Supreme Student Council - Ateneo de Davao University College of Law

𝐄𝐢𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐤! 🌙✨

In celebration of 𝑬𝒊𝒅 𝒂𝒍-𝑭𝒊𝒕𝒓, the AdDU - College of Law Supreme Student Council extends its heartfelt greetings to our Muslim brothers and sisters.

Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed celebration, filled with peace, joy, and renewed faith.

In this time of loss, we come together in prayer and remembrance. 🤍

The Ateneo de Davao University College of Law invites all students and faculty to a prayer service for 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐉𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐨-𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚.

🗓 March 19 | ⏰ 9:30 PM
📍 Hermes Room, Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes

Let us gather as one community in faith, offering our prayers for Atty. Jocelyn and her loved ones.

ANNOUNCEMENT | The Ateneo de Davao University - College of Law is now accepting applications for admission!

From the #1 performing university in the 2025 Bar Exam (50-100 examinees category), take the next step in your legal education with us.

Application Period: 17th of March – 25th of May 2026
Enrollment Period: 11th of May – 6th of June 2026

Entrance Exam Schedule (Face-to-Face):
March 27, 2026 | 1:00 – 4:45 PM
April 10, 17 & 24, 2026 | 1:00 – 4:45 PM
May 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2026 | 8:00 – 11:45 AM

Venue: Room D-100, G/F Dotterweich Building
Entrance Exam Fee: ₱400

For inquiries, contact the College of Law at [email protected] or call (082) 226-2279 / 221-2411 loc. 8502.

In Memory of ATTY. JOCELYN ARRO VALENCIA
(September 26, 1950 - March 17, 2026)

A dedicated faculty member of Ateneo de Davao University - College of Law for 36 years

Wake is at:
Hermes Room, Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes,
Camus Ext., Davao City

Interment date and time will be announced later

Please remember her in your prayers. 🙏

In Memory of ATTY. JOCELYN ARRO VALENCIA
(September 26, 1950 - March 17, 2026)

A dedicated faculty member of Ateneo de Davao University - College of Law for 36 years

Wake is at:
Hermes Room, Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes,
Camus Ext., Davao City

Interment date and time will be announced later

Please remember her in your prayers.

𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 | 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬.⚖️✨

Last March 13, 2026, the 𝖠𝗍𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗈 𝖽𝖾 𝖣𝖺𝗏𝖺𝗈 𝖴𝗇𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗒 - 𝖢𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗀𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝖫𝖺𝗐 gathered at the AdDU Finster Auditorium to honor our 2025 𝖡𝖺𝗋 𝖯𝖺𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗌 in a special 𝖳𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗆𝗈𝗇𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝖣𝗂𝗇𝗇𝖾𝗋 celebrating their remarkable journey to the legal profession.

Behind every name on the list of passers is a story of unyielding faith, late nights, perseverance, and a community that believed in them. The journey of the 82 brave AdDU Law Blue Knights reflects not only personal triumph but also the collective support of mentors, family, and the AdDU Law community who stood beside them every step of the way.

Congratulations, Attorneys! May you carry the Atenean spirit of excellence, service, and justice wherever the law may lead you. 💙

Indeed, 𝘈𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘮 𝘋𝘦𝘪 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘮.

Photos by 𝑴𝒔. 𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒐

In the spirit of cura personalis and solidarity, we humbly reach out to our community to support 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐉𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚, who is currently undergoing medical treatment. As she continues her fight toward recovery, the costs of her hospital bills, medicines, and ongoing care have become increasingly overwhelming.

𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐉𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚 has been a valued professor in our law community, and in this challenging time, we hope to rally together in compassion and generosity to support her on this journey.

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦?
BPI Current Account
Account Name: Jocelyn Valencia
Account Number: 5605-0013-53

GCash
Name: Jocelyn Valencia
Number: 09228630335

Those who wish to extend their support may also donate through this fundraising page: https://gogetfunding.com/giving-our-mom-jocelyn-a-second-chance-at-life/

More than anything, your prayers for her recovery mean more than words can express.

Let us come together as a community to uplift and stand with one of our own. 💙

ANNOUNCEMENT | Ateneo de Davao University - College of Law is now accepting enrollees for its Pre-Bar Review for the 2026 Bar Exams.

Enrollment Period: 2nd of March – 25th of April 2026
Classes Start: 27th of April 2026 (Face-to-face)
Review Fee: ₱25,000
Requirements: 1x1 picture (2 copies) and full payment upon enrollment.

Kindly visit the Law School Office for in person enrollment. For online enrollment, scan the QR code or click the link in the comment section.

For inquiries, contact the College of Law at [email protected], call (082) 226-2279 or 224-2411 local 8502, or visit us at the G/F Dotterweich Hall, Jacinto Campus, Davao City.

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐒𝐂 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧! 🎉

Your passion for service and leadership continues to uplift the law student community. Wishing you a year of greater achievements and success ahead!

𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍’𝐒 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇 | 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐀𝐖 ⚖️✨

Behind every strong woman in law is a community of women who uplift, inspire, and empower.

This Women’s Month, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and brilliance of women in the legal field. From the classrooms of the D-Building at Ateneo de Davao University - College of Law to the courts of justice, these women continue to uplift one another, break barriers, and lead with purpose.

We honor and thank the following women who continue to shape and strengthen the Ateneo de Davao University - College of Law community:
𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘵. 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘑𝘢𝘻𝘻𝘪𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘢-𝘓𝘰𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘦
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘒𝘢𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘭 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘈. 𝘈𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘴
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘊𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘑. 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘗𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘢 𝘙. 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘥𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘰
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘢 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘺𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘑𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘈. 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘢-𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘺𝘦 𝘈. 𝘋𝘦 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘢
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘑𝘢𝘻𝘻𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘓. 𝘌𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘢
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘌𝘮𝘪𝘬𝘰 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘛. 𝘌𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘓𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦 𝘠. 𝘌𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘫𝘰
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘓𝘺𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘊. 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘴
𝘑𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘔. 𝘎𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘻𝘰-𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘯
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘈𝘶𝘥𝘢 𝘉𝘦𝘢 𝘗. 𝘒𝘢𝘩𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘯
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘢 𝘍𝘢𝘺𝘦 𝘊. 𝘓𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘮
𝘑𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘔𝘢. 𝘌𝘭𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘈. 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘢
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘙𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘻𝘻𝘢 𝘉. 𝘔𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘮
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘡𝘺𝘳𝘢 𝘎. 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘤𝘢
𝘑𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘭𝘭 𝘈𝘯𝘯 𝘊. 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘓. 𝘙𝘢𝘻𝘰
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘉. 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘻𝘢
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘪 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪 𝘕. 𝘙𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘥𝘢
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘈𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘢 𝘚𝘶𝘻𝘦𝘭𝘪 𝘉. 𝘙𝘶𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘴-𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘚. 𝘚𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘪𝘵
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘗. 𝘚𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘻
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘒𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘎. 𝘛𝘢𝘯-𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘻
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘑𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘺𝘯 𝘈. 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢 𝘛. 𝘞𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘰
𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘔𝘢. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘢 𝘋. 𝘠𝘶-𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴, M.D
𝘔𝘳𝘴. 𝘎𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴𝘦
𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘩 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘎. 𝘈𝘳𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘰
𝘒𝘺𝘭𝘢 𝘓𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘨𝘢
𝘛𝘦𝘫𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘩 𝘎𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰

Today and every day, we celebrate women who lead, teach, advocate, and inspire—within the halls of law school and beyond. 🌸⚖️

University Memorandum No. 2026-0016
26 February 2026

TO THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
RE ARAW NG PASASALAMAT (89th ARAW NG DABAW)

In view of Proclamation No. 1174 issued by the Office of the President of the Philippines declaring Monday, 16 March 2026, a Special (Non-Working) Day in the City of Davao in celebration of Araw ng Pasasalamat (89th Araw ng Dabaw), there will be no work and no classes at Ateneo de Davao University on that day.

Araw ng Pasasalamat is part of the city’s annual commemoration of Araw ng Dabaw, marking the anniversary of Davao’s charter as a city and providing an occasion for gratitude, civic pride, and shared responsibility for the city’s future.

All offices and academic units in the Davao City campuses are covered by this declaration.

Units providing essential services may arrange for appropriate staffing as necessary.

Malipayon nga Araw ng Dabaw sa tanan!

ORIGINAL SIGNED
Fr. Karel S. San Juan, SJ
University President

Gratitude is too small a word for the people and institutions who stood behind 2026 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐀𝐖.

To our supportive school offices, generous sponsors, partner establishments, and every individual who extended help — your trust, time, and contributions became the backbone of this year’s success. What the community witnessed was more than a competition; it was a collective effort powered by goodwill, cooperation, and shared pride.

Thank you for standing by us and helping to make this event truly unforgettable. This victory belongs to all of you.

As you rose above the peaks with us, 𝑫𝒂𝒈𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒕!

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