregoing, and in the light olwhafs happening in the so.ierr, I Cues it is sale to .on.lude that the issue as to how problems are to be resolved lies not on the kind olmeasures we have but on the deCree olour willinCnes and determination to applX su.h measures will lou concede thot blood is not olwq/s thicker thon woter? will lou ogr@ thot enetines nne ,Iings arejusflour ,usnesT These de

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Hurdle it with
Change
As a tust Xear student in the College ol Law, I have to obseNe everXthinC that is happeninC around the .olleCe I have to lamiliarize everX fa.e to distinCuish students ftom the la.ultX, be.ause one time in the.olleCe lobbX,l have talked to this Centleman and I reallXthouCht he is also a law student, and just re.entlX I have dis.overed that he is a member olthe fa.ulr, Well,l don'twant this to happen aCain, it isjust As a fteshman also, I have to know every rule in the .ollege, to know the a.tiyities, and to be lamiliar with the different orCanizations, this is mXwaXto adjustwith the envnonment Sin.e I am a newbie in the.olleCe, like other fteshmen, there are things around the .ollege whi.h made me doubt These things are.om monlX obseNed anrvhere not just in our .ollege, but I did not think that these thinCs will still dist in the ColleCe olLaw
MaXbeXou have aheadXobseNed the signs posted

4errvhere

E
E

as

Xouenterthe.ollegelobbXwhi.hsaXs,'N0 SMoI.lNG' Well,we.ansee

this sign 4erXlvhere and as e:pe.ted manXpeoplewouldjust ignore it, but not in the ColleCe olLaw,l thouCht Eut,l was sho.ked, nor 'upset' maXbe the right term,when I sawsomeone smokingin the lobbX And I have witnesed notjust one but manX olthem As Xou enter our.anteen, maXbe Xou have read the warning 'Shhh I.eep Silent'and'No Standb/, but sometomes, our.anteenwill be.ome noisXlike a marketjust be.ause olthe students spendinC then ftee time there I did not dpe.t that law students are also nois/ \ometimeJ, I have this impresion that almost all olthem are quiet and serious tXpe but, aswhat I have obseNed, that rrpe is the minorir,
MaXbe,

B.

o
s

it is.ommon sense lor us students to studXour lesons lor pas all olthe subje.tswe are enrolled in, espe.iallX law students ln the .olleCe, one ol the eviden.es that a student had studied is that, whenever his or her name is .alled lor an oral re.itation, there will be
us to

no'PASS' that

thatwillbe.omingoutolhisorhermouth Eutthenagain,as
have not studied and we don't

I have witnesed, manX olus love to saX'pas'or to murmur anXthing

will pop out our minds be.ause we

knowtheanswertothe,tuestionoltheinstru.tor
Cheatingis a bigno, no in the s.hool espe.iallXdurinCdamination periods Sin.e elementarX up to.ollege, our tea.her alwaXs remind us not to.heat lnthe.olleCe ollaw,we are alsoreminded not to.heat, but still, there are students who.annot do awaX.heatinC TheXjust.an't Well, as what theX have said, 'lt is not wrong to .heat, so long as the instru.tor does not know' These are just lew olthe.n.umstan.es whi.h I thought I will not witnes in the .ollege ol law Cn.umstan.es whi.h I thought we have lelt behind as we take up the lawdegree
As I see it, to be.ome Cood somedaX, we have to Cive up some people, we have to sa.riff.e manXthings, and we have to lorget some pra.ti.es As a fteshman, I slowlX undertand how difff.ult law rhool is, notjust lor me, not just lor fteshmen but also lor sophomores,

larler

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Buses: Our Grim Reapers on the Streets?

The latest bus mishap in this.ountry.ost at least l9lives and left 20 injured Last De.ember 15, the dreaded Don Mariano pasenger bus lell offthe Eonila.io aXnear Ei.utan Yet we had other similarlX alaming bus a..idents in the past lew Xear like that ollune 2010 whi.h also.laimed a lot olhuman lives I lived in Manila this summer and I have to saXthat havinC ridden on those buses, one would surelX be.ome 'more spnitual' than belore ln the.onCested streets olManila, most olthese buses drive laster than

SIi

No wonder some people.an't seem to Cet hold olthemselves and drive themselves mad into road rage The Filipino highwaXs have peo ple behind the steeing wheel .utting off lanes and disobelng traffi.

D a) (t
B
f'l

frl

siCnaCe to makea livinC

I don't 4en undertand whX some olthese madmen liked to try out lor being live .rash test dummies We don't need Paul Walker wannabes in our roadsr espe.iallX on vehi.les whi.h .arX pasenger And while these 'kings ol the road' weave through the thoroughlare
traffi. in a luzz, misadventures' like the ones we have seen on the tele visionwould be a usual o..uren.e Now, here.omes the nonXwhere the main taCline olthe President is the'daang matuwid' Gtraight roadl Yet this verXload'is a hodge podge olineffe.tive traffi. enfor.ement, out oldate laws, red tape and .oruption Add to that the average Pino/s disgust over our unilormed
We need more than balner, traffi. aides and traffi. signals in order to solve these problems MaXbe the Land Transportation Fran .hising and Regulatory Eoard ILTFRE] should fteeze the ian.hises ol these erinC bus lines and mete out harher penalties MeetinC then pasenCer quota as justili.ation lor their re.kles drivinC should remain unlorCivable Perhaps it s about time to totallX s.rap the boundarX sXstem and have our driver re.eive ff:ed rates There is no proper implementation on this legislation up to now,

t-., (,

s
E

0r maXbe we need anger management seminar belore driving li.enses are issued That kind that makes our musta.hioed men realize that the vehi.le on the other side olthe lane is not a slur aCainst then manhood And that he doesn't need to .ompete with the other bus be .ause there are no laps and our hiChwaXs are not ra.etra.ks we need intelligent driver lor our publi. transport simplX be .ause lives olthe pasenger are literallX on then hands lltheXdon't knowthe differen.e between 120 kph and 30 kphrtheXmight aswell be out olthe road Someone I know 4en told me that his driving li.ense 'allowed' him to drive a lour wheeled vehi.le despite the fa.t that he does not have the slightest idea about .ar [or anX lour wheeled vehi d4lorthat matte4 lsuan.es oldriveisli.ense should be stri.tand be based on the a.tualtest results Driving on the streets is a privileCe that.ouples with it a Creat responsibilir, That dplains whX it would be a disCra.e to award
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See and not

just

glance
Stop lor a moment and think, how manX olthe things Xou have seen all daX.anXou still remember when Xou prepare Xourellto sleep? How manX ol them bother Xou? I bet Xou remember things whi.h dne.tlX affe.t Xou or those people.lose to Xou, or things whi.h interest Xou or whi.hXou have piorvested interest And just how manX olthose were Xou able to a.t properlXin a..ordan.e with Xour judgment and prin.i ple? Do Xou ever Co to bed and regret thatXou didn't do whatXou had to do when Xou were able to do it? And now, the thing theX.all too late' is

WhXdoXou Clan.e on thingsXou are supposed to see? And when Xou a.t a..ordinC toXourjudCment and prin.iple? When Xou have a right, a rightviolated or transgresed, whX do Xou staX pasive and then.omplain later at how no one stood up lorXou when Xou were being treated unfanlX? No one will stand up more tumlXand
see them, whX do Xou not

E
tn

devotedindelenseolXourriChtotherthanXourell This being said, I beli4e that no one is an dpert on things that

tr',

should be important to some people No one is an dpert as to howtheX should rea.t on thinCs that affe.t them Eut when a iCht that is leCiti mate and ol primordial .on.ern, not onlX ol parti.ular individual but in representation olan entne bodX, is present and transCresed,l submit it is but proper to stand up lor it and delend it at all.osts For a peron who is not tum enough to stand up lor his rights is a pitilul oner but an entitXwhi.h has the avenue and the dutX to voi.e out and 4pres the other peron's .on.ern but lailed to do so, is worthles lts verX dis ten.e.eases to distilit.annot perlorm thatwhi.h isdpe.ted olit 0n a narrower perspe.tive, it maX be argued that a publi.ation whi.h seeks to dpres the .on.erns ol the bodX it represents, and poses questions and .riti.izes the people or institutions, whi.h, in its unbiased and unprejudi.ed mind, are not Civing what is due to those whom theX are a..ountable for, seems to be not ol parti.ular impor tan.e Sowhat ilthe.on.erns are dpresed thru this medium? Sowhat ilthe eXes are opened to the wronCs.ommitted or to the lailure olthe sXstem or to thelapses olthose in authoritX? What then? Does anXthing I submit there is For then, the peoplewill be Civen an opportunitX to knowwhat right and interests theX have, what the offi.er theX have ele.ted to prote.t su.h iChts and promote su.h interests, have done so in a..ordan.e to what is in.umbent upon them ltwill then be a matter olhow brave and.on.ern the people are, to a.t on su.h issues ln this reCard, allowme to herein mention the idea olinterdepend en.e Having been Civen the opportunitX to identit the wrongs, the lapses or the lailures ol the sXstem or those in authorirr, it be.omes in.umbent upon the people to a.t in a..ordan.e to what theX deem riCht For ea.h olus is interdependent to one another The people also have the dutX to ask ,tuestions and .riti.ize lor themselves They de responsible to the things they believe in. Ee.ause I submit that it matter not how effe.tive the sXstem olthe so.ietXisr it is how intelli Cent, lan and honest those in that so.ier, are, that makes the sXstem work TheXmustinvestiCatelorthemselves TheXmustask,tuestionsas

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to the vera.ir, olthe ideas and issues presented to them Though theX .an

junior

realll rell whar is richr wth all .ertainrr, but theX will have enough bases to be responsible to what theX
never

HURDLE IT WITH CHANGE dT6on Pge,,22 and senior be.ause illaw s.hool is easX to handle,l think, the.n.umstan.es abovewill not dist in the.olleCe

will beli4e inlt is not onlX the duties ol those in authoritX that are impor To make the sXstem work, the people should also .he.k whether
those towhom theXhave reposed then

I think, the.anteen will not be.ome nois/ilall students are studXing, or maXbe it will still be.ome noiry but with dis.usions reCardinC our lessons Canteen is lor eating and not lor .hit.hats and lor unne.essarX a.tivities I know that Xou aheadX know this We enrolled in the.ollege ollaw be .ause our dream is to be.ome su..esful larler, but we .annot a.hi4e this without stud,lnc I think, ilwe will just studX, we.an handle law s.hool smoothlX

trust and .onliden.e have 4e.uted

then tun.tions a..ordinClX

ll

llwe

studX,

we.an delinitelX answer anXquestion

theX

that will be thrown at us during oral re.itations

have not, then the people should be more responsible in then n4t .hoi.e ol representatives ll theX have, then we all have learned ftom our mistakes and made better .hoi.es For seeking answers to questions that bother the people, when theX have the right to do so, and the other has the dutx to ad dress them, I submit, is not Mong lt simplX shows that theX .are lor the betterment olthe .ommunir, in whi.h theX belong TheX .are enough lor then representatives to point out that whi.h maX have es.aped then per.ep tions and whi.h then .auses .haos to

d . o d o ..d o ."

op" o .."

llwe will

but to ou community aswell. To do so, we must have not only eyes that
glance, but deep eyes that see.#

Let us all be responsible not only to ouselves and our families

BITSES: OUR GRIM REAPERS IN...

li.enses to slapdash

'driver'

who

,4lldriver

have to be responsi

thouChts intelliCendX and talk .learlX be.ause larler have to delend.ases in.ourt that is whXwe have this oral re.ita tion We also have to knowhowto dpres our ideas through writing and applX what we have studied be.ause lor us to be.ome larler, we have to hurdle the s.ariest damination ol our life, the bar damination We have to learn to strive hard on our own and avoid .heatinC be.ause we .annot .heat our luturer we .annot .heat in the bar dam Even ilwe are still students, we should aheadX learn how to ob{ laws, rules, and resulations be.ause lawyers{ist notb violate anylaw, buttheye:istb respedanil promoE laws I thinl law nudenb are not just the onlX Croup to be reminded about then duties but those people who are al readX larler I have obsered in mXlegal ethi.s and proles sion .lases that some rules in the Code ol Prolesional Re sponsibilir, are not applied bX manX lartler, whi.h means, some ethi.al a.ts are beinC disreCarded Well, this is just an obseNation ola student I am not Xet a larler so I reallX don't undertand whX this is happening Canon 1 olthe CPR states that,'A larler must uphold the.onstitution, ob{ the laws olthe land, and promote respe.t lor lawand leCal pro. esses' Eut in spite ol this, whX there still dist larler who violate laws? lsnt it alarming that those people whom Xou thouCht are Cuardians ol truth and justi.e are in realitX in I think,larler and law students should alwaXs remind themselves olthen duties and responsibilities lor the better ment olour legal sXstem and so.ietX EverXone olus is light ing lor justi.e lusti.e will alwaXs be sered ilwe.an.hange the thinCs we think are unjust and unlawlul, and this .hanCe will alwaXs beCin in ourelves I am not saXing that lor one to be.ome a Cood larler, he or she must lollow the lootsteps ol those well known, Cood larler,what I wantto dpress is that,lor one to be.ome not just a Cood larler but also to be.ome a Cood .itizen is to do what Xou think is the right thing to do I do believe on what our instru.tor has told us, 'we have to .reate our own his torX,'and we have to applXour own srrle and knowledge lor a tust and pea.elul so.ieird

Let us alwaXs be reminded thatwhatwe are doing right now as students are preparations lor our luture battle as aspning larler We have to learn how to 4pres our

0ur roads are not alwaXs matu

wid Gtraichtl that's whxwe have to

be .autious at the

.ures

We don't

want this .ountrX to jump oll the

proverbial load to proCres', .areen ing down the hills, or flXinC off the

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# S ellie a

nd t he

P i noq'P

ict

re-P ict u re',Lle ntalit q

the th ngs we

mages are part of human earn n9 A ot of know.ome from oursense ofs ght

llhether ts an nstru.tona book ateltbook ora bo9 words atranged on paper ooka otmore po shed when they m ! wth p.tures Ba.kand whte pages are pa nfu y shy and need the .om
earned about photos at an eary age be

(odak moment an\,tme anflhere Mostphones I n .ameras these days and one .an hale seemngy endess shoots ts probabytust someone s way of wrt n9 h s own festory And th s brn9s us tothe se.ond po nt forposter!/

hale bu

sma photo stud o bus ness n South cotabato Ba.k n the day profess ona .ameras or nstamat. ones hale to be oaded wth a f m Andthose dont.omeforfree But now anyone.an take p.tures from the r phones atw
our

.ause grew upto

you need s your set of d 9ts to be.ome a pho !\/hen you ook at a group photo who wou d

humans hale th s des re to eale ega es and memors Thosepeopewhotakesefes probabrth nk for the nelt generaton s for the younger generaton to see what they were up to and what keptthem o..up ed But th s fas. naton towards photo tournas may hale be.ome a bttoo mu.h !\/hen F p nos wat.h a !e.on.ert as what a Canad an frend of m ne not.ed we take p.tures and ldeos of the

!!e

You wou d then th nk of how you ook how you sm ed orwhat you wore on that p.ture Cer
ta

!!e frequenty do nstead of entoyn9 the.on.ert as t s !!hen P noys a tourst spot ke foreler we f n sh snapp ng p.tures of ourse les wth the ! ew
that
performers mosl ol lhe lrme

!st

ts

ourseles satetaes9n of our pro. lty towards p a. n9 sef mportan.e and nar. ss sm Olerthe years we deleoped th s

ny takn9 p.tures

of

new sense of olerdo.umentat on of our day to day a.t!t es and dayto dayfa.es through sef

F p nos be.ame too a.qua nted and shutter happy One qu.k ook at your Fa.ebook newsfeed and you see what mean As mu.h as you wanted to ony see those sens be mages on the newsfeed these photos of sef are
prela ent be.ause of the elerde.reas ng prlate spa.e These arethe dangers ofolersharn9 nthe

portra ts known as seires

!!e

Pnoys take portrature a not.h hgher Be .ause of the pro feraton of the photo up oads for most so. a ner4orkng stes t paled the way for new tabe manners nstead of prayng before meas peope now laie pholos before eatng Other sefes are taken by our we do.umented frends as they drank ther.ofiee at Starbu.ks

ole

t has been sa d that lanty s the De! falorte s n And wth th s ask Jlsl haw nanl/ndbnsfnn aracatan daes
r'r'ha 1tanled rslhe ablganan af wand knaw au'arlnl aflhe How marysrapshols does a persor reed

s a

sdewaysforour betterphoto ange Some peope woud elen send prlate mes sages be99 n9 others ke the r newy upoaded prof e p.s And thats bes de the fa.t that they are thefrst onesto kethe rown photo On a another note mag ne the d smay of a person who tust rea ued that the person he .har ted wth on the net ooks way d fierent up . ose and persona dur n9 meetups No thanks to Adobe Photoshop eleryone may now wrte mode as an o..upaton n the About Page nmes ar-F
pos n9

to

lelnn1lhe But guesstheworstkndofthesesefes s of those epa pot.answho9adygreetuson m the r sturdy tarpau ns Th s of a .auses a per a nanlh? Atin a dal/? sona .ompa nt from me and not tust an annoy Ard whal.alsesa!r,lo smrie Mlh polt an.e n newththemsuseoftalpayermones irpsloraseresolseifuonrans? these are tlre knds of sefes wh.h get on our !\/hy doesth s 9eneraton o!esefportratst !!e frstofa th s s dueto the skyro.ketn9 Th s may be dark but t sure makes us want dal?
adlan.es nte.hnoogy Now eleryone.an hale
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GoIIege o, Law: A flashltack

Th rty three

years th s s how od the Co

fa.uty and stafi knowwhen and why the.o ege was .reatedt Maybe amost a of the staff and fa.uty
and a few students know e!er\,th n9 about the .o ege espe.a y those who work for the .o ege for a lery ong tme but for those who do not hale any dea how the .o ege was .reated and for those who

frst week of Mar.h th s year the be .eebratng ts 33'd found n9 annler sary Yes our .o ege rea.hed th s far and t w be .ontnuousy molng fofdard The sa d .o ege has setued thousands of students s n.e ts .reaton and has produ.ed br ant ahyers then but wth the setu.e rendered by the .o ege do a the students

.o ege

On the

wantto be rem nded etme shareto you

Elersn.ethe.reatonoftheMndanaoStateLlnlers!/onSeptemberI l96l underRAl38T the.o ege was a ready pro! ded n ts.harterbutthe aw degreewas not mmedateyofferedsn.e ts
mportan.e was notyetfet and demanded bythe M NSLIPALA regon The.on.ern ofthe sa d regon wh.h was the target area of MSLI wayba.ktlren was n the fed of edu.aton engneern9 and arts

a tte

nformaton !e gotaboutthe Co ege ofLaw

The.reaton of the.o ege was then en!s oned as ass stan.e fortlre mpementaton of PD 1083 aso known as the Code of Mus m Persona Laws wh.h was ena.ted by the former Pres dent of the Ph ppnes FerdnandE Mar.os Llpon tlre autlroruaton of the MSLI Board of Regents tlre.oege was.reatedonJanuary8l98lthroughBORResoutonNo l2 wth Shar ah subte.ts as an add t on to the standard.utr.u um of aws.hoos nthePh ppnes OntheAY198788 Ba.heorof Laws degree
wasthen ofiered
n MSLI

The found ng dean of the .o ege was Atty Abdu S Aguam who serled the .o ege from the AY l98l 1988 The se.ond dean was Atty Oga M Mapupuno who s .utrenty tea.h n9 Consttu tona Law n the sa d.o ege Durn9 h s deansh p the.o ege eltens on at MSLI T was.reated and had produ.ed ts f rst four bar passers ntheyearl99l Hesetuedthe.o egeasdeanfromAYl988 1992 The th rd dean of the.o ege was At!/ Baratu.a L Caudang who serled as from AY 1992 1998 Durn9 h s deansh p the.o ege eltens on at MSLI Gensan was.reated and had frst produ.ed selen

(ha

known as SrBoss andwho s.utrenty tea.h n9 nthe.oege He was tlre dean of the .o egefrom AY 1998 to 2008 The ffth dean of the .o ege was Atty Ranao Datu Da.u a who setued the .o ege from AY 2008 He s aso known as S r RDD and s.utrenty tea.h n9 n tlre.o ege The slth dean was Att/ Pama L Mut aso.utrenty tea.h n9 n the .o ege He setued as dean durng the AY 20ll2012 Andthe selenth and the n.umbentdeanofthe.o ege s Att/ Ma.a.unaA Mosem S rBoss sofar hadthe ongestyears ofsetu.e as dean nthe.o ege He setuedforten years

bar passers

ntheyearl99T

The fourth

deanwasProln.a

Prose.utor Basar

Mapupuno aso

20ll

produ.ts ofMan Campus l.l7 are from MSLI T and 105arefromMSLIGensan TheAY20llpro du.ed the h thest number of bar passers so far n the h story of the .o ege !!th n the 33 years of ts

FromtheAYl98520l3theMSLICoegeofLawlrasprodu.ed.l03barpassersl5lofthemare

e!sten.ethasprodu.edr4obartoppa.erstowtAttyAeneryAanVE!.amadoragraduateof MSLIManCampus gth pa.e durng the 1997 bar elam and Atty Myene Amero Ma.umba
graduate

Persona Laws and to make the .o ege a nu. eus of eadersh p tra n n9 d re.ted towards the a.h ele ments of the state po .y of ntegrat on and nat ona so dar! The MSLI Co ege of Law en! s ons to be a ead n9 a.adem. nsttut on.omm tted to the atta nment of so. a tust.e thru ega edu.at on Forthe mprolement and betterment of the.o ege t has ts own Law Student Golernment that eads and represents the aw students n MSLI t has ts own Law Gauette wh.h s the med um to n form and edu.ate the aw students regard n9 the ssues and elents happen n9 around the .o ege and around the Ph pp nes and t has now ts Lega A d C n the name of M ndanao SLILAC wlr.lr w tran assst and ntrodu.e awstudentstothe ega professon !!th the 33 years of e! sten.e of the .o ege et us ook ba.k and measure how far our .o ege has rea.hed and how b 9 the !.tory t has a.h eled Be thankful and be proud becdse you are enrolled in MSU-Collese of Law.

pa.e durngthe 2008 barelam The .o ege hopes to produ.e awyers who are earned both n the Ph pp ne Law and ofMSLI T
2"d

am.

n.

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LooL

at Human Riglrts in lle *iliprl.t*s ao*a.'

''A hu

on beings ore bom free ond equol in digniqt ond nghE. Article t, UnireBol D{lorotion ofHu on Rkhts This Xear marks the si:tX lifth anniverarX in the Xear that lollowed

ol the lounding ol the Univeral De.laration ol Human Rights IUDHR] lt is the statement whi.h
affnmed the dignitX and rights ol all human be
ings, adopted bX the United Nations as dpresed in the UN Charter in De.ember 10, 1943 The UDHR is the tust se.tion ola proposed three part international .ovenant, or aCreement, on human rights The rights des.ribed in the 30

0ur.onstitution

guarantees and

prote.ts the

arti.les ol the Univeral De.laration ol Human RiChts in.lude the riCht to life, liberrr, and se.u

ritXolperonr reliCion, opinionr to

se.ure so.i

etX and an ade,tuate standard ollivinCr to edu.a tionr and to rest and leisure The de.laration also affnms the riChts ol4erXperson to be presumed inno.ent until proven Cuilrrr to work under la vorable .onditions, re.eive e,tual paX lor e,tual work, and join labor unions at willrto marry and raise a lamilX, amonCother

lundamental riChts ol the Filipino people These riChts maX be an individual's so.ial, e.onomi., .ultural, politi.al and .ivil relations Arti.le lll ol our 1937 Constitution embodies all these in twentX two se.tions These human rights are the basi. riChts and fteedoms that the Filipinos have Eut ol these riChts, the most lundamental is one's right to lile And it doesn't simplX reler to 'animal'disten.e A..ordinglX, it is the prote.tion against its deprivation without due pro.es e: tendinC to the limbs and fa.ulties bXwhi.h lile is enjoXed To quote ftom I Freinberg and I Cole man's PhilosophX olLaw [2],'As livinC.reatures, we have an interest in sell preseNationr as ani mals, in pro.reationr and as rational .reatures, in

livinCinso.ierrandder.isinCourintelle.tualand
spnitual .apa.ities in the pursuit olknowledCe' A sad truth in this .ountry is that we have plethora olhuman riChts violations lt is one olthe most presingissues fa.ed bXour lawenfor.er A so.ietal issuewhi.hl am not a stranger to ln 2012, three Xear alter our Craduation ftom .ollege, mX buddX, poli.e offna leemm led Cata.utan was shot dead as he was on his waX to his work in PaCadian Cir, For the whole lour Xear, I enjoXed his.om panX toCether with the CanC And with led's sho.k ing death, the Croup was never the same Ea.h time the bat.h gathers, not mentioning him is impossibilitX We missed the big man's lunnX

A..ordinClX, this de.laration affe.ted the terms olseveral national.onstitutions thatwere

written alter the Se.ond World War bX se.urinC a univeral re.oCnition ola whole Camut olhuman

ln the
.ivil
sion

Philippines, the granting Filipinos

US

and politi.al riChts .an be tra.ed during

President M.I.inle/s First Philippine Commis

whi.h studied how a.ivil Covernmentwould be established in our then war torn .ountrX A..ording to its Report, the Filipino people
wanted above all 'a Cuarantee ol those lunda mental human riChts whi.h Ameri.ans hold to be the natural and inalienable birthriCht olthe indi vidual but whi.h under spanish domination in
the Philippines had been shamelullXinvaded and ruthleslX trampled upon' And Cuided bX this prin.iple, President M.I.inl{, issued on April 7, 1900, his instru.tion to the Commission that the .ivil Covernment to be ere.ted in the Philippines

I lost a Cood ftiend And the wheels oljusti.e never turned lor his side up to this moment We, toCether with his lamilX are still .lueles on who
MX ftiend's story is just one ol those unre solved.ases olunabated human rights violations in the.ountrX We shout lustne lor [insert name ol anXone Xou know who died without dosurel Eut it's like shoutingin the middle olthejunCle nobodX hear and nobodX seemed to .are We hoped lor'investiCationJ lor.losures Eut thinCs werejust swallowed into oblivion It is this Covernment's task to preseNe hu

must be based on .ertain

ruleJ [whi.h
he meant the

'inviolable EilloltuChts olthe US

Conse,tuentlX, the Philippine

Eill ol

1902

whi.h temporarilX provided lor the administra

government in the Philippines.ar ried rhe Eill ol Richrs Likewise, rhe Philippine AutonomX A.t ol 1915 or the lones Law whi.h .alled, among other,lor an autonomous Covern ment lor the Filipinos, .ontained these Cuaran rees ol rhe us Eill ol Richrs And rhis was rhen .arried over to ourvarious Mitten .onstitutions

tion

ola.ivil

man riChts and justi.e EverX one is entitled to an e,tual degree olrespe.t as humans and should not be treated les just be.ause ol differing peronal,

politi.al, or religious.onvi.tions
Eut ftom the tumultuousviolations durinC

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Abolition of PDAF: A big deal?

The SC's de.ision dated November 19,2013 de.larinC the un.onstitutionalitX ol the Pork Ear should there be anX, is then partnerin anomalies The issue on the Park Earrel S.am lor sure has Xet to Co a long journeX belore the perons responsible.ould a.tuallX be punished Eut truth be told, whether or not this Pork Earel sXstem was .reated lor a noble .ause or that the pro. esses within whi.h it operates are dele.tive, is no lonCer an important matter lor us to deal with

rel

SXstem Cained different rea.tions ftom both politi.ians and the Ceneral publi. The de.ision as rendered bX the Court is aimed at re.tiiiinC 'an eror whi.h has peristed in the.hroni.les olour

0n its la.e, there is reallXnothinCwronCwith the Priorir, Development Asistan.e Fund as it was in la.t established lor a noble purpose As a sxstem that'enablelsl our lawmaker to identii, proj{ts lor our .ommunities whi.h our own LGU.annot afford', PDAFis no doubt .onsidered bX those who are supposed to benelit ftom it as a leCitimate proCram olthe covernment ceared toward addresinc then .on.erns as the usuallX lorCotten and taken

lor Cranted se.tor olthe so.ietX Criti.s ol the said poli.X however are alarmed with the pro.edures and rules under whi.h the s/stem operates A..ordinglX, it

.oruPtion to how the sXstem works shows that upon the release ol lunds to the NG0s lor implementation olthe proj{ts, the hw maker are not supposed to interupt Hen.e, lor la.k ol ne.esarX supeNision whi.h the lawmak
Paves wax to

studX as

sin.e the

er

aheadX had its linal saX PDAF, serious questions plaX in the.urious minds olthe people
SC has

ln line, with the abolition ol

under the sXstem should have been ideallX empowered to do, thru then implementing agen .ies, and lor la.k ol ne.esarX reportinC ol the progres ol the proje.ts whi.h theX should have been likewise obliCed to do, it makes it easier lor them to divert moneX into then own po.kets as theX .ould just simplX asert that the NG0s are doinC then job, when the fa.t is that there is no NG0 workingon a.ertain prote.t or that the NG0,

easilx not paid attention to, it dlx f,rv4 a warning lor politi.ians to not .orupt publi. Let our politi.ians .hanCe themselves lirst

it reallX bing about relorms in the .oun ostensiblX disgn.ed s/stem ol Covernan.e lilled with.orupt pra.ti.es and mali.ious inten tions? 0r like anX other measures whi.h .an be
Does

tds

the Maftial Law, thinss almost remain un.hanseil whether ifs Frofessor othello cobal lthe MSU prof businessman who was burne,l insile his .omputer shopl, or sir Ginssins lthe saint Mi.haeLs profwho was shot,lea,l by rilers in tan,lem'l it seems thatthere's this Eilure b invenisate an,l prose.ute Froma,tuino s assassination, to the Masuinilanao Masare, or Jonas Eurcod ,lisappearan.e no invenisation has ever yielle,l en.ourasins resulb Life is not suppose,l b be en,led at the disposal ofthe influential lile the off our law enfor.ementhas seat failures, too ln.lariF/incthe fads, ilentiF/incthe perpehabr, malinc arrens, anil brinsinsthe bail suys to hial anil these are jun but some r rhether these bail suls themselves are poli.e ofi.er, soliliers or hire,l sunmen, theyshoull fa.e the forbil,lins swor,l ofLa,lyJuni.e apparently, this un,ler.ores the neeil for an effedive whistle blower prosram an,l a sbons witnes i:ens ftom ,erdusos an,l other .reatures iom the unileMorlil E,tually alarmins is the i,dfere,.e ofthe eyewitnesses to the various felonies .ommfted elsewhere More often than no! witneses preferto be silent while people e:pedthe poli.emen to ilo their job noboily, on the other han,l, volunteers information leadinsto the arren of perpehabr r'm sure you wont be sla,l b lose a ftien,l lrom impunrrr lile r,lil Thafs whyour people have b be e,lu.ate,l on the rule of law and as the .ommon aphorism say, in Leepins this won,lertul thins .alle,l 'fteedom, visilan.e is a munfor our paft*

f-1ternat ive L.,awyering : f-n Offshoot in the Legal Profession

Most olthe reader onlX know that the jus ti.e sXstem here in the Philippines is seNed onlX through .ourt litigations bX whi.h the larler prote.t then dient's.ause belore the judCe That
is what we.all traditional leCal aid or assistan.e, a pra.ti.e introdu.ed bX the two historX known

Doea,r,/,

As part ol then pro.es ol empoweing the marCinalized Croup and enhan.inC justi.e sXstem, alternative larler Croup engages in edu.ational a.tivities The se.tors are beinC trained in parale Cal work like making a pleading and e,tuipped

.olonizer, the Spaniards and the Amei.ans At present, we have two waXs in rendering justi.e
sXstem Aside ftom traditional leCal aid or asis tan.e, manX and organized Croups are engaged in Alternative Larlering This is also known as Developmental Legal Aid, Human Rights Larlering or Publi. lnterest Law Pra.ti.e Eutwhat is thisAlternative Larlering? ltis more

them with the laws dne.dX affe.ting then rights and interests This is on the belielthat these se. tor .an best prote.t then riChts and interests il
theyhave Lnowle,lse onthe laws an,l.an imme,liately respon,l to then lesal nee,ls in.ases of the absen.e of proper lesal seNi.es in their.ommun,r, Alternative larler Croup parti.ipates in the poli{ makinC bXworkinCwith the leCislator and de.utive agen.ies Sin.e leCal prolesion is devel opmental, theXpropose lor the repeal olineffi.ient laws and move lor the pasage olprogresive laws responsive to the present status ,tuo Some ol these alternative larler 4en aid in the dralting ol laws A part ftom lobbXing to the legislator, theXwork with their network and partner organi zations in assisting in the lormulation olthe poli{

larler

than pre.ipitatinC so.ial relorms and.hanCe

throuCh .ourt litiCations where riChts ol indi viduals onlX are being prote.ted and addresed, or effe.ting the laws to a.onfined number Alter native larlering is a pra.ti.e ol law lundamen tallX not onlX lor individuals but lor the.ommu nities and se.tor as well who are marginalized or disenftan.hised lt does not onlX enlor.e the

law or seek publi. impa.t through winning ol a peron's.ase but one olits.ores is empowering
this marCinalized or disenftan.hised Croup in the Alternative larlering sprouted in the Phil ippine so.ier, duinC the.ivil and politi.al struC Cles ol martial law where violation ol human riChts was rampant ln the earlX staCe olalterna tive larlering, the work was entailed mostlX in human riChts su.h as delendinC the politi.al detainees, involuntarX disappearan.es, illeCal arest, torture, seekinC redress or suspension ol demolitions and other lorms With the sophisti.a

aCendaol.on.ernedmarCinalizedse.tor ln litigation, alternative larler Croup does not end then seNi.es bX merelX providing legal assistan.e to the indigent.lients or seri.es inside
re,lres the issues impairinsthe rishb and interen the marsinali:e,l sedor inthe so.ierras awhole
As part
inC other law

the .ourtroom Th{ work on the issue based rather than .lient based problem TheX work to
of

olthe Croup's advo.a.Xin en.ourag pra.titioner to enthusiasti.allXjoin then .ause and widening then edu.ational pro Cram to then beneli.iaries, the ALG publishes

poli{ paper

and popularizes important laws,

de.utive issuan.es and .ourt de.isions and .on

du.ts resear.hes as well Alternative Law Groups are not alone Th{ established partner in effe.tinc then want lor so.ial relorm Some olthese Croups even partner

tion olthe issues in the so.ier, and the.ontinu ing so.ial inequities where manX se.tor are

politi.allX and e.onomi.allX

disenftan.hised

while the elites are monopolizing e.onomi. re sour.es and politi.al power, the alternative law
Xer Croups made a s/stemati. approa.h and ta. ti. in addressing then .lient's .ause At present, then areas ol .on.ern in.lude woman, peasant,

with anA.ademi.lnstitutionwhereinthe students

indigenous people, urban poor, worker, small lisherlolk and miCrant worker Unlile the haditional pnditioner, the alter native lawyer plea,l their.lienfs.ause in an,l out side the .ourtroom Then a.tivities involve lesal fora, symposia, .onferen.es, nreet rallies, ,lialosues
an,l nesotiations, me,lia an,l even lesislative in,tuir ies Eutthe alternative lawyer sroup has four major Edu.ation, Poli{ Relorm Work, Litigation and Publi.ation

olsaid law s.hool are being dposed to the work ol ALG through internship bX whi.h the latter are sent to the areas where marginalized se.tor are and lived with these people so as to know and undertand them This kind olinternship is olhelp to law students in whi.h this en.ouraces them in then studies, allows them to applX then a.quned knowledCe in laws.hool, instills in then heart that larlering is not a matter ol .ompensation but

.ontributinC.hanCeand/orintrodu.inCrelormsto the .ommunitX in Ceneral that Cives them sell

satisla.tion and meaninClul lile and provides them

STRoNG&. Bor-D&. FTERoER.

6 Freshman's Mocking Book rr'cF-,r,.

have neve. been anald olmy book mil ihe 1i aweek afte. my tusio.alE.ta ilon In law s.hool,Ibel1eve ihai we all have ou om shres ol embmasmenis md onmy se.ond week n ihr .ollege, I had my shre md I ihoughi 1i was okay bui ihen 1i si.ded t , hami me The momeni opened by book, saw Sr's mo.kng smle, I herd hr sr.asi1. vo1.e, md I .e membeEd ihe ample quesilonlwasn'i able io mswe. ihai day md I dldn'i have any .ho1.e bui t , .lose ihe book beloE 1i laughs on my la.e agan Ii was ihe mosi daming e+enen.e I have eve. had n a long

nlghi

I tusiopened

fum ihe mo.kngbook The book may be mem lo. havng me .e mnded ol my embmasmeni bui I how 1i wouldn'i do 1i lo. no appreni Eason Ii was a wake up .a11 ihai says, Hey Iou'.e n law s.hool now Iou .m'i seiile lo medlooliy, now siudy more " I.emembe. agan one ot my menio.s sayng, ''The people who usuallypas ihe br re ihose who hew ihey wanied io be lante.s ihe momeni ihey si.rtd law s.hool" I hew ihai I wmied io be a lant e. beloE I even si.ried law s.hoolbuiIhave lei my mnd wmde.ed md losi my .on.eni.ai1on lo. a
wake up .a11

who has e+e.1 en.edihr,I.eallyhope noi Ii was ihe leelngyou gei when you senously need t, Ead 1i bui you .m'i be .ause you how you'llbe dep.esed md ihe.e no .oom lo. emoilonal aiia.ls ai ihe momeni be.ause iheE re shll iwo o. moe books waling io be .ead md siudled Ii was lusi awlul Ii was noibe.ause I d1d noi.ead,I.eally d1d bui 1i was one ol ihose Eadngs whe.en almosi every ihng was al1en,I was able io g.asp only lew ol whai was mliien on ihe book In my unde.g.ad, we we.e iaughi how io .ead n dlffeEni ways bui ihr ime ihose we.en'i very uselul yei ihen I.emembe. agan whai my menio. sa1d, I how you love io .ead md you.ead a loi n you unde.g.ad md you w111.ead a loi n law s.hool bui ihey re dlffeEni ball gmej', md I .ould noi ag.ee moE t , ihai T.ama, ihai's whai mosi people would .a11 md lo. some t'slusi m ove..ea.ing, buiI.a111i a

I don'i how 1lI m ihe only

momeni bui now, afte. beng mo.ked by ihe book, I m ba.k and I how I m on tle nghi i.rk ime I m neve. gong io lei ihr be a hallbaked

tlr

one i1o6
even

flrr ime, I m

gong io siudy noi be.ause

only wmied

io pas S1s md Ma'm's o.al E.1ia e.ms bui be.ause I wmi io pas ihe br
1i

B1,r,

somds so
a semesie.

tlos n

lnrhed

hlgha yem

.ouage t, hold onio dEsmen healihy glves me m asum.e ihai ihe nere me.kng .lases wouldn'i hll me yei, I lusi have io ighi ihe leelng ol lalning every ime ihe nslrt ,. shulfles ihe .16s .rds o. when ihey ask, ''V,ltro wanis io volmiee.l" ihen shulfle ihe .las .rds mlmay be.ause I m gong t, nnrh whai I have si.ried,Ibelleve we all do Ihave beenmo.ked on.e bymybook mdI'11make sue t's ihe lasione LECAL JOI6ES

someone who hasn'i law s.hool yei bui seeng who made 1i glves me moe ihr dEm Seengihe uppe.

lr lo
n

ONE DAY IN Contra.t Law.ass, Professor lep son asled one ofhs better stldentsi Now fyo! were to g!e someone an orange, how wo!d yo! go abolt t? The stldent rep edi Here s an orange The professorwas ! No No Thnl le a awyer The stldent then re.tedi olayi I d te h m, I hereby g !e and .onley to yo! a and s ng! ar, my estate and nterests, rghts, .a m, tte, .a m and advantages of and n, sa d orange, together w rir ts rnd,l!.e, p! p, and seeds, and

she Yo!

anymore He Yo! re llst lpset Why dont I bly yo! somerirng to make yo!
fee better? she Lke what? He How abolt a trp to Elrope? She No He Whatabolt a new laglar? She No He We , what DO yo! want?

rlst,ront.are

she

d!or.e He

(Pa!se) I wasntpannns on

rghts and adlantages w th tu power to bte, .!ti lieeze and othetuse eat, the same, or s!e the same away wth and wtholt the p!pi l!.ei rnd and seeds, anythns here n before or heren after or n any deed, or deedsi nstr!ments of whateler natlre or lnd whatsoeler to the on trary n anywse nor thstandng

lllr

Dewey was breling h s

abolt to testrl] n h s own defense Yo! mlst swear to te the.ompete trlth Do yo! lnder

ent, who was

stand? The. ent rep ed that he dd The aw yer then asled, Do yo! lnow whatw happen fyo! don t te the trlth? The. ent ooled

ba.l

and

sad,

mas ne that

olr

sde w

Qleston Qleston

What do What do

yo! hale when there sony yo! hale when there are

Qleston
o

Do

yo! lnow how to sale lile

Answer Too tte worl

Anrwer T.. m r.h w.rl

sdne

hit,

/trrrnrnetant te:/|\r.te: hhl

STRONG&. BOI.D&. FIERCER.

wHclt wiLL you Do iF you weRe uot clFRcliD?

A]N PAI'IAIIA
ahange s n rie ar I .hange, l!!.hange Lfe s alolrneytyo! cn.hooE what bls to rde blt yo!.an

Yo! are tatng n .onro, rarier rian smpy ettng

ahanse proGby wold iot hare tatei !s tf slrprse f we hale been wat hns what was happen ns a aons and f we had anb.pated .hanse Lfe s a de.son, de.de to star' aert from now on ape.t .hanse to happen and oot for t Trlst yolr bas. nstn.t to sense when .hange s gong to o..!r and Ast yolrsef agan and agan, What wold I do

rne more rnat rarey .hoose whom to st wrn and yo! .annot d.tate pope to wh.h bls stop rner' sha stop Yo! are n one pa.e wri rnese peope and rne netring yo! tnow, wwuuw l'm mdng n a tota y dfferent pa.e, hans dfferent rnnss to !e wrn, halng new opporbrntes to grab and halng new peo pe to dea wth lndeed, rle to Fotrest Glmp's words ''Lfe te a bor of .ho.oate, yo! don't tnow what

I 6ed a, beele rnat f.ertan rnnss wort for yo!, rnen don't .hanse rnem, te forder and yo!
.an nerer so wrons f yo! do rie same rn nss oler and oler asan B!! wati not at a tmes aodns ri nss wortsi yo! hae to f-e rne wor d n order to srowi yo! hale to wden yolr horzon to s rnnss n dfferent perspe.bles yo! hae to !e Gyond yolr .omfort zone or sha I sayi yo! hae to wden yolr .omfort zonei eren for rne -te of ealns ealns rie pa.e yo! are onG.orrfortabe wrn and f-ns an lnfam ar

Yo! msht be afrad more oft:n rnan yo! te to admt elen a, yolEef Yo! weren't aways slre what yolte afrad of, blt n yolr weatened .ond t on, yo! tnew now

Yo! ddn't tnow

be.alE yo!

l!!

word

.ornered bor lnb eleryrnns arolnd me.hansed and eleryone s .hansns rie .olrse of rner !es, molns to larols dre.tons I was sad rnen, I fet te, I mssed a flsht Then somone tapped my b-t, her' yo! hae to.hanse to, et so for nowi riere s no way rnat yo! .an hep by llst star'ng and by beng sad, mdei srowi wort on yolrsef and .ore as a better one, by rnen yo! .an be of sreat hep Thafs how I s rnnss or at east G eled rnem to be, I fee sad when rnnss.hanse, and l'm afrad to.hanse, lm

lsed to be so .orrfortabe wrn my folr

are sb weshed down by fearf! beefs l4dement n a new dre.ton heps yo! lnd a new.heese ns yo! goaong i yo! mghtnotrea ze t blt yo! are d s.oler ns what nolr shed yolr so! Yo! were etbng go and r]lsbng what ays ahead, den rnolsh yo! don't tnow aa.dy what t s When yo! stop beng afrad, yo! f good Rea ze rnat l!! had bn hed .apble ti/ yolr

ti blt yo!

were s mp

y fearf! of
were

go

ng

one

rlnnns

behnd

own fear

on.e yo! had gott:n rESt yolr feari t brrned olt to be more enryabe llst how on.e yo! G eled t.o! d
n sreat rea st

r4dns n a new dre.bon had

freed

yo!

b-t

Pant a p.brre on yolr mnd agan see yolrEf . deta i s tt ns n rie m dd e of a p e of yolr falorte .hse from .lEddar to bre

afrad to tate !n.a.!ated rsts lnb I blmped nto ri s p e.e by Spen.er lohnrn \,r/ho l4ded 14/ alEeE" and et mete yo! rrernns abolt t Use yolr magnaton to pant rie m6t G elabe
p.brre

eads

yo!.o!d i wrn rne mo:t r4 st. deta s ofyo! lndns and enp),ns rire t6te of a new .lEeE Yes, aheeE, l!! hard t rght I sad .he6e tHEESE" s a metephor for what yo! want to hae n fe wherner fs a good Ib, a olng reatonshpi moneyi p6ES soni sood hearni sprbra pea.e of mnd, or rne folr
etter most wanted pre ATTY The more mportant yolr .he6e s to llli rie more yo! want to hod on to t, blt more oft:n dEn not we fa elen lstbefore we tate dE lrst srr:p to t b-a!E we are afrad we are
afrad of .hanlE and to .hanse, blt we hae to lnder
stand rnat

gan nstead of what yo! were osng Yo! wondered why yo! had aways rnolsht dEt .hange wold ead to somering worse Now yo! rea zed rnat .hanse .o!d ead to sorernns better TIE q!.ter yo! et so of an od .heese, rne soorer

lrugnng yolrsef enloyng yolr new .lEeE yo! to t Keep rintns abolt what yo! .o!d

yo! lnd a

new

.he6e

Be haprf now when yo!

Whenyo!areafrad rings are gong to get worse don't do sorernng, t.an promptyo! nto a.bon Blt t s not sood when yo! are so afrad rnat t teeps yo! from dong anyring lf we wold get olt of
and

lfyo!

do not.hange,

dEfs fe Lfe mo!6 on and so shold yo! cn b-ore etn.t

we

f yo!

weren't beng rln by yolr fear Rea ze riat what yo! were afrad of s nerer bad what yo! masne TIE far b! d !p n yolr mnd s worse rnan rne sbraton riat a.bra y ersts Yo! had bn so afrad of nerer lndns a New aheese and rnat yo! ddnt elen want to start ootns Yolr od ns had been .olded by yolr wotres and fears Yo! lEd to rnnt abolt not halns enolsh.hsei or not halns t ast as ons as yo! wanted Yo! 6ed to more abolt what .o!d so wrons rnan what .o!d so rsht lt s nabrra for .hanse to .onbnla y o..!ri wherner yo!

l!!

rn

rn

New beefs emolrase new behaors Know

rnat f yo! .hanse what yo! be elei yo! .hanse what yo! do Yo! are what and what yo! rnnt

olr .omfort

zone and adapt to .hanse sooner

Better ate rian nder Whender yo! setds.olrased remnd yolrsef rnat what yo! are dons rnolsh ln.omfortabe at rne momei! rea rri t s mrh better rian steyng n rie.heeseess sbraton
mate rnnss

easer

t wo!

l!! rn

Nob.ng sma .hangeseary, heps yo!adaptto

rne b sser .hanses dEt are to past and adapt to rie pr6ent

.ome Let so of rie

STRONG&. BOI.D&. FIERCER.

lf l!! are afrad to.hanse yo! are hodng to an

lson of an od

A Question for Everyone

Proxim,te C,tre
L@e? What is it $ppcd to bc like? D@s it have to be alwaF epic? Pedect? Ri8hteous? Or does it have to alwaF hult? D@s it have to be always rational? Or are there criteria to look at? A standard to follow? Perhaps there is. I

.heese

Yo! started .hange6son6l!!

to

earn to algh at yolrsef and what yo! had bn dong wrong TIE fa:test way to .hange s to algh at yolr own fo y rien l!!

.an et go and q!.ty

llst te a molse, who leels it? What may be love lor one teep fe smpe Don't may not be lor others, ri8ht? Cant it be oleranay- or orer.omp people .ate rnnss When rne love iI its srish? Cmt it be love if it damnsallthe
sbraton .hanses and rne .heeE had bn mded,

Shouldnt it depend up6 the pers6

mde and .hanse wrn t

Keep

flerb e and more q!.ty Adapt fast:r, for f yo! w

rings smpe,

be

around? Didnt' the lamous quote ey that love conquersall? Cant it be love iI it knom no' scrifice? I d6t know, i For me, obsession is lust is, hatred is and all other emotionsl known to mm. Honesty is love and smetimes, lyin8 is lrye, too. For me, i an,'thin8 that could shatter the whole cd you onG l6e or noti

a8ain. lrye

yd

not adapt

bmei

mght as we not adapt at Admt rnat rne bssest

nh b

l!!

tor to .hanse

wrnn olrseles and

ng gets better

lnb

es norn we

hdlforjui d qu"ner noturrer"hr.nlo,e. The probhm nni on h@ undefin"ble lo,e n. rhe problem lie\ "irhin, rhr ahiln pltu\e\ hum"n\ The Enden"' n our, "e re"cAnne "nd \ee onl' /Ca\. we d*ep ont rhr ahilh tujoriry of rhe popuhi6 h"\ i ""GpEd we doni rhinl on our @n. in\E"d "e ro orhen h"r roi "hr "dhere
ahole. lould b

it

.hange l4ost mportandy

sy. lsnt that vrlEt we cll

human

aheeE olt rnere wherner

rieresawaysaNew

yo! r-ognze t at rie promis brks,

bme or no! and rnat are rewarded wrn t when

Love is never pdect. I dont kn@, we cnt expect love to be dMF I pedect in its form, in its cuse. And no mtter how a love story ends, a i

mture?

l!!

yo! p6t yolr fear

and

Yes, some fears shold be resrE.ted, as

to r4 ze rnat most of olr fears were tratona and had tept !s from.hansns

riey .an teep yo! olt of rea danser B!! we hae

At bm6 we dont rne .hanse blt ater yo! tnow t brrned olt to be a bessns n dss!se as t ed !s to lnd a betrr:r .heeE we .o!d elen lnd rne better part of who
te

\omerime\. ae relur ro 4ln@h+e ir\ pre\enle. e\pelidll/ ahen ir i doesnt hst as lon8 as we hop it would or not s dsnt as how we ve i ima8ined itto be, isnt it? i Now I willtake this oppotunity to be able to share how I have sen I love lour yeaE ago. ''Lm is a totection daus, inaway. Becus no mtterhowlrytoi \ee ir. ir *em\ rhr dn/ penon aho n un&r rhe \pll cd lo/e n dffor&di that ri8ht to mess up when it d@snt work in his favor.lt seems that anyi person who loves may submit himser to wkness that k to hult himser i and sometimes, to the e\.tent cd subjectin8 othere to pain. Becus iti seems that with love, all people, if not almo*, 6 claim that with love! i
unexphinable controllin8 power over moftals, it is inevitable lor them to' lose their inherentwillto cho6e and to utilize their cpacity to jud8e mdi delide airh dncrnmenr dnd rhu\. ir n 6ly riEhr rhr rhey b

a peEon hufts others andEets hult, I dont think myone ' hd\ rhr db$luE ri8hr ro Gnitu or doub if" per\on rrul' felr lo,e. i Lo/e nni \omerhin8 rhr un b qunrified or qulified. lr i\ felr. ont i

protected and

under*ood.

,!u*d'

olr own way, beyond olr .omforts and

Fnd
past

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Law Student Goverrrment Student Case No. 001

v.

Law Gazette

FAcTs (what it is all about) Mixed reactions llom the college popu
lace (sh'dents and professoE alike) sprouted regarding the Open Letter posted by the Law

their plac6 and were nowhere to be seen the

following day. As to who did it, the Law Gazette did not bother investisatins and just left the matter as it was, for the curious minds to won ns an answer to the Open Letter, the LSG

Gazette. Some were complimenls for the publication team's courage to make known what ousht to be known, wherea others were a mere silence and inaction. Conse quently, other i$ues, sore necGsrily re lated and others cl@rly out of the main topic, leaped in the c6e betw@n the LSG and the Law Gazette. Both partiG have their own convictions and beliefs which they fisht for, and we shall lay them down for you to
caretully sh'dy and have your own judsment. This is the ce denominated as SC No. 001 .
On February 19, 2013, the Law Gazette posted an Open Letter addrGsed to the hw students informing them of its curent status

made ils stance by

points:
asl<
1

sb6ing the follMing

law Gzette has no rigltt to for a budget alo.abon sb.e the sane is

) that

the

not kdi.ated

proje.ts

ISG has

no

the ISG

(Bl;

fli.i@t rtnds to

d a.trttbs nu.h le$ the taw

lh

d 2) that the

.e tts own
Ga

For ils part, the

CBL specifrally

Le

Garette b firm that

its claims are based on legitimate grounds. For once, while there w6 no mention in the LSG

in the college. specifically, the contents of the letter are: 1) a ndration of the .t un ste6 which the Le Gaette had under gone through in bying to sure the tunds

nece$ary for ils operations; 2) appeal to the stud@ls to sllppoft ns deste fot sepa rate collection of the LSG and the Law Ga zette fe6; and 3) a thal.al for the tsGto at le6t explain as to why it failed to provide
the tunds which the Law Gazette deem due to it. Abo posted were two request letters which were sent to the LsG and spifically addressed to the Pr6ident on two different

identiting the Le Gaette as the official student Publication of the college, the rightwhich it seeks to exercbe tully b how ever affirmed by the customary practi@ long existing between the LSG and the Law Gaette. Ihis b 6ide ftom the fat that it b of the com mon knowledge of the sh'denls that a copy of the gazette i$ue will be given to each of them
at the end of every semester by paying the LSG fee. Hence, the Law Gazette, having been an

integral part of the college of Law for many

years both by customary practi@ and student beliet it is, in ils humble opinion, the duty of the LsG to releae the tunds r@sonable for it to perform its tunctions. Regarding the LSG'S econd contention, the Law Gazette believes that unless financial statemenls of the LSG'S operations are shMn, the same is not ac@ptable as a re6on for it to deprive the Le Gaette of what it contends is its right. To bolster this, the Law Garette re peatedly cit6 6 an example the previous ad minisbations whth had the same argument (and which were even experiencins internal problems widr respect to their beasureE) but were still able to allocate budget for the gazette at the end of those academic yea6. Again, with rGpect to the Open Letter ps se, some portion of the majority of the sh'dents believed it w6 not ne$ary to the point that they even thought it was an attack to the Presi

ns to No. 1, the letter sys, "We have sent two formal letters of request (one du hs the ftrn oths this sen) and several other oral attempls ofcommunication

sen d to our respted Le

Student Government

for the releae of tunds for the printins of said bsu6. Horever, due to r@sons which the Law Student Government failed to com
municate to us, as our letteE have remained unanswered, either formally or otherwise, the LSG for the first time in a long time that the Law Gazette has been part and parcel of the collese of Law failed to provide the tunds needed for the publication ofsaid issues." Unfortunately for the Law Gazette team, the letters 6 posted were removed ftom

ns a counter, the
idea that it

h6

Le

Garette b of the

done nothing wrong. The Open

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Letter, it submits, was made and posted out of the necessity to update the studenls of the status of the Law Cizette. Some may have found it offensive to some peEonalities but 6 observed, nothing was contained in the letter attacking them. Its contents are legitimate concerns of the students that need to be addressed. lte Open Letter only stated what are facls and nothing was there as a hear say. Others felt the letter was addrGed only to the president but that b where they were wrong. Because again, ob6erved, the letters which contain the name of our respted LSG president were only attachments, eviden@s that will prove the gazetteb claim that it had in fact sent letteE

In sum, the min bsue of the c6e b wheths or not the l Cazette 6 @tny whih for y yeds has djtted 4 is .ontkuobly djttkg h the .olege, should be gr@, and should have be@ sr@, rtnds to be tak@ out tion the tsG rtnds. Ihe sond i$ue is ry/,edw or not the dt of the law Cazette k podkg the Op@ letts b

reasonable

ne.e$dy.

IssUE (whether or notwe are wons) r r

YES, YES,

RULING (the sbldents to sit asjudses) At thb junch're, allow us to say what is in our mind. As sh'dent journalists,we would like to point out that we write not to imprGs but to expr6s. We expre$ not to make things wo6e but to make things better. We crittize, but we do so for good. Some may accuse us ofbeing biased, but at le6t we are for right reasons. And yes, re do take one side but it is not j6t anyone's side be cause it b the side of the buth. We write and re willalways write, no matter what it brings us, for
and in behalfofthe sh'dents. This b what we do. This is how fteedom of the press b and should be exercised in the College prabing what b rightand good and condemning what b wrong and bad, and in the procGs getting others act on and provide solutions to problem, for the betterrent of those whom re choose to serve and those whoe interGt we want to promote...the studenls. But then again, re may abo be wrong in our beliefs, so re submit this c6e for you to de

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