75th DIAMOND YEAR
The Ateneo Law School celebrated its 75th Diamond Year on June 6, 2011. In commemoration of the Law School's foundation day, selected alumi and faculty members reflected on what is an Ateneo legal education, talked about the ideal Ateneo law graduate, and shared their personal accounts of how the Law School has shaped its graduates through the years. Some of the essays and speeches are published here.
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IN MY LIFE
Soledad F. Nograles Now and then, thoughts of Ateneo Law, and of all of them with whom I shared every single struggling day of it, would come back to me. More of the tears and sweat from really trying, but not making it,... continue reading here |
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JEREMIAS MONTEMAYOR: REMEMBERING A PROHPET
Raul Q. Montemayor His name was Jeremias U. Montemayor. He was christened after Jeremiah, the Old Testament prophet known for his lamentations. According to our grandmother, she named him so because, unlike other babies, he shed real tears at childbirth. Our father joked ...continue reading here |
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GABRIEL C. SINGSON: A MAN OF MANY GIFTS
Perry L. Pe As a banker, Gabby was the first governor of the Banko Sentral (BSP) under its amended charter. He joined the Central Bank in 1955 and continuously served it until he became the BSP governor in July 1993, with a brief … continue reading here |
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It was the year 1955. Only recently wed and a new member of the Philippine bar, he was just starting to think of how to create new wealth for himself and the family he had envisioned having. Intimidated by the … Continue reading here
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At a dinner a few weeks ago, I happened to sit beside a courtly old gentleman, a 91yr old Portuguese diplomat who had spent around 50yrs as ambassador to various countries around the world. During our conversation he mentioned that … Continue reading here
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It has already been over a decade since Bobby’s death. But one those of us who knew him from his earliest days in the Ateneo, there are some things that are difficult to forget. The first thing that many would … Continue reading here
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It is the most difficult thing in the world to be a law student. A law student is expected to learn all and know all, to be able to explain and communicate clearly muddled concepts, to have a ready answer … Continue reading here
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Father Bienvenido F. Nebres of the Society of Jesus, President of the University. Dr. Alfredo R.A. Bengzon, Vice-President for the Professional Schools. Dr. Edna P. Franco, Vice-President for Administration and Planning. Mr. Jose F. Santos, Vice-President for Finance and Treasurer. … Continue reading here
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By the time I reached senior year in college in the schoolyear 1969-1970, I had more or less made up my mind to enter law school for my postgraduate studies. For my father specially, as well as the rest of … Continue reading here
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TEACHING LABOR LAW TO THE ELITE
Cesario A. Azucena, Jr. How do you teach labor law to the rich? Can the rich appreciate the aims of labor law? Much depends on the academic atmosphere. Labor laws seek to advance the cause of social justice – – to distribute wealth, to … Continue reading here |
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Completing law school is a feat but graduating from the Ateneo Law School raises the expectations. There is simply no room for mediocrity if you are to live by the words St. Thomas More “a man (or woman ) for … Continue reading here
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June 1977, the Ateneo College of Law Building was transferred to Salcedo Village, Makati. Still vivid in my mind was the day I entered the new Ateneo College of Law Building along dela Costa Street. I was thrilled with excitement, … Continue reading here
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The Ateneo Law School (ALS) gives me the opportunity to be polished from a lowly coal to a diamond. Although still far from the perfection of that flawless precious stone, this thought pervades me as I prepare this piece as … Continue reading here
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Wearing a suit, I stand from a wooden chair different from those on the other side of the bar. I give my courtesy to the judge as I approach the witness stand. I pause for a second or two, saving … Continue reading here
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It was in November, the second semester of my second year at law school that my brother, only two years younger than me, died very unexpectedly because of an aneurism that had ruptured in his brain. The unexpected death of … Continue reading here
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Most children grow up dreaming to become a superhero, a firefighter, a police officer, or an astronaut. Rarely would you find a child whose dream was to become a lawyer. Guilty as charged, I was an exception to that general … Continue reading here
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When I stepped into the hallowed halls of the Ateneo School of Law in 1978, I did not know then that I will end up being actively involved not only as a student but eventually as a member of the … Continue reading here
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THE ATENEO LAW SCHOOL AS A PERSONAL CATALYST FOR METHODICAL INTENSITY AND CROSSING THE BAR
Emmanuel Rey Pine Cruz
INTENSITY (in·ten·si·ty) n. 1. The quality or state of being intense; especially: extreme degree of strength, force, energy, or feeling. For everyone, I guess there is always that time when he or she is either too young or too … Continue reading here
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“What’s past is prologue.” So wrote William Shakespeare in – which is most appropriate for this piece – his play The Tempest. For the Philippines is certainly, whether its people realize it or not, in the middle of a tempest. … Continue reading here
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The Law School began operating only in 1936 and Claudio belonged only to the second batch of Ateneo Law School graduates. Claudio became the first ever Ateneo bar topnotcher in 1940, starting a tradition that continues to this day, having … Continue reading here
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Education: Is it an End In Itself? For as far back as memory serves, I have always believed that education is something good and beautiful. It is something that everyone — with absolutely no exception — should pursue. That was, … Continue reading here
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During Fr. Bernas’s presentation as a friend of the court, the public listened in awe of his incisive treatment of the intricate constitutional issues involved. I had the distinct opportunity to work with Fr. Bernas in some constitutional law test … Continue reading here
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Since assuming the role of university president in 19922, Fr. Ben has led the Ateneo de Manila University to greater heights through his inspiring and innovative leadership. He has positioned the university not only as a leader in the academic … Continue reading here
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He was a driving force in the acquisition of the future home of the Ateneo College, High School, and Grade School, and of Maryknoll College from the then Xavierville Estate at Loyola Heights. All these he achieved with the full … Continue reading here
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When a Catholic law school marks its diamond jubilee, inevitably it assays how its graduates have lived up to the ideas and the ideals, the principles and the practices, the values and the virtues it carved in their souls. The … Continue reading here
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Any graying or balding Ateneo boy can instantly (if dimly) recall the opening line of Aeneid, the epic work of the great roman poet Virgil, which, in the Ateneo of our time, we had to recite in didactic hexameter. Looking … Continue reading here
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Ateneo all the way!?? My father would be the most obvious source of inspiration for my matriculation in Ateneo Law School (ALS). He was a product of the Ateneo and often spoke of how the lessons he learned there guided … Continue reading here
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He holds the distinction of the first Ateneo Law Batch ’84 graduate who established his own law firm in New York City in 1989. He survived the stiff competition in marketing his firm while practicing law in the last three … Continue reading here
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