The President of the Liberal Party of the
Philippines has lamented the situation in the country where some
people who do not obey the law are the ones who get ahead; and
how those who take legal shortcuts are the ones who move up the
ladder.
“We
see a disconnect in how, instead of being beneficiaries of the
law, people become victims of the law. Because in reality, those
who sworn to uphold the law are themselves breaking the law,”
said Sen. Manuel A. Roxas, who was introduced to the Dumaguete
academic community as the “country’s next President”-to
a rousing applause.
MAR Roxas
was the academic convocation guest speaker at the Luce Auditorium
in celebration of Law Week of the Silliman University College
of Law last February 21. (read
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Dr.
Salonga Tackles
11th Commandment in Sermon
SU
NetNews,
February 11, 2008
Former Senator Dr. Jovito Salonga spoke
about the 11th commandment in his sermon at the launching of the
University Christian Life Emphasis Week on February 3 at the Silliman
University Church.
Dr. Salonga
introduced his message on the 11th commandment with a story about
a boy who justified to a pastor that there is an additional commandment
to what most people know as the 10 Commandments of God.
“What
is so new about this commandment?” Dr. Salonga asked, sharing
that “Jesus had already compressed the commandments into
two – Love for God and Love for our fellowmen.” (read
more)
Salonga
launches ‘Not by Power or Wealth Alone’
by
Christy Ann Marie Cong,
February 3, 2008
Dr. Jovito R. Salonga launched his latest
book entitled Not by Power and Wealth Alone last February 3 at
SU Church right after the launching and commissioning service
of the University Christian Life Emphasis Week.
“This
book is a collection of inspirational messages, and that’s
inspiration enough for me,” said Salonga when asked what
drove him to make a compilation of his speeches.
The title
of his book is from Deuteronomy 8:3 and from a statement of Jesus
Christ, as found in Mathew 4:4: “Man does not live by bread
alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”
(read
more)
Dr.
Salonga to Speak at UCLEW Celebration, Launch Book
SU NetNews, February 1, 2008
Former
Senator Dr. Jovito R. Salonga will be the guest speaker at the
launching of the University Christian Life Emphasis Week (UCLEW)
celebration on February 3, during the 9:45 morning service at
the Silliman University Church.
The
recipient of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government
Service in 2007, Dr. Salonga will speak on the theme “Growing
in Christ: Living by the Truth and in Love.”
This
semester’s UCLEW celebration seeks to prepare more the graduating
students as they pursue their respective careers. Faith-enriching
activities following the theme are lined up for the students and
the rest of the Silliman community to take part in from February
2 to 9.In an earlier morning service on February 3, the SU Church
will be hosting as speaker Rev. Barton Kelso, who had served as
pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church at Cambridge, Massachusetts
for 25 years. (read
more)
Two Chief Justices visit Silliman
by Christy Ann Marie R. Cong
For the first time in Silliman history, two Supreme Court Chief Justices of the Republic of the Philippines successively visited the University within one-year period which was made possible by the Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development.
Former Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban, who retired from his post on December 6, 2006, was personally invited by Dr. Jovito R. Salonga as the guest lecturer during the inauguration of the Salonga Law Center last September 16, 2006 at the Luce Auditorium, Silliman University, Dumaguete City.
Meanwhile, the 22nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Reynato S. Puno accepted the Salonga Center’s invitation, spearheaded by its Director Mikhail Lee L. Maxino, to be the guest speaker during the Silliman University Convocation and Presentation of the 2007 Outstanding Silliman University Law Alumni Association (SULAW) Award to Prof. Rolando V. del Carmen and 19th SULAW General Assembly and Alumni Homecoming on August 25, 2007. The Chief Justice, on the same occasion, was likewise conferred an Honorary Membership in the SULAW. (read
more)
Oil
exploration in Tañon watched
by
Alex Pal, Philippine Daily Inquirer,
November 17, 2007
DUMAGUETE
CITY – Environmentalists are keeping a tight watch on the
Department of Energy’s oil exploration drilling in Tañon
Strait that was supposed to start this week.
The drilling
was to take place on board a floating oilrig, which was towed
to the site, about three kilometers off the coast of Aloguinsan
and Pinamungahan towns in Cebu. These areas are directly across
La Libertad and Jimalalud towns in Negros Oriental. But the scientists
fear that the noise of underwater blasting could harm sea creatures.
Two weeks
ago, about 170 marine scientists who met in Iloilo passed a resolution
opposing any oil exploration activity in Tañon Strait,
citing the strait’s unique biodiversity as a protected seascape.
(read
more)
PCL
invites Salonga Center
by
Christy Ann Marie Cong,
November 15, 2007
The Philippine Councilors League (PCL) Negros
Oriental Federation invited the Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for
Law and Development to discuss the Parliamentary Rules and Formulation
of Resolutions and Ordinances during its District Orientation
and Workshop last November 15, 2007.
The said event was hosted
by Bayawan City and organized by the PCL of Negros Oriental headed
by its Federation President Peve Obaniana-Ligan. It was attended
by the respective city/municipal mayors, vice-mayors, councilors
and other local officials of the 3rd district of Negros Oriental
namely: Valencia, Bacong, Dauin, Zamboangita, Sta. Catalina, Siaton,
Bayawan City, and Basay.
The Director of Salonga Center
Atty. Mikhail Lee L. Maxino explained to the participants the
parliamentary procedure for the local legislative process.
(read
more)
ALSP-Visayas
coordinates with Salonga Center
by
Christy Ann Marie Cong,
October 28, 2007
With the theme “Becoming Lawyers with
a Conscience”, the Association of Law Students of the Philippines
(ALSP) Visayas coordinated with the Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center
for Law and Development for the conduct of its regional conference
last October 26-28, 2007.
The ALSP is
a law students’ organization composed of more than 60 law
schools nationwide.
The event
was hosted by the Silliman University College of Law with the
aim of molding future lawyers who have a strong sense of legal
ethics and an undying compassion for the welfare of the marginalized
and the environment.(read
more)
Law Centers
discuss Humanitarian Issues
by
Christy Ann Marie Cong and Shenna Moncada,
October 12, 2007
The Institute of International Legal Studies,
University of the Philippines (UP) Law Center in cooperation with
the Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development conducted
a seminar-workshop on International Humanitarian Law Issues in
the Philippines last October 12, 2007 at Moot Court, College of
Law, Silliman University.
The discussions
during the said seminar-workshop focused on extrajudicial killings,
enforced disappearances and the Human Security Act.
Director
of Salonga Center Atty. Mikhail Lee L. Maxino said the issue on
extrajudicial killings has become a major concern in the country
and internationally. (read
more)
Salonga
gives cash award to SU
by
Christy Ann Marie Cong and Shenna Moncada
This year's Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for
Government Service Dr. Jovito Salonga will be giving his cash
award of $50,000 to Silliman University (SU) and to two other
entities.
Salonga received
a medallion, a certificate and the said cash award during the
Presentation Ceremonies last August 31 at the Cultural Center
of the Philippines, Manila.
"I would
be less than thankful if I assert [that] I was not attracted by
the cash award of $50,000. But I have decided not to claim it
for my own benefit," Salonga said in his speech.
The cash award
will be given to SU and two other entities: (1) Kilosbayan (People's
Action), a people's organization, and (2) Bantay Katarungan (Sentinel
of Justice), a non-government organization which harnesses the
talents and idealism of qualified law students in the best law
schools Manila. Both are independent, non-profit and non-partisan
institutions.
He also mentioned
his brother, the late Benjamin Salonga, who was a Chemistry graduate
from SU. Benjamin passed the Civil Service Examination and was
employed in the Bureau of Science. (read
more)
Response
of Salonga during the 2007 Magsaysay Awards
Cultural
Center of the Philippines, Pasay City, Manila
August 31, 2007
Madam President, Members of the Board of
Magsaysay Award Foundation, My Fellow Awardees, Distinguished
Guests:
I was cited
by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation for "the exemplary
integrity and substance of (my) long public career in service
to democracy and good government in the Philippines." I am
humbled by the award and I accept it, with humility and gratitude.
But what separates
me from other political leaders is not known to many people here
in the Philippines. It is the fact that I do not separate my religion
from my political beliefs and from public service. As Mahatma
Gandhi, the great teacher of peace and non-violence in a non-Christian
nation, said many years ago: "Those who say that politics
and religion do not mix do not know the meaning of religion."
In my own
case, because of my own religious upbringing-my father was a Presbyterian
pastor and my mother was a woman of faith and spirituality-it
was inevitable that my Christian beliefs and values should motivate
and influence my thinking and my acts every day and every hour.
(read
more)
Citation
for Salonga during the 2007 Magsaysay Awards
Cultural
Center of the Philippines, Pasay City, Manila
August 31, 2007
Jovito Salonga's long life began only twenty-two
years after the onset of American rule in the Philippines. His
youth was a time of national hope and longing for independence.
These things shaped him, alongside his family's deep Christian
convictions and the hardships of their daily life. When he was
twelve, a speech by the independence-champion Manuel Roxas in
his hometown stirred him to dream of a life in law and in public
life.
Seizing on
this ambition, he rose through public schools to the College of
Law at the University of the Philippines. When war overtook his
studies, Salonga quickly ran afoul of the new Japanese authorities.
He was tortured and jailed and released after nearly a year. Amid
dearth and uncertainty, he crammed for the bar examinations and,
in 1944, earned the highest score.
At war's end,
Salonga embraced Philippine independence but denounced "parity
rights" and other compromising ties to the United States.
He topped off his legal education with graduate degrees from Harvard
and Yale universities and then plunged headlong into the life
of his new nation. (read
more)
College
of Law to award 25th Outstanding SULAW awardee
by
Kimberly Daphne V. Gari, the Weekly Sillimanian,
August
22, 2007
THIS YEAR, ONLY A SINGLE BRONZE tablet will
be added to the present 24 names listed on the Outstanding Silliman
University Law (SULAW) Alumni Association awardees glass case
located at the Villareal Hall lobby.
It will bear
the name of Dr. Rolando Del Carmen of SULAW batch 19565, who is
the 25th Outstanding SULAW awardee since the award’s inception
10 years ago
Del Carmen
will be awarded in the field of legal education and is presently
a professor of communal justice at Sam Houston State University
in Huntsville Texas.
According
to SULAW president Atty. Eduardo Sedillo, this will be the first
time that only one individual will be awarded since many of the
nominated individuals were not able to complete submitting their
requirements on time. (read
more)
Heritage
Builders, Order of Horace B. Silliman awardees to be honored
by
Celeste June D. Rivera & Ian Daniel C. Lizares, the
Weekly Sillimanian, August
22 , 2007
For the first time, SILLIMAN University
(SU) will honor deceased faculty and staff who have served the
university for over 20 years, and recognize
top donors of SU programs and projects.
Ten
members of the faculty and staff who have already passed away
and have served in the university for over 20 years, will be recognized
as Heritage builders.
Each of their names
will be permanently inscribed on a brick wall that will run along
the SU Avenue near the university House, going towards the boulevard
fronting Silliman Hall, and up to the side of the Administration
building. The unveiling of the wall is slated on August 28.
SU President Ben
Malayang III said; “from the janitors to the deans, they
will be recognized as heritage builders. It is about celebrating
the lives of faculty and staff of the university who [have] dedicated
more than 20 years of their professional career with Silliman.
It is simply to acknowledge this commitment of service by that
simple but meaningful gesture of permanently placing their names
on the wall. (read
more)
Former SU
trustee receives Asia's highest honor
by
Kimberly Daphne V. Gari, the Weekly Sillimanian,
August
8, 2007
Former Board of Trustees member Dr. Jovito
Salonga is the sole winner from the Philippines in this year’s
Ramon Magsaysay Award.
He
was awarded in the field of Government Service. The six other
Magsaysay awardees came from China, Nepal, India, and South Korea.
"I
am humbled by the award, it was supposed to be a secret until
we receive the award on Aug. 31," said Salonga in the Philippine
Daily Inquirer dated August 1.
He
was recognized through his long public career in service to democracy
and good governance with exemplary integrity and substance.
"It's
well deserved and long overdue because he struggled for human
rights in the midst of political [warfare], and he remained steadfast
with his Christian faith. You can never hear anything [negative]
about him," said Jovito Salonga Center for Law and Development
Director Atty. Mikhail Maxino. (read
more)
Salonga
wins 2007 Magsaysay Award
August 1,
2007
Former Senate President Jovito R. Salonga
is among the seven winners of the 2007 Ramon Magsaysay Award,
Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize. Salonga,
87, won the award for government service for “the exemplary
integrity and substance of his long public career in service to
democracy and good government in the Philippines.”
On his being
named a Magsaysay awardee, Salonga told the Philippine Daily Inquirer:
“I am humbled by the award. It’s supposed to be a
secret until we receive the award on Aug. 31.”
The
six other winners included three Chinese activists, an Indian
journalist who highlighted vital social issues, a South Korean
advocate for the disabled and a Nepalese pioneer in wireless technology.
"The
Magsaysay awardees of 2007 are truly moving Asia forward through
their remarkable and selfless service to their respective societies,"
said Carmencita T. Abella, president of the Ramon Magsaysay Award
Foundation, said in a statement Tuesday. (read
more)
Salonga
on air
July 18,
2007
The Silliman University Dr. Jovito Salonga
Center for Law and Development now has a one-hour live radio program
that tackles common legal issues at DYEM 96.7 Energy FM.
"Legal
Clinic" which was launched last April 16, is broadcasted
every Monday from 9 to 10 p.m.
"[The
show] was produced to fulfill the goal of the Center for public
service. I was already thinking of this concept before so when
Energy FM proprietor Ely Dejaresco asked if I was interested to
venture into this kind of show, I agreed and decided to get my
students involved so that it will be a training ground for them,"
said Salonga Center Director Mikhail Maxino.
(read
more)
Legal
Clinic Radio Program Report
July 10,
2007
The Salonga Law Center had once again demonstrated its devotion
towards public service in a fashion both gainful to the public
and to the future advocates of law. The volunteers of the center,
who are law students of SU College of Law, had succeeded in “rolling
the iceball” for about a month last summer vacation in the
notable live radio program of DYEM FM’s “Dumaguete
Tonight”, featuring Salonga Law Center’s “Legal
Clinic”. (read
more)
Q
& A
on the Conduct of Free,
Credible, Honest, Orderly and Peaceful Elections
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What is the authority
of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) over the Philippine
National Police in the connection with the May 14, 2007
National and Local Elections? |
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The COMELEC will exercise direct operational
supervision and control over the Philippine National Police
through the PNP Director General from April 14, 2007 to
June 13, 2007.
During the said period, decisions, directives,
orders and instructions of the Comelec shall prevail over
those emanating from any other authority except the President
of the Philippines.
This provision is contained in COMELEC Resolution
No. 7784 promulgated on December 16, 2006 per authority
granted by virtue of its power under the Philippine Constitution,
the Omnibus Election Code and Republic Act 6975, he said.
As provided under RA 6975, “The city
and municipal mayors shall exercise operational supervision
and control over the PNP units in their respective jurisdictions
except during the 30 days before and 30 days following any
national, local or barangay elections when the local police
force shall be under the supervision and control of the
COMELEC.” (read
more)
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Salonga
Center discusses forms of government
April 19,
2007
The Dr. Jovito
R. Salonga Center for Law and Development conducted a workshop
on “The Forms of Government” last April 19 at the
Siquijor Provincial Science High School (SPSHS), Caipilan in the
Municipality of Siquijor.
The activity
was organized by the Greater America Siquijorian Association (GASA)
together with the SPSHS in its 5th Youth Leadership Seminar last
April 16-21 with a mission of developing a pool of responsible
citizens and responsive leaders. It was participated by 25 high
school students from public and private schools in the Province
of Siquijor.
According
to Mr. Verna Mamicpic-Alih, co-coordinator of the said leadership
seminar, “it is important that the participating students
be made aware of the various forms of government with the possibility
of a charter change and a possible change to parliamentary form
of government in our country”. (read
more)
Energy FM launches Legal Clinic
April 16,
2007
A radio program providing free legal advices entitled “Legal
Clinic” was officially launched by DYEM 96.7 Energy FM under
its regular program “Dumaguete Tonight” last April
16 in cooperation with the Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law
and Development.
Three volunteers
of the Salonga Law Center namely Jorge Christian Cabrido, Christy
Ann Marie Cong and Ace Victor Risma with the supervision of its
Director Atty. Mikhail Lee Maxino together with the DYEM staff
headed by its proprietor Mr. Ely Dejaresco participated in the
launching of the program as well as in answering the listener’s
legal questions and inquiries.
According
to Dejaresco, the Legal Clinic will cater to the needs of the
people particularly those who are marginalized and underprivileged
in responding to their legal concerns. However, he stressed that
the said program will only provide free legal advices but not
to represent the matter in court. (read
more)
Salonga Law Center, COMELEC and PNP tie up for election workshop
April 11,
2007
The
Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development together
with the Commission on Elections and the Philippine National Police
of Negros Oriental conducted a one day Inter-Agency Integration
and Coordination Workshop on the Conduct of Free, Credible, Honest,
Orderly and Peaceful (FCHOP) Elections on April 11 at the Silliman
University Multi-Purpose Hall.
The workshop
is headed by Atty. Mikhail Lee Maxino, Director of the Salonga
Law Center, Atty. Manuel Advincula, Provincial Supervisor of COMELEC,
and Col. Melvin Ramon Buenafe, Provincial Director of PNP.
Atty. Advincula
lectured on the Role of COMELEC and Involved Key Agencies in the
Conduct of Elections while Col. Buenafe on the Role of the PNP
in the Implementation of Election Laws.
(read more)
Salonga
Center to hold workshop with COMELEC, PNP
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story, March 28-31, 2007
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FOR CLEAN ELECTIONS. Provincial Election Supervisor Manuel
Advincula (right) and Provincial Police Director, Sr. Supt.
Melvin Ramon Buenafe, seal an agreement with the Jovito
Salonga Law Center, headed by lawyer Mikhail Lee Maxino
(second from left) to hold an orientation session on April
11 with key election players to familiarize or remind them
of their respective roles. Also in photo are Chito Katangkatang,
a student volunteer of the Salonga Law Center and SLC staff
Andrea Alviola.
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Meanwhile,
the Jovito Salonga Law and Development Center, in partnership
with the Comelec and the PNP, will hold a workshop for all people
involved in the holding of the elections.
This workshop
has been scheduled for April 11.
Lawyer Mikhail
Lee Maxino, executive director of the Salonga Law Center, said
the focus of the activity is to let the key agencies know their
role and responsibility in the elections.
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Dream
big, Senate President tells students
March
15, 2007
Dream big; Work hard.
Senate President
Manuel “Manny” B. Villar urged students from the University
Town to continue dreaming for a better Philippines in a University
Convocation spearheaded by the Dr. Jovito Salonga Center for Law
and Development, Thursday, March 15.
“Do
not forget to dream. Do not lose that nationalism. Do not lose
that optimism to build a better country,” he said, explaining
that to improve and make a better society, Filipinos should shun
the traditional way of thinking, where there is “no dream
to expand, to compete, and to be the best.” (read
more)
GMA7 gives 50K
to Salonga Center
by Aiken Emmanuel G. Quipot,
the Weekly Sillimanian, March
7, 2007
The GMA7
Network donated Php 50,000 to the Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center
for Law and Development earlier this month in supports of the
center’s mission and vision.
Salonga Law
Center Director Mikhail Lee Maxino said that the money will directly
go to their advocacy programs, like the recently concluded “Pahinungod—Reaching
out to the Barangays.”
Maxino said
GMA7 may have donated as a Yu Tiencos of RCBC,” Maxino said. “President
[Ben] Malayang took the initiative to personally write these prospects
attaching my own letter which was more detailed,” he said.
“I am happy that GMA responded first and positively.”
Maxino also
recognized the Salonga volunteers for their passion in working
for the Center who, despite the scarcity of financial resourses,
still continue to work in upholding the center’s mission
and vision. “With people like
these, we will definitely grow and continue to generate programs
for the betterment of the national and local communities,”
Maxino said.
Free
legal counsel
by Aiken Emmanuel G. Quipot,
the Weekly Sillimanian, February
31 , 2007
Legal help
for free!
SU College of Law
(SULAW) juniors offer regular free legal counseling services not
only to Sillimanians, but to the public as well, at the Salonga
Law Center, Villareal Hall.
"We are required
to render legal aid services like giving legal opinion to walk-in
clients," law junior Nila Sastrillo said. "If there
are walk-in clients who have legal problems, they could discuss
these with us and we could give legal advice or perhaps research
on what we can do about the problem."
Counseling sessions
are available from Monday to Friday, at 2-5pm. The free legal
services will end at the end of the semester late March.
In the name
of service
by Christy Ann Cong, the Weekly
Sillimanian, February 21, 2007
A vision
with action can truly make a difference.
The
very reason why I entered law school was because my parents wanted
me to. Having a very supportive family, both financially and emotionally,
I followed their plans without hesitation. Although studying law
is not really easy, the thought of my parents' hard work inspired
me to strive hard in my studies.
However,
things change with time.
For
the past two years, I was involved in various endeavors where
my knowledge of the law was applied to serve our fellowmen. And
the best thing that it gave me was that I now had another motivation
to continue studying law--service.
Last summer,
when I joined the 2006 Alternative Law Group Summer Internship
Program, we advocated the rights of the indigenous peoples in
Panay Island. The precious smiles and gratitude I earned from
the participants made my summer internship fulfilling and heartwarming
despite the hardships I encountered in the process.
(read more)
'Noynoy'
Aquino speaks for democracy
February 8, 2007
“The
system of representative democracy is still the best form of government”.
This was
the words of Hon. Noynoy C. Aquino during his discussion on the
topic “Has Democracy in the Philippines Widened or Shrunken
after EDSA I?” held last February 12, 2007 at Moot Court,
Villareal Hall, Silliman University, Dumaguete City.
Aquino is
currently the Deputy Speaker of the 13th Congress of the Philippines
for 2004-2007 and the Representative of the 2nd District of Tarlac.
“To answer the question,
it is best to look our system of government before EDSA I because
almost everything was restricted during Martial Law. However,
our present Constitution now guarantees certain rights for the
enjoyment of individuals,” he said.
(read more)
Pahinungod
II: Legal Orientation conducted in Barangay Tubtubon, Sibulan
February 8, 2007
The Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development has conducted
another legal orientation for the barangay officials, tanods,
lupong tagapamayapa, and peace and order volunteers of Barangay
Tubtubon, Sibulan, Negros Oriental last February 11, 2007.
Barangay
Tubtubon was the second barangay where a legal orientation was
conducted under the “Pahinungod – Reaching out to
the Barangays” program of the Salonga Law Center. It was
spearheaded by the Director of Salonga Law Center Atty. Mikhail
Lee Maxino together with student volunteers from Silliman University
College of Law.
“I
asked the Salonga Law Center to conduct a legal orientation in
our barangay so that we will know more about our duties and responsibilities
particularly our new volunteers,” Barangay Captain Amancio
Desor said. (read
more)
Discussion
Forum with Former Ambassador Romero
February 8, 2007
A former Philippine Ambassador challenged the local community
to take an active part in changing the kind and style of governance
in the country in a discussion forum last Thursday, February 8.
Ambassador
Jose E. Romero, Jr., former Philippine Ambassador to the Republic
of Italy and executive director of the Asian Center for the Study
of Democracy, presented his position paper entitled “What
Constitutional Reform Should Address” at the Dr. Jovito
Salonga Center for Law and Development.
“You
should educate the voters and provide them with enlightened choices,”
he urged the participating teachers, student leaders, non-government
organization (NGO) representatives, and center volunteers, adding
that the people need to take a stand in order to cope with the
current political crisis. (read
more)
Salonga
Law Center, PROCESS conducts forum
February 2, 2007
“Vision
with action can change the world.”
This was
what Judge Alfredo F. Tadiar, one of the speakers, said during
the Pre-MCLE Forum on Constitutional Reforms, Alternative Dispute
Resolution, and Elections held last February 2, 2007 at Moot Court,
Villareal Hall, Silliman University, Dumaguete City.
It was co-sponsored by the
Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development and Participatory
Research Organization of Communities and Education towards the
Struggle for Self-reliance (PROCESS).
The speakers
of the said event were Dean Froilan M. Bacungan, former dean of
the College of Law, University of the Philippines, on the topic
“Should Cha-cha be considered dead?”, Atty. Jove V.
Aspiras on “Requirements for Party-List Accreditation and
Implications on the Marginalized and Underrepresented”,
and Judge Tadiar on “The Rationale for Alternative Dispute
Resolution (ADR) and Court-Annexed Mediation (CAM)”. (read
more)
Good relations
with strangers sometimes pay off
by Alex Pal, Philippine Daily Inquirer, January
13, 2007
FOUNDER’S
DAY was one of those busy times at the Silliman University in
Dumaguete City in August last year when law professor Mikhail
Lee Maxino and his wife Inday saw visiting alumnus Rolando V.
del Carmen.
A distinguished
professor of criminal justice at the Sam Houston State University
in Texas, Del Carmen was about to board a tricycle back to his
hotel. Maxino called out to him, introduced himself and offered
to drive him to his place.
That was the
last time they saw or heard of each other. Or was it?
Maxino, former
dean of the SU College of Law, was soon named first director of
the newly created Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development
on campus. Part of his job was to look for funds to sustain the
center’s operation. (read
more)
Pahinungod:
Salonga Law Center Orients Barangay Officials
December 3,
2006
In pioneering Transformative Law, the Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center
for Law and Development started is “Pahinungod” program
by conducting a legal orientation for the barangay officials and
tanods of Barangay San Antonio in the Municipality of Sibulan,
Negros Oriental last December 3, 2006.
The “Pahinungod”
program was established for the purpose of reaching out to the
various barangays here and outside the province in providing them
information and assistance on legal matters and issues.
(read
more)
Chief
Justice Gives Inaugural Lecture for Salonga Law Center
September 16,
2006
Chief
Justice Artemio V. Panganiban of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
congratulated the Silliman University College of Law for pioneering
in transformative law, during his inaugural address for the Dr.
Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development held September
16 at the Luce Auditorium in Silliman University, Dumaguete City.
The Chief
Justice was referring to the harnessing of the law to transform
society and improve the lives of people, an initiative reflective
of Dr. Salonga’s deep-seated compassion for the poor and
downtrodden. Personally invited by former Philippine senator Dr.
Salonga, his "lifetime mentor", Panganiban spoke on
the topic "Access to justice by and for the poor".
(read
more)
Salonga
Center Formally Launched
August 26, 2006
Former Philippine
Senator Jovito Salonga was the guest of honor and speaker of the
18th Silliman University (SU) Law Alumni Association, Inc. general
assembly on August 26, 2006 at the Villareal
Hall of the SU College of Law, Dumaguete City. The assembly also
coincided with the launching by the former senator and former
member of the Board of Trustees of the university, of the Dr.
Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development at the SU College
of Law.
Among
those who were present at the event were SU President Dr. Ben
Malayang III, SU Board of Trustees chairperson Prof. Leonor Briones,
SU College of Law Dean Atty. Myles Nicholas Bejar, SULAW President
Atty. Eduardo Sedillo, and Salonga Center Director Atty. Mikhail
Lee Maxino. (read
more)