The AmicusBy ISMAEL JOSE V. CHAN-GONZAGA, S.J.

"Father? /J here:' I said as Igently knocked on the door of hisroom at the Jesuit Residence.

"Come in," Father B replied,turning his revolving chair towardme as I opened the door andentered.

"Yes sir," he asked, signaling meto a chair beside him. "Don't youhave any exam today?"

"Father, can we talk?" I asked,my voice slowly cracking, kneesshaking, as I sat down, feeling thedread and tiredness that for monthsI could not explain nor shake off.Then I began to share with him thestruggle I was undergoing and theweight of unexplainable pressureand lostness I was feeling and howI knew that my first few exams weretotally disastrous.

All the while he sat there silentlylistening, absorbing every word Iuttered. When I finished, he took adeep breath, stared out the windowfor a few seconds, and then lookedat me and asked, "How is yourprayer life?"

I was dumbfounded. I felt asif an invisible fist hit me with astraight hook to the gut. I suddenlyrealized how I lost my prayer life themoment I entered law school. I satthere unable to answer, silenced bythe truth that I so desperately triedto cover with the seeming busynessof reading, "studying:' and so-called

"apostolic endeavors" on the side.I came to the law school totallyunprepared and I was now payingthe price.

Seeing me struggle, hecontinued, "Don't lose your prayer.It is what will continue to remindyou why you are here. It is whatwill give you the energy to carryon." He stood up, patted me on theshoulder, and smiled.

I nodded in resigned admission,a little embarrassed and yet alsofeeling as if an invisible hand tookaway the weight I was carrying andbreathed light into the overcomingdarkness within. It was like areassuring hand, a gentle tap offatherly concern as iftelling me, "It'sokay, carry on, all shall be well."

Like many, if not most, of thosein the law school and the legal

AMICllS, Latin for "friend"or "comrade", is the facultybulletin of the Ateneo School ofLaw. It envisions a communityof law school faculty membersthat inspires the studentry andeach other to be leaders whoare skilled in the science andart of the law and imbued-witha burning passion for justiceand service to the nation.for thegreater glory of God.

The author with Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J.

profession, I regard Fr. Bernas mostof the time as the legal luminary,the amicus curiae, the greatConstitutionalist, and the lawyer'slawyer that he is. But with thatmemorable exchange I had withhim, he showed me another side, anidentity far more important - he isfriend, pastor, priest first of all.

Beneath the legend, the "guruof destabilization," is priest first -

Dean's Corner

BY SEDFREYM. CANDELARIA

The last quarter of 2014 washighlighted by a numberof activities and eventscomplementing the law school'sstrategic thrusts in line with theUniversity's goals.

Our initiative toward trackingthe elective subjects was receivedpositively by the incoming seniorsand juniors, particularly thechance to advance these subjectsduring our long summer haul in2015. This should allow themto concentrate on the core barsubjects thereby enhancing theirbar preparedness. CorporateBusiness Law and DisputeResolution recorded the highestinterest among our surveyrespondents. The next step is

to consult with the faculty duringthe semestral meeting for theircommitment to teach between May11- July 11, 2015.

At the Ateneo Law AlumniAssociation, Inc. (ALAAI) sponsoredAnnual Homecoming in October,the Law School's syllabus andcurriculum development receivedsupport from Honoree Batch '89headed by Dean Andres Bautistaand ably coordinated by Atty. RioInocencio. C.D.Asia once again wastapped to undertake the project,which featured the digitized versionof our enhanced curriculum withthe corresponding faculty profile.

ALAAI and the Ateneo LawSchool (ALS)continue to strengthentheir ties by establishing joint

pastor to generations of lawyerseven beyond the Ateneo LawSchool, constantly steadying heartsand forming minds through theoftentimes tumultuous waters oflegal education and its politics. Heis a compassionate shepherd tryinghis best to pattern his heart afterthat of the Good Shepherd Himselfto whom he hasdedicated hiswholelife.

activities. The most recent exampleisthe highly commendable "ClinicalLegal Education 102: The CriminalJustice System and the Rights ofthe Accused," designed to carryout a jail decongestion program inMetro Manila.

The availment of facultyresearch grants had increased thisschool year.A total of fourteen (14)applicants have been approved invarious fields of law. It is hoped thatothers will consider developingtheir syllabi and case materials,or updating their textbooks. Icontinue to encourage faculty todo more research with the help ofhighly qualified researchassistants,as some have done in the pastyears. This engagement also opensopportunities for mentorship ofour students.

Discussions with potentialuniversity partners continue withCoventry University, University ofReading, Sydney University, and

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Kyushu University. The Programwith Kyushu has moved toward ahigher level with two of our facultymembers, namely, Professors ArisGulapa and Ray Paolo Santiago,delivering a two-week ElectiveClass on Business and HumanRights. Sydney University, on theother hand, had finalized the listof scholars coming to the ALS forthe Master in Human Rights andDemocratisation - Asia Pacific(MHRD) to be delivered by ALSand Ateneo Loyola Schools. TheUniversity of Malaga has invitedProfessor Ruben F. Balane as aspeaker in April in a ComparativeCivil Law Congress. Two (2)professors from Malaga recentlyvisited ALSto explore possible jointprograms in Law.A delegation mayjoin Professor Balaneto pursue theproposal.

In November, the AteneoProfessional Schools (APS)convened the multi-stakeholdersforum on ASEAN EconomicIntegration. It' was intended toplace the theme as a cross-cuttingmandate for the professionalschools to review their curricularofferings to ensure preparednessfor the crucial transition in theregion. It is refreshing to see thatduring the first InternationalConvention of the Philippine

Association of Law Schools (PALS)in December in Hongkong, someof the speakers came from ourfaculty, namely, JusticeArturo Brion,Ambassador Manuel A.J.Teehankee,and Dr. Eisuke Suzuki. Anotherlawyer who was invited from theASEAN Secretariat is our graduate,Atty. Dorothea Lazaro-Rosales.Professor Tanya A. Lat, as ExecutiveDirector of PALS, coordinatedwith the author and with PALSPresident Nilo T. Divina in designingand implementing the program.The ALS graduate program in Lawcould benefit immensely from thisjudging from the background of acritical massof our faculty who haveregional and global law practice.A big push toward curriculardevelopment, in cooperation withour ASEAN Secretariat link, willmake our J.D. and LL.M. programsmore internationally competitive.

As we concentrate onstrengthening our curriculum, it iscrucial not to lose sight of the needto improve services for our faculty,staff, and students. The past fewmonths have been spent by the APSDeans together with Dr. TonettePalma-Angeles, ironing the variousreform measures in faculty rankingand benefits, infrastructure, centralregistration, information systemsmanagement, library development,

interdisciplinary research,and student support services,particularly the establishment of astudent union center at the 4th floor.A reconfiguration of some roomsand facilities isalso being consideredfor a more effective coordinationamong service groups and withinthe respective professional schoolsat Rockwell.

I am seeking the advise offaculty, staff, and students of ALSinthe design of a more work-friendlycampus and an effective system ofdelivery of services APS-wide. I haveproposed the appointment of aProgram Officer for Faculty and StaffDevelopment precisely to carry outthese new projects.

Another major effort of the ALSadministration is the project on therevision of the LawSchoolAdmissionTest (LSAT)for implementation inAY 2016-2017. There is a need toadopt new components in the LSATto address our goal of receivingapplicants who are well-rounded,driven, and mature, It has becomenecessary to revisit the admissionprocess in order to ensure properorientation of incoming first yearstudents. Together with this reformis the enhancement of the capacityof the Admissions and StudentAffairs Office by the appointment ofa Program Officer for Formation toassist in the consolidation of value-based core subjects and studentprograms.

The ALScontinues to reach outto the other Ateneo units throughthe joint effort of advocating for thepassage of the Bangsamoro BasicLaw.A follow-through activity is the

upcoming APS 40th Anniversaryroll-out of its 2nd Conferencefocusing on the Bangsamoro inthe first week of March. The ALSand the School of Government aretaking the coordinating role for thisconference.

Our Barcandidates havesharedtheir optimism about the resultsof the 2014 Bar Examinationsbased on the questions given bythe examiners. The Chairperson,Justice Diosdado Peralta, livedup to his promise of delivering areasonable examination but, ofcourse, not without leaving animprint of his expertise in criminallaw,which troubled agreat numberof examinees.

I would like to specificallycongratulate Ms. Leila Umfor having received again theUniversity Service Award. She has,indeed, exhibited extraordinarycommitment to the law school.Atty. Ray Paolo Santiago alsodeserves recognition for his2014 Freedom Flame Awardfor his contribution to theinstitutionalization of human rightsmechanisms in the ASEANand tothe mainstreaming of alternativelawyering in the Philippines.

The law school communityextends its deepest condolencesto Atty. Cesario Azucena, Jr.on thedemise of his beloved wife, tDra.Lolita I. Azucena.

Finally, let us continue to prayfor the quick recovery of our DeanEmeritus, Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas,S.J.so he may enjoy the ChristmasSeason and New Year. Enjoy theholidays!

ALS Dean speaks at Tokyo forum on refugee asylumBy SEDFREY M. CANDELARIA

Upon invitation of ProfessorYasunrobu Sato, Director of theResearch Center for SustainablePeace, The University of Tokyo, adelegation from the Philippineswas requested to share theexperience of the Philippines onrefugee protection issues duringthe "Comparative Asylum SystemsForum and Seminar on InternationalRights-Based Approaches toProtection," at the Komaba CampusI, the University of Tokyo fromNovember 21-22,2014.

Department of Justice (DOJ)Chief State Counsel Ricardo V.

Paras III, head of the Refugee andStateless Persons Protection Unit,gave an extensive account of thedevelopment of the refugee statusdetermination process (RSD) inthe Philippines. He focused onthe recent application of theRSD through DOJ Circular No. 58,which is an implementation ofthe Philippine commitment underthe 1951 Refugee Convention andthe 1954 Convention on StatelessPersons.

The author, on the otherhand, served as the discussant onthe Philippine presentation. He

provided the historical context ofthe RSDbeginning with the influx ofVietnamese boat people. Later, heidentified the challengesconfrontingthe Philippine Government as itdelivers its commitments underthe two Conventions. He proposeda codification of RSD practice in acomprehensive legislation.

The two presenters from thePhilippines were joined by Atty. RicoSalcedoof UNHCRPhilippine Office.All three are alumni of the AteneoLaw School.

Delegations from South Korea(via Skype). Hong Kong, and Japan

also provided country profiles andexperiences on asylum-seekers.It was informally agreed that anetwork be established among theparticipating delegations in order toenhance the respective processesonstatus determination and protectionof asylum-seekers through a sharingof best practices by their respectiveauthorities.

The Ateneo Law School is oneof the institutions being consideredas the next venue for a futureinternational seminar.

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APS@40 Lecture Forum:Ensuring Growth that MattersBy MARIA PATRICIA R. CERVANTES-POCO

As part of its 40th anniversarycelebration, the Ateneo ProfessionalSchools (APS),led by Vice PresidentAntonette Palma-Angeles, andconsisting of the Graduate Schoolof Business,School of Government,School of Law, and School ofMedicine and Public Health,organized a lecture forum entitled,"Ensuring Growth that Matters:ASEAN Integration and InclusiveGrowth," held on November 12,2014, at the APS Auditorium inRockwell Center, Makati City. Nearly400 participants from government,the academe, and the businesssector attended the event.

The ASEAN has set the year2015 as the milestone date torealize the integration of the ASEANEconomic Community (AEC).WhileASEAN and its Member-States arein the thick of preparations for suchintegration, there remain questionswith no clear-cut answers, such asthe Philippines' preparedness tocompete with ASEAN neighbors insupplying goods and services to asingle market of around 600 millionpeople. In his welcome remarks,Ateneo de Manila UniversityPresident Fr.Jose Ramon T. Villarin,S.J. propounded even morecompelling questions: How canASEANeconomic integration benefitthe poor? Will the AEC result inmore prosperous and just countriesin the region, or will it exacerbatelong-standing problems of inequity?

The morning Plenary Sessionprovided an overview of the ASEANeconomic integration. The KeynoteSpeaker was Ambassador RodolfoSeverino, Jr., former Secretary-General of ASEAN and now thehead of the ASEANStudies Centerat the Institute of Southeast AsianStudies in Singapore. He illustratedthe historic arc which led to criticaldecisions on economic integrationby ASEAN leaders, and laid outthe possible consequences of

,integration on both state andregional levels.

Lending a regional perspectiveto the Plenary Sessionwas Mr. ArjunGoswami of the Asian DevelopmentBank, who outlined the strategiesbeing undertaken by his agency tosupport and monitor the economicintegration process in the region.The next three speakers discussedthe preparations and impactassessments being done in their

From left to right: Ambassador Rodolfo C. Severino, Jr., Fr. Jose Ramon T. Villarin/ S.J., Dr. AntonettePalma-Angeles, and Mr. Arjun Goswami respond to questions fielded at the plenary session.

Dean Sedfrey Candelaria synthesizes the Parallel Session on Education and Human Capital Developmentin the Philippines: Bridging the Developmental Divide. Panelists in this session (seated, from left to right)were Dr. Patricia licuanan, Hon. Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, Atty. Hans Leo Cacdac, Mr. Lawrence JeffJohnson, and Dr. Jose Y. Cueto, Jr.

At the session on Education and Human Capital Development in the Philippines were Dean SedfreyCandelaria (ALS), Dean Manuel M. Dayrit (ASMPH), Dr. Patricia Lieuanan (CHED), Mr. Lawrence JeffJohnson (lLO), Hon. Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz (DOLE), Atty. Hans Leo Caedae (POEA), Dr. Jose Cueto, Jr.(PRC), and Dr. Antonette Palma-Angeles (VP-APS).

respective countries: Dr.VoTriThanhof the Central Institute for EconomicManagement (Vietnam), Dr. LeeberLeebouapao of the NationalEconomic Research Institute (LaoP.D.R.),and Dr. Alvin Ang from theAteneo de Manila's EconomicsDepartment (Philippines).

In the afternoon, three parallelsessions were conducted: first,on The Philippine ManufacturingSector and Regional ProductionNetwork; second, on Educationand Human Capital Developmentin the Philippines: Bridging the

Developmental Divide; and third,on Social Development Policiesand Programs in Southeast Asia:Towards a Truly Participative andInclusive Development in ASEAN.

The first parallel session wasmoderated by Atty. Anthony A.Abad from the Ateneo Law School,and was composed of panelistsSenator Paolo Benigno A. Aquino IV,of the Senate Committee on Trade,Commerce, and Entrepreneurship;Department of Trade and IndustryAssistant Secretary Rafaelita M.Aldaba; and Guillermo M. Luz,

Private Sector Co-Chairman of theNational Competitiveness Council.Session rapporteur Dean RodolfoAng of the Ateneo Graduate Schoolof Business provided the synthesis,highlighting the manufacturingsector as an important source ofinclusive growth because of itspotential to generate more high-wage and high-productivity jobs.

The second parallel session wasmoderated by Dr. Manuel Dayrit,Dean of the Ateneo School ofMedicine and Public Health, and wascomposed of panelists ChairpersonPatricia Licuanan of the Commissionon Higher Education; AdministratorHans Leo Cacdac of the PhilippineOverseas and EmploymentAdministration; Secretary RosalindaDimapilis-Baldoz of the Departmentof Labor and Employment; Mr.Lawrence Jeff Johnson, CountryDirector of the International LaborOrganization; and Dr. Jose Cueto,Jr. of the Professional RegulatoryBoard of Medicine. Dean SedfreyCandelaria of the Ateneo LawSchool synthesized the discussionon the impact of ASEANeconomicintegration on labor markets andthe challenges that this implies foreducation and human development.

The third parallel sessionwas moderated by Dean AntonioLa Vifia of the Ateneo School ofGovernment, and was composed ofpanelists Professor EleazarRicote ofthe Association of Schools of PublicAdministration in the Philippines;Dr. Bala Raju Nikku of the UniversitiSains Malaysia; Dr. Purwo Santosoof the Gadjah Mada University,Indonesia; and Dr. NaipawanThirawat of the Mahidol University,Thailand. Associate Dean MaryJean Caleda of the Ateneo Schoolof Government summarized thediscussion on sound policymaking,program implementation, andengagement of rightful stakeholderstowards achieving significantpositive social impacts in keydevelopmental intiatives.

The forum was supported by theCommission on Higher Education,the Universities and CouncilsNetwork on Innovation for InclusiveDevelopment in Southeast Asia, andthe Association of Schools of PublicAdministration in the Philippines, Inc.(Photos courtesy of the AteneoSchool of Government)

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Fr. Jett Villarin, Ateneo De ManilaUniversity (ADMU) President, opensthe exhibit

On October 20, 2014, incommemoration of its 40th

anniversary, the Ateneo ProfessionalSchools(APS)unveiled a multimediaexhibit entitled, "Four as One. FourSchools, One Vision: To Build theNation", hosted by the Power PlantMall, Rockwell Center, Makati City.

Gracing the event were Fr.Jose Ramon T. Villarin, 5.1., Ateneode Manila University (ADMU)President; Dr. Antonette Palma-Angeles, ADMU Vice President forthe Professional Schools; and Mr.Divino Villanueva, Jr. of Rockwell

APS launches multimedia exhibitcommemorating its 40th Year

By JA YMIE ANN R. REYES

Land Corporation. Also representedwere the four pillars of the APS,through the presence of DeanSedfrey Candelaria (Law School),Dean Rodolfo Ang (Graduate Schoolof Business), Dean Manuel Dayrit(School of Medicine and PublicHealth) and Ms. Aurma Manlangit(representing Dean Antonio LaVifiaof the School of Government).

The exhibit highlighted not onlythe multidisciplinary orientationand programs of the APS, but alsothe shared commitment to instill theIgnatian spirit of love and service ofGod and others to form technicallyexcellent, globally competitive, andvalues-driven professionals. Theexhibit showcased how each of theprofessional schools puts into actionits commitment to nation building.

Fr.Jett Villarin, 5.1. expressed hisappreciation for the relevance andtimeliness of the exhibit's theme,saying "it iseasyto havefaith in God,but it is difficult to have faith in one

another." But the challenge isfor theprofessional schools to continuallylive out the theme "Four as One ForOthers," which will "connect us toeach other, and connect us to thepeople."

Fr.Villarin led the ribbon-cutting,assisted by VP for Professional

Schools, Dr. Palma-Angeles and Mr.Villanueva, Jr.of Rockwell Land.

The APS exhibit ran fromOctober 20-25, 2014 at the PowerPlant Mall, after which it continuesto be available for public viewingat the Ground Floor of the AteneoProfessional Schools Building.

ADMU President is flanked by APS bigwigs Dean Sedfrey Candelaria of the LawSchool, Dean Rudy Ang of the Graduate School of Business, Dean Manuel Dayrit ofthe School of Medicine and Public Health, and APSVice President Antonette Palma-Angeles.

ALS organizations celebrateWorld Day Against Child Labor

By EDELYN CRISELLE S. VENTURA

Children playing traditional Filipino games such as luksong tinik, patintero, and sipa.

Student organizations of the AteneoLaw School (ALS) participated inthe 2014 celebration of the WorldDay Against Child Labor. Thecountry's theme for this year'scommemoration is "BatangMalaya Proteksyunan, Child Labor

iabanan!" It was held at theOccupational Safety and HealthCenter in Quezon City on October18,2014.

The event, organized by theNational Child Labor Committeeand the International Labour

Organization (ILO), was attendedby over 200 children fromdifferent orphanages and child-caring institutions nationwide.The program aimed to createawareness among Filipinos aboutthe continuing fight against childlabor and call on everyone to investin social protection programs toprevent and eliminate child labor.

The program started off withmorning exercises, followedby messages from ILO CountryDirector, Lawrence Jeff Johnson,and Department of Labor andEmployment (DOLE) Secretary,Atty. Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz.After the opening ceremonies, thechildren played traditional Filipinogames such as patintero, luksongtinik, sipa, and agawan base. Theyalso showcased their talents in theperforming arts with skits and songand dance numbers.

The AdhikainKarapatang Pambatachild rights desk of

Human Rights Center (AHRC);Kapwa, the social responseorganization of the ALS; and theALS Student Council donated giftbags which contained hygiene kits,toys, candies, and art materials forthe children. The author, who is thePresident of Kapwa and an intern ofthe AHRC,distributed the gift bagsto the children who participated inthe event.

According to the ILO,some 246million children between five andseventeen years old, or one out ofsix children worldwide, are workinginstead of attending school; andnearly three-quarters, or one out ofeight children around the world, areexposed to work that is hazardousto their health and safety.

In 2002, the ILO declared June12 as the World Day Against ChildLabor to focus world attention onthe urgent need to eradicate childlabor. This year, the Philippinescelebrated it in October to coincidewith the National Children's Month.

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ALSC partners with HRVCB to assist Martial law victimsBy TAKAHIRO KENJIE C. AMAN

On August 1, 2014, the Ateneo LegalServices Center (ALSC), togetherwith the Ateneo Human RightsCenter (AHRC),forged a partnershipwith the Human Rights VictimsClaims Board (HRVCB) to providelegal assistanceto victims of humanrights violations during the MartialLaw era.

Consistent with its mission ofhoning law students to become thefrontliners in nation-building, theAteneo Law School (ALS), throughthe ALSCand AHRC, undertook toassist the HRVCBin its mission torestore the honor and dignity ofhuman rights victims during theMarcos regime.

During the month of October,the ALS sent student volunteers tothe HRVCBmain office in E. VirataHall, in UP Diliman, to assist theHRVCBin determining the eligibilityof the claimants for reparation andthe extent of the human rightsviolations that they suffered. Thestudents interviewed the claimants,assisted them in drafting theirsworn affidavits, and assessed thecompleteness and quality of theirdocumentary requirements.

A total of 200 law studentswent to the HRVCB Headquartersto assist over 3,000 applicants whofiled their claims with the HRVCB

headquarters. HRVCB ChairpersonLina Sarmiento explained, "Weonly have very few lawyers andparalegals to interview and checkthe documents of the claimants.Without your (Ateneo Law School's)help, it was physically impossible forus to attend to all the claimants."Commenting on the number ofALS students who trooped to theHRVCBto render volunteer service,HRVCBlawyer Jaime N. Arroyo saidthat "truly, Ateneans are men andwomen for others".

The HRVCB received a totalof 14,256 applications at its mainoffice during the filing period fromMay 12 to November 10, 2014. Itrepresents 30.4% of the total intakeof 46,818 nationwide. The mainoffice entertained an average of 250applicants per day.

The HRVCB was created byRepublicAct No. 10368 entitled, "AnAct Providing for the Reparationsand Recognition of Victims ofHuman Rights Violations DuringMarcos Regime, Documentationof Said Violations, AppropriatingFunds Therefor and For OtherPurposes," which was signed intolaw by President Benigno SimeonAquino ilion February 25, 2013,in commemoration of the PeoplePower Revolution in 1986.

Atty. Ray Paolo Santiago (right) on stage with Mr. Peter Perfecto of the MakatiBusiness Club after receiving their Freedom Flame Award.

Atty. Ray Paolo Santiago, ExecutiveDirector of the Ateneo HumanRights Center (AHRC), received the2014 Freedom Flame Award onDecember 4, for his contributions to"the institutionalization of humanrights mechanisms in the ASEANandto the mainstreaming of alternative

lawyering in the Philippines."Atty. Santiago's involvement

with the Working Group for anASEAN Human Rights Mechanism,a regional coalition of governmentand non-government organizations,has enabled him to engage withthe ASEANgovernments and other

A group of Ateneo law student volunteers at the HRVCBHeadquarters.

Republic Act No. 10368 wasan unprecedented act, in boththe Philippines and Asia, as itacknowledges state accountabilityfor human rights violationscommitted against its citizens,and provides effective remediesto restore the victimized citizens'honor and dignity as part of theState's inherent moral and legalobligations. In this regard, RepublicAct No. 10368 mandates theHRVCB to recognize the heroismand sacrifices of all Filipinos

who were victims of summaryexecution, torture, enforced orinvoluntary disappearance, andother gross human rights violationscommitted during the regime offormer President Ferdinand Marcoscovering the period of September21, 1972 to February 25, 1986.The HRVCBis mandated to providelegitimate claimants or their familiesreparation for the deaths, injuries,sufferings, deprivations, anddamages that they suffered underthe Marcos regime.

AHRC's ExecutiveDirector receives

Freedom Flame AwardBy MARIA KRISTINA R. MERGINIO

regional stakeholders on humanrights. He has also been activelyinvolved with the Alternative LawGroup, a coalition of law-basednon-government organizationsadhering to the principles ofsocial development-oriented lawpractice, on policy development andeducation on human rights.

The other recipients of the2014 Freedom Flame Awardswere Rep. Kaka Bag-ao of DinagatIslands, who is also an alumnus ofthe Ateneo School of Law; RapplerChief Executive Officer, MariaRessa; journalist Vergel Santos;Chief Finance Officer of McDonaldsPhilippines, Bing Bachoco; Executive

Director of the Makati BusinessClub, Peter Perfecto; Commissioner-at-Large of the National YouthCommission, Dingdong Dantes; andformer Nueva Ecija Mayor SoniaLorenzo (posthumous award).

The Freedom Flame Award isa recognition given to individualsfor their .outstanding work ongood governance and freedom.It is awarded annually by theFriedrich Naumann Foundation(FNF), a German non-governmentorganization that promotes politicalreforms, economic freedom, liberaldemocracy and human rights, andthe rule of law.

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The Royal Blue Gala: ALAAI celebrates 75 years of ALSBy FRANCES L. PABILANE

ALAAI Board of Trustees pose for posterity; Legal luminaries grace the event;

The Ateneo LawAlumni Association, collector's items were showcasedInc. (ALAAI)celebrated the 75th year and auctioned off, includingof the Ateneo Law School with the the work of Cesar Legaspi, H.R.Royal Blue Gala held on September Ocampo, Eduardo Castrillo, Virgilio24,2014 at the Raffles Hotel, Makati Aviado, Marissa Quirino Gonzales,City. The event was a fund raising Ramon Orlina, Daniel De La Cruz,project to support ALAAI's legal aid Ivan Acuna, Victor Manansalamissions, jail decongestion, and Balilo, and Emmanuel Cordova.scholarship projects. Atty. Filomena Legaspi-Rosales,

During the event, artwork by ALAAI President, delivered aNational Artists as well as other speech and presented a video of

ALAAI's projects.Through the fund raising

projects of ALAAI and thegenerosity of donors, deservingstudents benefit from scholarshipgrants to pursue their legaleducation at the Ateneo. Atty. JoyAndraneda-Fillo, the first scholar ofALAAI, graduated in 2011. She nowworks with the Public Attorney'sOffice (PAO). Currently, ALAAI has

Works of art exhibited and auctioned off at the gala.

five scholars at ALS, namely: RonaPalines (3C), Ponce Lopez (3A),Alyssa Cayaba (1B), Ace Ancheta(1B), and the author (4A).

Atty. Rod Nepomuceno andAtty. Reese Faylona hosted theevening's program. Providingentertainment for the event wereMr. Jose Mari Chan, the RyanCayabyab Singers, and Ms. LaraMae Maigue.

ALS faculty and alumni participate in 2014PALS annual convention ByTANYAA.LAT

The Philippine Associationof Law Schools (PALS) held its2014 Annual Convention andMembership Meeting on December5-7,2014 at the RoyalGarden Hotelin Hong Kong. The convention

tackled the theme "ASEANIntegration: Issuesand Concerns forthe Legal Profession" and was thefirst international convention in theAssociation's 47-year history.

The PALS Convention was

participated in by 86 delegates from50 Philippine law schools and theLegal Education Board. The AteneoLaw School faculty and alumniwere well-represented, led by DeanSedfrey Candelaria who chaired the

Convention.The Convention was headlined

by distinguished Philippine andinternational speakers, including Dr.Melanie Milo (ASEAN IntegrationMonitoring Office), Prof. Julien

The 2014 PALS Convention delegates pose for a group picture. At the HK Court of Final Appeal with Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma.

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GLSI welcomes MHRD foreign students and rollsout J.D. tracking system ByAMPARITAS.STA. MARIA and PATRICKSIMONS. PERILLO

The Graduate LegalStudies Institute(GLSI) welcomes foreign studentscoming from the Master of HumanRightsand Democratisation (MHRD)Program of which the AteneoLaw School (ALS) is a partner. Fivestudents coming from the Asia-Pacific will spend one term inAteneo, taking up four courses.Most interesting is their course onemerging issues on human rightswhere they will blend in withcurrent students of Human Rights II.This is also the first time where thecourse will be taught with modulescoming from the Departments ofPolitical Science and Sociology-Anthropology.

The MHRD Program is just oneof the many academic links whichthe ALS is pursuing through theGLSI.This program is in partnershipwith University of Sydney,Universityof Gadjah Mada, Kathmandu Schoolof Law, and Colombo Law School.Other anticipated linkages are withKyushu University, University ofReading, and possibly, BirminghamLaw School and Coventry University.

Aside from the linkages, theGLSI has been busy finalizing the

Left photo: GLSIwelcomes foreign students from the MHRD program; right photo: Atty. Patrick Simon S. Perillo with MHRDstudents.

ALS Tracking System which willbe offered the next school year,albeit, on an optional basis. Thesix specializations that are beingdeveloped are: (1) Corporateand Business Law; (2) DisputeResolution; (3) Environmentand Resources; (4) IntellectualProperty Law; (5) InternationalHuman Rights Law; and (6) PublicInternational Law. Elective courseswill be classified either as "trackedelectives" (foundational coursesor cognate courses within a giventrack) or "free electives" (coursesoutside of the chosen track). Of the

18 elective units required for theconferral of a J.D. degree, studentswill have to take a minimum of12 units (2/3 of the 18 units) of"tracked electives".

The J.D. Tracking Systemensures that students are able touse their first law degree to acquirea strong knowledge on a particularfield of law that they wish to pursue.They are likewise able to exploreother fields of law by taking coursesoutside of their track using their freeelectives. The thesis will also nowbe in line with the students' chosentrack.

GLSI conducted a survey anda series of consultations with thefaculty and students from June toAugust 2014 regarding the trackingsystem. The survey showed that outofthe highest possible scoreof 5, theaverage degree of approval amongfaculty and student respondentsfor the implementation of thetracking system is 4.13. An averageof 67.5% of the total faculty andstudent (incoming 2nd, 3rd and 4thyear) population accomplished thesurvey.

Ateneans all (from left to right): Dean Randy Perez (University of Batangas), DeanVirgilio Gesmundo (Arellano University), Dean Melencio Sta. Maria (Far EasternUniversity), Atty. Tanya Lat (PALS Executive Director, Ateneo Law School), DeanManuel Quibod (Ateneo de Davao University), and Dean Sedfrey Candelaria (AteneoLaw School)

Chaisse (Chinese University ofHong Kong.) Dr. Anselmo Reyes(University of Hong Kong), andDean Michael Hor (University ofHong Kong). An all-Ateneo panelconsisting of Supreme CourtAssociate Justice Arturo D. Brion,Dr. Eisuke Suzuki, Atty. Dorothea

Lazaro (ASEAN Secretariat), andAmbassador Manuel A.J.Teehankeediscussedthe implications of ASEANintegration for the Philippine legalprofession.

The Convention also includedcourtesy calls to Dean Michael Horof the University of Hong Kong, and

The delegation at the University of Hong Kong.

to Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma of theCourt of Final Appeal of Hong Kong.

The Convention was a valuableopportunity for the deans todiscuss the implications of ASEANintegration on the law schoolcurriculum and on the practice of

law. This hopefully will spark animportant and continuing nationalconversation on the future ofPhilippine legal education and thelegal profession, and shape much-needed reforms in the years tocome.

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Remembering the Light that Did Not Fail:The Commemoration of the 25th Death Anniversary of Chief

Justice Claudio TeehankeeBy GRACI ELLA S. FERNANDEZ

On November 27, 2014, family,friends, and colleagues from theJudiciary gathered at the Libinganng Mga Bayani in Taguig City tocommemorate the life of a man ofexcellence and virtue - the lateChief Justice Claudio Teehankee.

The mood was solemn andpoignant as members of the honorguard lined the path leading to thegrave of the late Chief Justice. Afterthe ceremonial salute, it was onlyfitting that a fellow former ChiefJustice and one of the country'slegal luminaries, Honorable HilarioG. Davide, led the wreath-laying onthe late Justice Teehankee's marker.It was followed by mass celebratedby Fr. Ismael Chan-Gonzaga,S.J.

The activities at the Libingan ngmga Bayani were just the beginningof the day's memorial program.Fromthere, the attendees, led bythelate Chief Justice's son AmbassadorManuel A.J. Teehankee, went tothe Ateneo Professional Schoolsin Rockwell for the second partof the commemorative event. Atthe Justitia, a memorial programwas conducted and attended byfamily members, former colleagues,benefactors, and Ateneo Lawstudents. The program was openedwith a prayer led by Fr.JoseM. Cruz,S.J,Vice President for University andGlobal Relations of the Ateneo deManila University.

Unveiling the commemorativestamp featuring the portrait of the Chief JusticeTeehankee.

To mark the 25th deathanniversary of the late Chief Justice,the Philippine Postal Corporation{PPe} released a commemorativestamp featuring the portrait ofthe Chief Justice Teehankee. Thepainting is a creation of the 2009National Artist Don Federico AguilarAlcuaz in 1988. PPC unveiled thestamp at the Justitia and wasreleased in a limited circulation of104,000 copies. The audience wasgiven the opportunity of being thefirst in the country to receive a copyof the stamp.

The highlights of the programwere the commemorativespeeches delivered by the formerChief Justices Hilario G. Davideand Artemio V. Panganiban, andcurrent Associate Justice Arturo

ALS faculty and staffcelebrate Christmas

By RONALD C. CHUA

The Ateneo Law School (ALS)facultyand staff held their annual Christmasparty on December 18, 2014 atthe Alumni Lounge of the BernasCenter at the Ateneo ProfessionalSchools campus in Rockwell, MakatiCity. The venue was packed withattendees numbering much morethan expected.

The party came alive with thewit and humor of MTRCBChairmanToto Villareal who hosted theevening's program. He seemed to

have a prophetic tongue since everytime he paired a raffle prize to aperson, that same person wouldbe drawn to take it home. DeanSedfrey Candelaria and AssociateDeans Giovanni Valiente and LilyGruba made sure that everyonewho attended went home with aprize. The lucky picks for the topprizes were Atty. Nina PatriciaSison-Arroyo who won a LEDTV, Atty. Jaymie Reyes who tookhome a washing machine, and Ms.

D. Brion. The mood oscillatedbetween somber reflection andhigh-spirited laughter as each of thecommemorative speakersgavetheirpersonal anecdotes and reflectionson the life of the late Chief Justice.Hon. Hilario G. Davide shared thesimilarities between him and the lateChief Justice - from their careers atthe Judiciary to their appointmentsafter.their retirement. He urged theaudience to keep the memory ofthe late Justice alive. Subsequently,Hon. Artemio V. Panganiban sharedhis admiration for the late ChiefJustice as they share a passion topromote the Rule of Law. Beyondpassive remembrance, the retiredChief Justice has kept the legacyof the late Chief Justice alive byspearheading the Global Forum on

Uberty and Prosperity, which wasattended by leaders of judiciariesfrom all over the world. Althoughnot a contemporary of the lateChief Justice, current AssociateJustice Arturo D. Brion also sharedthe lasting effect that Chief JusticeTeehankeehad, not only on him, buton the whole Ateneo Law Schoolcommunity as well.

Moreover, the program alsomarked the goal of the TeehankeeCenter for the Rule of Law to moveforward and keep the legacy of thelate Chief Justice alive. Atty. JoseVictor Chan-Gonzaga, ProfessorialChairholder of the ClaudioTeehankee Center Foundation,introduced the Center's actionplans and program for 2015 andonwards. The Rule of Law ResearchPrograms, the Rule of Law essay-writing contest, and the first-everTCRL Moot Court competition arejust some of the programs that theCenter envisions.

Finally, Ambassador Teehankeeclosed the program by expressinghis utmost gratitude to the keynotespeakers,guests, and audience whocame to celebrate. He also invitedthe audience to keep the legacy ofhis late father alive by helping theCenter with its projects and reachits goal of raising funds for researchand scholarship programs.

AlS facultyandstaffpackthe BernasCenterAlumni lounge to celebratethe season.

Virginia Mercado who won a dishsterilizer.

Before the night ended,following annual tradition, the ALSChoir regaled the faculty and staffwith Christmas carols.

It was a great time for thefaculty to get together especiallyconsidering that their hecticschedules rarely allow them todo so. Everyone had a good timewelcoming the holiday season.

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ALAAI sa AlumniBy MA. FILOMENA R. LEGASPI-ROSALES

The Ateneo de Manila Law AlumniAssociation, Inc. (ALAAI) traces itsroots all the way to the graduationof its first batch of students in 1939.Back then it was an "old boys'club," given the demographicsof the law school. But as thedemographics evolved so did theAssociation. In 2010, the AteneoLaw Alumni Foundation Inc. orALAFI was created. Eventually,the ALAFI underwent a series oftransformations to become what itis now known asALAAI.

Recognizing and reviving thenetwork of alumni around thecountry and around the world, theALAAI Board of Trustees markedthe year 2014 with the organizationof the ALAAI Bacolod and AklanChapters. The Bacolod Chapter is

headed by Judge Therese BlancheBolunia and the Aklan Chapter, byJudgeArturo R.Carpio (ret.).

Simultaneously with ALAAI'sefforts to reach out to the alumni,efforts have also been made tostrengthen the bond with the ALSadministration. Earlier this year,Dean Candelaria extended aninvitation to ALAAI to collaboratein honoring the alumni working inthe government. The first event inFebruary 2014 was held in honorof the alumni working at the PublicAttorney's Office. Then in June 10,2014, a Red Mass was celebrated inhonor of the alumni in the Judiciary.The room of Hon. Voltaire Y.Rosales,a Lux in Domino Awardee, was alsoblessed on that day.

Despite these activities,

Young lawyers helping out at the ALAAllegal aid mission.

Gifts from the heartBy KLARISE ANNE C. ESTORNINOS

It issaid that Christmas isfor children. Seeingthe joy and laughter of children as theyeagerly await opening Christmas presentsbrings warmth to one's soul. This warmthwas experienced by student-interns andstaff of the Ateneo Human Rights Center(AHRC) as they shared their blessingsthrough Christmas gift-giving activities heldlast December 19 and 20, 2014.

Student-interns of the Adhikain para saKarapatang Pambata (AKAP) or the ChildRights Desk of AHRC,through the generouscontribution of the Ateneo Student Counciland individual donors, conducted the gift-giving activities for children in BarangayValencia and Barangay Paang Bundok inQuezon City, and Barangay Additional Hillsin Mandaluyong City. These areas are thebeneficiaries of AKAP's ChildTALK (ChildRights Teaching and Learning for and byKids) Program wherein a group of childrenfrom poor communities are taught abouttheir rights and are given the opportunity

Members of the newly formed AlAAl Aklan and Bacolod Chapters.

however, it became apparent thatthe ALSstudent body and the newgeneration of Atenean lawyerswere largely unaware of ALAAI'sexistence. To remedy the matter,ALAAI invited them to participatein our annual legal missions, hosteda welcome cocktail for the newlawyers, and made its presencefelt at a time when they neededthe alumni the most - during theOctober bar exams.

These interactions allowed fornew blood to flow through the Boardof Trustees, and led to a review ofits past to determine its missionand vision during the first ALAAIplanning workshop in May 2014.Atenean lawyers openly expressedwhat ALAAI should be and what theactivities and programs it shouldimplement to reflect the ideals of anAtenean Christian lawyer. Buildingon the energy from this activity, arecollection on Ignatian Lawyering

to teach their peers about children's rights.A total of almost 300 children excitedly

received Christmas gifts during the event.They also had fun participating in thegames that the student-interns facilitated.To add to the festivities, the student-interns performed Christmas songs thatthe children gamely sang along to. Somechildren also volunteered to showcase theirtalents.

In Barangay Valencia, a barangayofficial came dressed up as Santa Clausand gave gift bags to the children. The giftbags contained school supplies, toys, andcandies, among others. The children readilyposed for pictures with "Santa Claus," asthey happily clutched their early Christmaspresents.

The student-interns and staff volunteersreceived gifts also on those days - thegifts of the children's warm smiles as theybrought home their presents: gifts that noamount of money can buy.

was held in October 2014.Several other worthwhile

initiatives were undertakenduring the year, including theAnnual ALAAI Legal Mission heldin cooperation with the WholisticTransformation' Resource Center(WTRC),where ALAAI assisted 250families. In addition, the ALAAI jaildecongestion project met its secondyear with a renewed commitmentto continue to work closely with theAteneo LegalServices Center.

Finally,ALAAI held its first fund-raising event, the Royal Blue Gala,on September 24, 2014. It wasa resounding success not only inbringing together the communityit serves, but also in raising fundsto support its legal mission, jaildecongestion, and scholarshipprojects.

ALAAI looks forward to a moreactive alumni dedicated to thegreater glory of God.

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Close Encounter of the First KindBy JACINTO D. JIMENEZ

On October 28, 2013, the members of our lawoffice embarked on a spiritual journey which wewill not forget for the rest of our lives.PopeFrancisgranted us a private audience for one hour.

We wrote Pope Francis a letter introducingourselves as the lawyers of the Archdiocese ofManila and requesting for a private audiencewith him. At the time that we sent the letter, wesurmised that the chancesthat our request wouldbe accommodated were slim. Pope Francismustbe running a tight schedule becauseof the heavyburden of his work. We speculated that perhapswe could be accommodated at his weekly publicaudience on Wednesdays and be assigned achoice spot.

We were surprised to receive promptlythe handwritten answer of Pope Francis. Hegranted our request and instructed us to arrangethe schedule with his secretary. He added, "Noparticular attire required."

We were overwhelmed and overjoyed. Westarted thinking of what we would sayto him. Wereached a consensusthat we would all wear blacksuits or black clothes.

As I had never personally met a pope before,I was wondering what would be the securityarrangements in the Vatican City and what rules ofprotocol we would have to observe. I speculatedthat an official photographer of the Vatican Citywould be the one who would take our picturesand would take a group picture of us with PopeFrancis.

We arrived at the entrance gate around anhour before our scheduled audience. Withoutmuch fuss, the Swiss Guard simply checked ournames in the list given to him.

When PopeFrancisentered the hall where ourprivate audience would be held, what impressed

Associate Dean Giovanni Valiente goes head-to-headagainst a student in the soccer event of the Ateneo lawSchool Sportsfest. (Photos by Enrique F. Nitura)

Students don't exactly look forward to seeingtheir professors. No matter how affable theprofessor may be, a certain terror comes over thenervous student. Students shy away, hiding likescared mice when the cat comes out to play.

This whole dynamic was thrown out thewindow on August 3, 2014, when two of Ateneo

us immediately was hissimplicity. A silver necklacewith a cross was hanging from his neck. He wasnot wearing any signature shoes. He was wearingan ordinary pair of shoes, reminiscent of the shoesof the fishermen.

We announced that there were forty-threelawyers in our group. He joked, "Oh, I have notdone anything wrong."

When Atty. Ricardo Romulo disclosed thatmany of us received our education from a Jesuituniversity, Pope Francisquipped, "Oh, so you alsogot the Jesuit virus."

We presented our gift to Pope Francis, thepainting "Hapag ng Pag-Asa"by JoeyVelasco. Thepainting showed Christ holding a piece of bread.Instead of twelve apostles, twelve bedraggledchildren were seated at the table. Pope Franciswas deeply moved as he gazedat the painting. Heobserved, "This isvery beautiful:'

We invited Pope Francis to make a pastoralvisit to the Philippines.' He answered that hewould definitely visit the Philippines, but at thattime he could not specify the date.

PopeFrancispraised the Filipinosfor caring fortheir elders and the youth. Heremarked, "Filipinossupport their elders during their old age. This is awonderful virtue of the Filipinos."

Pope Francis showed familiarity with thetravails of law practice. He remarked, "Theblindfold covering the eyesof the lady symbolizingjustice issometimes removed bythe devil. Instead,it is used to cover her mouth to prevent her fromtelling the truth. I have seen this happen in manycountries. You must fight this temptation."

Pope Francis blessed us and the rosaries webrought to be given to our families and friends. Healso gave us rosarieswhich he had earlier blessed.

Pope Francis has been introducing reforms

in the Catholic Church. He asked us to help himthrough our prayers.

Pope Francisasked us, "What is the nicknamefor Franciscoin your language?"

We answered in a chorus, "Kiko",He replied, "Just call me Lalo Kika."We were expecting that Pope Francis would

just have a group picture with us. We weresurprised when he announced, "Let us haveindividual pictures."

We lined up, shook his hand, and kissed hisring finger.

Pope Francis never sat down. He remainedstanding for an hour. He joked, "I am still veryyoung."

When it was time for Pope Francis to leave,we gave him a standing ovation ashe bid us a finalgood-bye.

Pope Francis is sincerely pro poor. He hasbrought winds of change in the Catholic Church.The Holy Spirit must have guided the conclavewhen it elected him to be the new pontiff.

A Dangerous Play? Faculty V. Students Soccer GameBy IGNATIUS MICHAEL D.INGLES

Law School's most feared professors (and theauthor) exchanged their barongs and class cardsfor soccer jerseys and cleats for the first ever"Faculty v. Students Soccer Game." The build-upto that fateful Sunday afternoon was electrifying,with the Student Council posting caricaturesof the professors, inviting students to watchthe game, which, as the rain lashed down inKatipunan, promised the never-before-seen sightof professors in shorts and splashing about in themud.

And so the students came to the AteneoCollege Field in droves, excited for a good matchof soccer, and (probably) even more excitedto see Dean Candelaria, Dean Valiente, andthe author slip around in the mud. They werenot disappointed. The students not only saw afair amount of muddy professors, but also sawanother side of the professors, something theyrarely see in the hallowed halls of Rockwell. Theysaw Dean Candelaria turn back the clock to his

goalkeeper days and deny shot after shot (somesay similar to how he blocks attempts of jibberjabber in his classes). They saw the perfectlytimed sliding tackles of Dean Valiente, a glimpseof his daysas a defender with the Ateneo FootballTeam. And they saw the author, who spent mostof his time away from the puddles of mud.

Three matches were played. The firstpitted the faculty (with their recruits c/o DeanCandelaria) against the Ateneo Law Conflicts ofLaw team, while the second and third had theprofessors playing with the students. No officialscores were kept, so whoever won the inauguralFaculty v. Students Soccer Game will be lostto history. But in the end, it wasn't important;everyone came out of the field muddy, happy,and smiling. Students were elated to see theirteachers come down from their lofty professorialpantheons and make the effort to actually havefun and interact with them.

That, in itself, was a victory for the ages.

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Meet the New FacultyBy BLYTHE M. LUMAGUE

PAMELA JOY L. ALQUISADA................................. . .

Atty. Pamela Alquisada is an Associate at the law office ofGatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez and Protacio. She earned herBachelor of Science in Management (Major in LegalManagement)from the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) where she alsoobtained her Juris Doctor with honors. She was a member of

the Ateneo Law Journal Board of Editors and one of the oralists of the Ateneo LawSchool (ALS)Mooting Team, Ateneo Society of International Law.

Atty. Alquisada co-teaches the elective "ASEAN Economic Relations: Law &Policy" with Atty. Aris Gulapa.

MARIA RODA L. CISNERO

Atty. Roda Cisnero is the National Advocacy Director of theInternational Justice Mission - Philippines (IJM), where a teamof lawyers, social workers, community activists, and otherprofessionals throughout Africa, Latin America, South Asia, andSoutheast Asia work together with 'local authorities to rescue

victims -of violence, especially the poor.Atty. Cisnero earned her Juris Doctor from ADMU in 2003 and obtained her

Masters in Development Studies, Social Justice Perspectives and Human Rights atErasmusUniversity, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague. Atty. Cisnero obtained herBachelor of Arts in Broadcast Communication from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, where she graduated Cum Laude in 1998.

Atty. Cisnero co-teaches the elective "Indigenous Peoples and the Law" with Atty.Aris Gulapa at ALS.

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Fr. IJChan-Gonzaga is a third year law student at ALS. He earnedhis Bachelor of Science in Management in 2000 from ADMU.He obtained his Masters in Philosophy in 2006 and Masters inPastoral Ministry in 2011. He teaches "Theology and the SocialTeachings of the Church" to first year students at ALS.

AXEL RUPERT M. CRUZ

Atty. Axel Cruz is a Partner at the Tapales Prodon Wee-Toe Hio& Cruz. He has been in law practice for twelve years and hassuccessfully represented and defended local and multinationalclients involving civil, commercial, criminal, administrative, andappellate litigation and alternative dispute resolution. He focuses

on competition law, criminal law, tort law, and product liability.Atty. Cruz obtained his Juris Doctor from ADMU in 2002 where he also earned his

degree in Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in 1998. Atty. Cruz teaches theelective "Clinical Legal Education (CLED)II" at ALS.

Atty. Jaymie Reyes is a staff lawyer and communications officerat the Ateneo Human Rights Center. She is also a ProgramAssociate of the Working Group for an ASEAN Human RightsMechanism and was a volunteer paralegal at the HumanitarianLegalAssistance Foundation.

Atty. Reyes obtained her Juris Doctor in 2012 from ADMUwhere she graduated with honors, and was a recipient of the Roberto A. GanaService Award and the Old Sasakawa Leadership Scholarship. She obtained herBachelor of Science, Major in Buisiness Economics, in 2008 from the University ofthe Philippines, Diliman.

Atty. Reyesco-teaches the elective "Refugee Law" with Atty. Tom Temprosa.

FRANCIS TOM F. TEMPROSA

Atty. Tom Temprosa is a Chief Legislative Officer at the Senate ofthe Philippines. He served as Protection Associate at the UnitedNations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) from 2009-2013.

Atty. Temprosa earned his Juris Doctor from ADMU in 2010with honors. He holds a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Journalism

from the University of the Philippines where he graduated cum laude in 2006.Atty. Temprosa co-teaches the elective "Refugee Law" with Atty. Jaymie Reyes.

CANDICE CHRISTINE O. TONGCO

Atty. Candice Tongco is a Junior Associate at the Angara AbelloConcepcion Regala & Cruz (ACCRALAW) where she handleslitigation and dispute resolution cases. She obtained his JurisDoctor 2013 from AOMU where she also earned her Bachelor ofSciencein BusinessManagement in 2009.

Atty. Tongcowas a member ofthe Ateneo LawJournal ExecutiveCommittee in 2012-2013 and the Co-Lead Editor for the Ateneo Law Journal's 60thCommemorative Issue.

Atty. Tongco teaches "Legal Writing".

JACKIE CRISOLOGO-SAGUISAG..........................................................................................................................................

Judge Jackie Crisologo-Saguisag is a Presiding Judge at the MakatiMetropolitan Trial Court (MeTe). She is the Vice President forthe MeTC Women Lawyers Association of the Philippines and aMember of the Philippine Women Judges Association since 2012.She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from ADMU

in 1999 where she also obtained her Juris Doctor in 2003. She is also a licensed realestate broker.

Judge Crisologo-Saguisag co-teaches the elective "The Judicial Mind" with Atty.BlessieAbad-Gamo.

MARVYN S. LLAMAS

Atty. Marvin Llamas is an Associate at Romulo MabantaBuenaventura Sayoc & De los Angeles. He obtained his JurisDoctor from ADMU in 2012 where he also earned his Bachelorof Science in Management, Major in Legal Management, in 2008.He was admitted to the Philippine bar in 2013 and landed on thetop 8th place.

Atty. Llamas teaches "Public International Law".

DAN KEVIN C. MANDOCDOC

Atty. Dake Mandocdoc is a Junior Associate at Gatmaytan YapPatacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (formerly Caguioa & Gatmaytan).

Atty. Mandocdoc obtained his Juris Doctor from ADMU in2013 and garnered the Silver Medal for Academic Excellence.He earned his degree in Bachelor of Sicence in Management,

Major in Legal Management in 2009 also from ADMU. As a law student, he was amember of the Executive Committee of the Ateneo Law Journal and of the EditorialCommittee of the Philippine Journal of Legal Education. During his undergraduateyears at ADMU, he was a Jesuit ExchangeScholar at the University of San Franciscoon the 1st semester of A.Y. 2007-2008 and an ASEAN Exchange Scholar at theUniversity of Singapore on the 2nd semester of A.y. 2007-2008.

Atty. Mandocdoc co-teaches "Fundamentals of Thesis Writing" with Atty. SarahLou Y.Arriola.

PATRICK SIMON S. PERILLO

Atty. Patrick Perillo is a Research Fellow at the Ateneo GraduateLegal Studies Institute. Before joining the ALS community, Atty.Perillo was a Court Attorney VI at the Supreme Court of thePhilippines.

Atty. Perillo earned his Juris Doctor from ADMU in 2008 andwas given the 3rd Best Thesis Award. He obtained his Master of

Laws in 2014 from Columbia Law School where he was commended as a HarlanFiske Stone Scholar, a Smith Scholar, and as the Parker School Recognition classspeaker. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Business from De La Salle Universityin 2003, where he graduated as cum laude doubled with the 3rd Best Thesis award.

Atty. Perillo teaches the elective "International Human Rights".

EISUKE SUZUKI

Dr. Suzuki started his career as International Counsel at theOffice of the General Counsel (aGe) of the Asian DevelopmentBank in 1978. He became the Deputy General Counsel andOfficer-in-Charge in 1994 and then Special Advisor to thePresident and the Director General of the Operations Evaluation

Department in 2003. During his stint at the OGC, Dr. Suzuki handled the wholegamut of legal matters ranging from organizational structure and administrationof ADB, policy implementation, and operation, including the issues affecting theADB's rights and obligations.

Dr. Suzuki obtained his Doctor of the Science of Law (JSD)degree from Yale LawSchool in 1974. He earned his Masters of Law from the University of Virginia LawSchool in 1971. He received his Masters in Political Science and Bachelor of Lawsfrom Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan in 1970 and 1968, respectively.

Dr.Suzuki taught International Organizations, International Relations and PolicyAnalysis to undergraduate and graduate students at Kwansei Gakuin UniversitySchool of Policy Studies in Kobe-Sanda, Japan from 2009 to 2013. He teachesthe elective "International Economic Law II: International Financial Institutions"at ALS.

AMICUS ANNOUNCEMENTS volume3,No.2.0ecernber201412

Hot Off the PressJustice Magdangal M. De Leon recently released his textbook on "AppellateRemedies" published by Rex Bookstore. The book is a practical guide on theessential principles, rules, and jurisprence on appellate procedure. It is intendedfor law students, bar reviewees, and practicing lawyers alike. The author said inhis Preface that, "The easy format hopefully lays to rest the common impressionthat remedial law is recondite and tortuous. It is, after all, an enjoyable fieldof learning, which is made challenging by new amendments to the rules andissuance of recent Supreme Court rulings. This volatility is what makes the studyof law continually stimulating and a never-ending quest."

Prof. Aloysius P. Llamzon's "Corruption in International Investment Arbitration"was published as the tenth book of the Oxford International Arbitration Series. Thebook originated from his doctoral thesis on the same topic at the Yale University.The book is highly acclaimed in the Editor's Preface, which states that "In this highlyimportant topic the author offers his readership a thorough research, unparalleledanalytical skills, moderation and realism, and lucid writing which combined facilitateinsights, measured critique, new findings, useful and constructive proposals, anda very reader-friendly text, taking an important subject and presenting it in anappealing fashion for both academics and practitioners. The book provides veryuseful guidance to lawyers and arbitrators alike and can provide the basis of arenewed and more profound discussion of transnational corruption in investmentarbitration. It can also generate more interest in some normative action to combatcorruption."

Lessons from GK FarmBy HARVEYA. BILANG

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for aday. Teach a man to fish and you feed him fora lifetime." This Chinese Proverb best sums upmy main takeaway from my one day trip to theGawad Kalinga (GK) Farm with my classmatesas part of our Environmental Regulations classunder Atty. Ron Gutierrez.

I've always believed that the way to progressis to enable the people to be part of the changeone wants to achieve. Our trip to the GK Farmreinforced that belief.

The target beneficiaries of the GK programare employees who are taught entrepreneurialskills so that they can eventually run theirown businesses. This strategy, GK claims, haseffectively eliminated the poverty incidencewithin the farming village.

Among the highlights of the trip was a visit tothe classrooms that GK built within the farmingvillage. I learned that in addition to the usualsubjects, the students (who are mostly children ofthe farmers) are also taught French. The tour guideexplained that the primary reason for teachingthem French is not global competitiveness but toboost the confidence of the children who, in theprocess, learn to appreciate their own capabilitiesand potentials. It was explained that the children

are smart yet timid because they lack theconfidence which their counterparts in Ateneoand other private schools possess. The GK schoolseeks to give them more than basic education.It will teach them to believe in themselves 'andstrengthen their resolve that they can accomplishanything they puttheir hearts into. This reinforcedmy belief that empowering the people is a crucialstrategy to achieve long-term goals.

Applying the same principle to environmentalissues, the trip gave me the perspective thatfor environmental regulations to work and besustainable, they need to involve the people.The regulations should not only involve thegovernment or specific stakeholders. Everyoneshould be involved. We all need to be, in one wayor another, educated on environmental issuesso that we can work together to come up Withsolutions.

The massive destruction brought about by therecent typhoons and floods was a painful wakeup call for the nation. People have become moreaware of environmental issues, and more vigilantin trying to solve the problems and becomingpart of the solution. For example, people havebecome more receptive of ordinances thatprohibit the use of plastic bags. It is proof thatwhen you engage the people, it is easier toachieve the goals of environmental regulationsand sustain the gains in the long run.

Head, Editorial BoardSEOFREY M. CANDELARIA

Editor-in-ChiefNINA PATRICIA D. SISON-ARRoyo

Associate EditorsRONALD C. CHUA

MARlA PATRICIA R. CERVANTES-POCO

Editorial AssistantBLYTHE M. LUMAGUE

ContributorsAImCLES

TAKAHIRO KENJIE C. AMAN

HARVEY A. BILANG

ISMAEL JOSE V. CHAN-GONZAGA, S.].

KuRISE ANNE C. ESTORNINOS

GRACIELLA S. FERNANDEZ

IGNATIUS MICHAEL D. INGLES

JACINTO D. JIMENEZ

TANYA A. UT

MARIA KRISTINA R. MERGINIO

FRANCES L. PABILANE

PATRICK SIMON S. PERILLO

JAYMIE ANN R. REYEs

MA. FILOMENA R. LEGASPI-ROSALES

AMPARITA S. STA. MARlA

EOELYN CRISELLE S. VENTURA

PHOTOS

ATENEO SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT

ENRIQUE F. N,TURA

Congratulations to Ms. Leila S. l.irn, ALS OfficeStaff V, who was conferred the Staff ExcellenceAward! She received the honor on the occasion ofthe University Awards held on December 11 at theAteneo Grade School Auditorium. This is the thirdtime that she has been given the award by theUniversity.

Leila was accompanied by her husband, Leonard,and their daughter, Denise Khloe, during theawarding ceremony. Dean Candelaria was presentto witness theconferment.

Leila hasserved ALS for 14years. She beganher service asOffice Staff II underthe deanship of Fr.Joaquin G. Bernas,assisting Prof.Alberto C. Agrain the ContinuingLegal EducationProgram.

Ms. Leila S. lim receives the StaffExcellence Award from ADMUPresident, Fr.iett T. Villarin, S.J.

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MARCHGil A. Valera March 3Yolanda F.Ibarle March 7Hans Leo J. Cacdac March 13Siegfred B. Mison March 14Ismael Jose V. Chan-Gonzaga March 25Diosdado M.Peralta March 27Andres D. Bautista March 28Blythe Lumague March 28Edmund Jason G. Baranda March 31

APRILJess Raymund M. Lopez April 1Carlos G. Baniqued AprilSCyril C. Del Callar April 6Alberto C. Agra April 7Victor N. Alimurung April 12Rogelio A. Vinluan April 12Patricia Cristina Ngo-Chua April 15Rico V. Domingo April 20Ma. Ngina Teresa V. Chan-Gonzaga April 21Sarah Lou Y.Arriola April 23Jose M. Roy III April 23Nina Patricia D. Sison-Arroyo April 23Cheselden George V. Carmona April 24Francis Joseph H. Ampil April 26Ricardo M. Pilares III April 27Artu ro M. De Castro April 29