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Chief Justice Puno: re-engineer the legal system to give the poor greater rights and better protection

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“Law will never reign if they who rule are too few and rule to serve their own interest.” Thus Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno summarized the Philippine reality of the law serving more the interests of those who are in power, rather than those who most need them. In his talk given during the 1st Alphan Lecture Series on 27 February 2009, the Chief Justice reiterated the need to make the law responsive to the needs of the poor and marginalized. “Unless they find law a friend, they will later treat law as their enemy. They will resist law if all... »

HypoTHERMIA: A Dance Party

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The Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity – U.P. College of Law and the U.P. Kalipunan para sa Agham Panlipunan at Pilosopiyang Pilipino (UP KAPPP) invite you to HypoTHERMIA: Release your inner heat, a dance party on 31 January 2009, 8:00PM, Club Industry, Bellagio Square, Tomas Morato, Quezon City Tickets at Php200, inclusive of two... »

Protect Judicial Integrity

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Punong-PUNO na kami! The last bastion of democracy is under siege. We, the students of the University of the Philippines, in solidarity with the youth of the land, join the outrage against the assault on the independence of the Supreme Court  and strongly condemn the machinations contrived by  nefarious and evil forces  to initiate impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno... »

Students call to defend Judicial independence

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Students from the University of the Philippines converged in front of the Oblation on 19 January 2009 to condemn efforts to undermine the independence of the Judiciary by attempting to impeach the Chief Justice.

Around 100 students converge in the Oblation statue Monday (19 January 2009) to condemn what is believed to be machinations to “undermine the independence of the Judiciary.” Armed with placards and lighted candles, the protesters denounced the planned impeachment... »

Senator Chiz Escudero and the Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity in the UP College of Law

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Incumbent Chancery Lord Chancellor and top-notch senator Francis 'Chiz' Escudero shares his experiences in the University of the Philippines College of Law and the Alpha Phi Beta... »

Portrait of the Writer as a Valiant Hero

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Ditto Sarmiento: Portrait of the Writer as a Valiant Hero by Vichael Angelo Roaring, Philippine Collegian, 04 October 1997 We all have personal images of what heroes ought to look like tucked in the personal recesses of our minds. Such concepts of... »

What Academic Freedom Means (Abraham Sarmiento Jr., 1975-1976)

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The argument is strong enough that on matters of student concern, the administration must not fail to consult the students. That is one lesson, the truth of which clear notions of fair play would have been enough to drive home,... »

Legal Empowerment of the Poor in the Philippines

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In 2006, the United Nations (UN) High Level Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor (HLCLEP) together with our organization, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights – Asia (ESCR-Asia), and key government agencies jumpstarted the national process on generating social dialogue... »

Alphans in GMA7’s I-Witness

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Alphans talk about honor and decency amid the public outrage faced by Greek-lettered societies for the death of UP student Cris Mendez allegedly by the hands of another fraternity. From GMANews.tv – This Monday on I-Witness: a true tale of two frats,... »