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Our mission is to develop every JMC Law students' speech and debating skills, including communication, persuasion, organization, style, and delivery.

24/09/2026

The Debate and Moot Court Society proudly greets one of its esteemed alumni, Atty. Eryel Legis Comania, a very Happy Birthday! 🎉⚖️

From the debate floor to the halls of legal education, Atty. Eryel continues to embody the wit, intellect, confidence, and passion that define a true debater and advocate.

Now a Professor of Law, he continues to inspire future members of the legal profession not only with his sharp mind and mastery of the law, but also with his jolly spirit, quick wit, and genuine passion for teaching.

Your DMS family is proud to see one of its own continue to make an impact beyond the podium and into the lives of aspiring lawyers.

May your year ahead be filled with more victories, meaningful discourse, hearty laughter, and countless reasons to celebrate.

Happy Birthday, Atty. Eryel! Your DMS family celebrates you today! 🎂🥂⚖️

18/09/2026

Happy Birthday to our esteemed Associate VP for Legal Education, dedicated Debate Coach, and proud DMS alumna, Atty. Eunice Ambrocio! 🎉⚖️

Your leadership, wisdom, and commitment to nurturing future advocates continue to inspire everyone fortunate enough to learn from and work with you. Beyond your achievements in the legal profession, your generosity in sharing your knowledge, time, and guidance has left a meaningful impact on the community you serve.

May this special day bring you the same joy, fulfillment, and encouragement that you so graciously give to others. We wish you continued success, good health, and many more meaningful milestones ahead.

Happy Birthday, Atty. Eunice! May you continue to inspire, lead, and empower future generations of advocates. 💐

15/09/2026

✨ 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟐: 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃! ⚖️🔥

Another milestone completed for ARENA JURIS: VOX VERITATIS 2026 as we officially wrapped up Day 2 of our Boot Camp Series!

Our aspiring advocates were once again immersed in an evening of learning, sharpening the skills needed beyond the classroom and into the demanding world of legal advocacy. We extend 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐉𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐡 𝐁. 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐂𝐏𝐀, 𝐌𝐏𝐀, for generously sharing her knowledge, experience, and valuable insights with our participants. 💜💛

From principles to practice, every session brings us one step closer to becoming more prepared, more confident, and more formidable advocates.

The Boot Camp may be over, but the real battle is only beginning. 👀⚔️

𝙏𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨, 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙. 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙧. 𝘼𝙧𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙚𝙧. 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚.

14/09/2026

𝗢𝗼𝗽𝘀… 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔-𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲—𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘! 💸⚖️

The stakes are officially set for Arena Juris: Vox Veritatis – JMCFI College of Law Inter-Year Debate Competition!

Winning teams get the following prizes:

🥇 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 – ₱𝟰,𝟬𝟬𝟬
🥈 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 – ₱𝟮,𝟬𝟬𝟬
🥉 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 – ₱𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟱 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵, 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲.

𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗝𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗦: 𝗩𝗢𝗫 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗦

13/09/2026

⚖️ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐓. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐀 𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍.

For Round 1 of Arena Juris: Vox Veritatis – 2026 Law School Debate Competition, our aspiring legal advocates will confront a timely and highly contested issue:

“𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀.”

The motion has been released. Let the preparation begin.

12/09/2026

🎉 Happy Birthday, Atty John Rey Codilla!

Wishing you a day filled with joy and a year of good health, success, and meaningful moments.

Thank you for continuing to inspire and guide those around you. May you always have many reasons to celebrate. ⚖️✨

10/09/2026

𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘼𝙍𝙀𝙉𝘼 𝙄𝙎 𝙉𝙊𝙒 𝙊𝙋𝙀𝙉 𝙅𝙈𝘾𝙁𝙄 𝙇𝘼𝙒 𝙎𝘾𝙃𝙊𝙊𝙇 𝙎𝙏𝙐𝘿𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙎! ⚖️🎙️

Registration is now officially open for Arena Juris: Vox Veritatis – 2026 Law School Debate Competition, organized by the JMCFI College of Law Debate and Moot Society.

This marks Phase 1 of the Tournament: Team Registration.
Gather your team, sharpen your arguments, and prepare to test your skills in oral advocacy, legal research, critical thinking, and disciplined debate. This is your opportunity to step into the arena and make your voice heard.

📌 Register your team now through the official registration form.

📌📌📌

https://forms.gle/3PM53fF5GmcBDxjM6
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Further instructions and details for the succeeding phases of the tournament will be announced after the registration period.
Who will rise when arguments clash and truth takes the floor?

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐉𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬!

09/09/2026

⚖️🔥 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙍𝙊𝘼𝘿 𝙏𝙊 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙈𝙋𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎𝙃𝙄𝙋 𝙄𝙎 𝙊𝙁𝙁𝙄𝘾𝙄𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙔 𝙎𝙀𝙏!
𝙏𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙮-𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙨𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙙𝙨. 𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙖.

Beginning September 19, 2026, the contenders of ARENA JURIS: VOX VERITATIS will face a series of battles—from the classroom eliminations and section championships to the quarterfinals, semi-finals, bronze match, and ultimately, the Championship Round.

Different voices. Competing arguments. One pursuit of truth.

𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐀 𝐉𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐒: 𝐕𝐎𝐗 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐒
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

05/09/2026

⚖️ 𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 | 𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐀 𝐉𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐒: 𝐕𝐎𝐗 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟏

Our dear advocates/ participants are currently immersed in the Debate and Moot Fundamentals session with Atty. John Rey R. Codilla, LPT, MAEd, JD.

The current discussion with Atty. John Rey Codilla discusses on oral argumentation, arguments, counter-arguments, and the essential skills needed to present a strong and persuasive legal position.

May it please the court—the learning is officially underway! ⚖️

04/09/2026

⚖️ TODAY IS THE DAY! | ARENA JURIS: VOX VERITATIS
Our Pleading and Memorial Writing Boot Camp officially begins today! 💜

📩 To all registered participants, please check your emails for the Zoom link, reminders, and other important details regarding tonight’s session.

🕗 September 5, 2026 | 8:00–10:00 PM via Zoom

For questions, concerns, or if you have not received the event details, please contact this page directly.

See you tonight, future advocates! May your words be precise, your arguments persuasive, and your voices heard. ⚖️🔥

ARENA JURIS: VOX VERITATIS

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