San Beda University - Graduate School of Law

STATEMENT OF LAW DEANS
AND PROFESSORS
ON THE ACCOUNTABILITY
OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT

We, the undersigned law deans and law professors, wish:

1. To laud the courageous Members of the House of Representatives who voted to impeach Vice-President Sarah Z. Duterte on the grounds, factual and legal, articulated in the Report of the Committee on Justice;

2. To decry the brazen attempts of members of the Senate to forestall the impeachment trial of the Vice-President, first, by voting for a change of leadership on the eve of the transmittal of the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate, and, second, apparently deciding to adopt the “Escudero definition” of “forthwith” – which, at that unfortunate time, meant, “when it pleased the Senate President”;

3. To remind the Senators that refusing to sit as a Court of Impeachment is not a constitutional option, considering that Article XI, Section 3, paragraphs 3 and 4 are clear that when at least one-third of the Membership of the House of Representatives EITHER votes in affirmance of the Committee Report OR files the Impeachment Complaint, these constitute the Articles of Impeachment and trial “forthwith” proceeds – the clear intendment of the Constitution being that “trial proceeds as a matter of course”;

4. To invite attention of the Members of Senate – as well as the Filipino people – that refusal of public officers to perform a duty imposed by law, particularly by the Constitution, constitutes dereliction of duty that is administratively actionable and conferring an undue advantage and benefit on a person not entitled to it is an indictable criminal offense under Republic Act No. 3019;

5. To urge our law enforcers to cooperate with international legal processes so that, in case the State should so decide in accordance with the relevant provisions of Republic Act No. 9851, Mr. Bato de la Rosa, be made to stand trial before the International Criminal Court at The Hague.

6. To rally all Filipinos to see to the faithful compliance by all public officers of their sworn duty to uphold the Constitution and to abide by the Rule of Law.

Retired Justice ADOLFO S. AZCUNA
Professor, Graduate School of Law
San Beda University

Dr. ANTONIO LA VINA
Professor, Graduate School of Law
San Beda University

FR. RANHILIO CALLANGAN AQUINO
Dean, Graduate School of Law
San Beda University

Mons. GARY S. FORMOSO, JCD
Professor, San Beda University Graduate School of Law

ADA MARIA D. ABAD
Dean, College of Law
Adamson University

MA. SOLEDAD MARGARITA DERIQUITO-MAWIS
Dean, College of Law
Lyceum of the Philippines University

CARLO L. CRUZ
Professor, College of Law
Lyceum of the Philippines University

MARIVIC A. TRABAJO-DARAY
Dean, College of Law
Holy Name University
Tagbilararn City

ROGER TERENCE P. CAMUA
Professor, College of Law
University of Asia and the Pacific

RABINDRANATH S. POLITO
Dean, College of Law
Misamis University

Fr. JAIME B. ACHACOSO, JCD
Professor, Graduate School of Law
San Beda University

Dr. GEORGE V. CARMONA
Professor, Graduate School of Law
San Beda University

Dr. JUAN RUFFO D. CHONG
Professor, Graduate School of Law
San Beda University

Dr. MANUEL P. S. SOLIS
Professor, Graduate School of Law
San Beda University

LINDA L. MALENAB-HORNILLA
Professor, Graduate School of Law
San Beda University

MELANIE P. PIMENTEL
Professor, Graduate School of Law
San Beda University

Fr. JEROME U. ROSALINDA, JCD
Professor, Graduate School of Law
San Beda University

FR. LHEM J. NAVAL, LLM
Professor, Graduate School of Law
San Beda University

𝕳𝖆𝖕𝖕𝖞 𝕭𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖍𝖉𝖆𝖞, 𝕱𝖗. 𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖓 𝕽𝖆𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖊!!

It is hereby submitted, without objection and with full judicial notice, that the passing of another year has once again failed to weaken either your intellect or your stubborn insistence on precision. Tempus fugit, but apparently it files motions you simply deny.

Your continued existence remains proof against the theory that wisdom softens with age; if anything, it sharpens, contra mundum, contra brevitatem, and very much contra sloppy thinking. Philosophers may argue about the good life, but you have long demonstrated that it involves clarity, courage, and an unhealthy intolerance for bad arguments.

You remain persuasive authority in rooms that prefer noise over reason, and binding precedent to those of us who still believe that thinking is a moral act. If veritas is ever put on trial, I have no doubt you’ll cross-examine it mercilessly, ad majorem Dei gloriam, of course.

May this year grant you fewer frivolous claims, more thoughtful interlocutors, and joy sua sponte, not merely by grace of motion. And should the world continue its descent into conceptual chaos, rest assured: your dissent is still on record.

With affection, gratitude, and the familiarity earned outside formal citations,

𝖄𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝕲𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖚𝖆𝖙𝖊 𝕾𝖈𝖍𝖔𝖔𝖑 𝖔𝖋 𝕷𝖆𝖜 𝕱𝖆𝖒𝖎𝖑𝖞.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨-𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲.

Under the micro-credentialing scheme, ᴀɴʏ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ (ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴʏ ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍɪᴄ ʙᴀᴄᴋɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ) ᴍᴀʏ ᴇɴʀᴏʟʟ in a particular subject of interest or usefulness and pay the three-unit fee for that subject alone plus an administrative cost of eight thousand pesos.

𝐍𝐎 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨-𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞. It is a way of optimizing the program offerings of the Graduate School of Law. Those who enlist attend the subject or subjects offered with all regular students of the Graduate School of Law. In view of the non-law background of some of those who will enlist under the micro-credentialing scheme, some distinct assignment may be given them by the professor.

After completion of attendance and subject requirements, the participant will be issued a DEAN'S CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION (this is the micro-credential). No diplomas will be issued, as these are reserved for those who complete degree programs.

The subjects under the micro credentialing scheme are:

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
Dr. Idabel Pagulayan

𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐰
Dr. Manuel Solis

𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬
Dr. Tony La Vina

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Prof. Palash Gupta

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
Prof. Ricardo Sunga

𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰
Dr. George Carmona

𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲, 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬
Prof. Karen Jimeno

𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐰, 𝐉𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬
Prof. Dax Salido

𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞
Prof. Melanie Pimentel

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨-𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐋𝐒, 𝐋𝐋𝐌 𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐒𝐃 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒.

Enrollment season is fast approaching!

Classes are 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, with one face-to-face class in the semester, 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐬 that is full physical.

Tracks: Political Law, Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law, MLS Criminal Justice Administration, MLS Economic Law, MLS Political Law
1. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐀𝐳𝐜𝐮𝐧𝐚
LLM 408A: A Truth and Reconciliation Commission for the Philippines: Constitutional Considerations

Tracks: All
2. 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐚
LLM 253: Developments in Remedial Law

Track: Civil Law
3. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐳𝐞𝐤 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫
JSD 801A: *The Law on Succession: Historical and Doctrinal Considerations - A Study in Roman and Civil Law

Tracks: Constitutional Law, MLS Political Law
4. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐚
JSD 800: *Constitutional Interpretation

Track: Civil Law
5. 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚
LLM 302Civ: Critical Review of Family Code Jurisprudence

Track: MLS Criminal Justice Administration
6. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐈𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧
JAD 115: Forensic Evidence

Track: Commercial Law, International Law, Environmental Law, MLS Economic Law
7. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬
JSD 601: *Sustainability Law

Track: Constitutional Law, MLS Political Law
8. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐝𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐨
LLM 229: *Constitutional Reforms Towards Political Development and Good Governance

Track: Civil Law
9. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬
LLM 605: *Perspectives of Spanish Jurists on Contract Law

Tracks: Civil Law, MLS Utriusque Juris
10. 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐨
MLS 126: Matrimonial Law
MLS 128: Canonical Procedure

Tracks: MLS Utriusque Juris
11. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐨
MLS 103: Fundamentals of Canon Law and General Norms

Tracks: Civil Law, All
12.𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐑 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐉 𝐆𝐧𝐨𝐡𝐜
LLM 332Civ: *History and Development of Civil and Common Law Traditions

Tracks: International Law, Human Rights Law, Environmental Law, MLS Political Law, MLS Economic Law
13. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐋𝐚 𝐕𝐢ñ𝐚
JSD 618: *Climate Change and Corruption: Legal and Policy Approaches

Tracks: Constitutional Law; Human Rights Law, MLS Political Law
14.𝐈𝐂𝐉 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐎𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐤𝐞
LLM 102: *Constitutional Theory: Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law

Tracks: Commercial Law, MLS Economic Law
15. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐆𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐚
LLM 328Com: International Commercial Arbitration

Tracks: MLS Criminal Justice Administration
16. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐠
JAD 115: *DNA Evidence: Science and Law

Tracks: Commercial Law, Civil Law, MLS Economic Law
17. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐞
LLM 355 Com: Developments on Credits, Secured Transactions, Rehabilitation and Insolvency

Tracks: Constitutional Law, International Law, Human Rights Law
18. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤
LLM 209: US Supreme Court Decisions: Possible Impact on Philippine Law and Jurisprudence

Tracks: Commercial Law, Civil Law, MLS Economic Law
19. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐙𝐞𝐝 𝐌 𝐃𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧
LLM 225: Competition Law in Developing Countries

Tracks: International Law, Human Rights Law, MLS Political Law
19. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐚
LLM 201: International and Domestic Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Tracks: MLS Utriusque Juris, Civil Law
20. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬
LLM 101: *Juridical Deontology in Civil and Canon Law

Tracks: Commercial Law, MLS Criminal Justice Administration
21. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐕. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚
JSD 802: *AI and the Law

Tracks: Constitutional Law, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Environmental Law, MLS Economic Law
22. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐉𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐨
LLM 291A: National and Local Resiliency: Policy, Legal and Regulatory Approaches

Tracks: International Law, Constitutional Law, MLS Criminal Justice Administration
23. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐉𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐦𝐨-𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚
LLM 227: Foreign Policy

Tracks: All
24. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐬
LLM 249B: *Political Morality

Tracks: Constitutional Law, International Law, MLS Political Law
25. 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐝𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚
LLM 245: ASEAN Law

Tracks: Commercial Law, MLS Economic Law
26. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐚𝐱 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐨
LLM 346Com: Government Procurement: Law, Jurisprudence and Issues

Tracks: International Law, Constitutional Law
27. 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐲 𝐉𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨
LLM 405: *The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and Dispute Settlement

Tracks: All
28. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧
JSD 802: *Jewish Law in the Old Testament
LLM 700B: Law in the Old Testament vis-a-vis Freedom in the Pauline Corpus

Tracks: Constitutional Law, MLS Political Law
29. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐋𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐪𝐮𝐬 𝐉. 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐥
LLM 384: Church and State Relations

Tracks: MLS Utriusque Juris
30. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬
(For members of the Clergy)
MLS 141: Philippine Property Law

Tracks: MLS Utriusque Juris
31. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚
MLS 128A: Canonical Penal Law

Tracks: Environmental Law, MLS Economic Law
32. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐏. 𝐏𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥
LLM252: Environmental Justice

Tracks: Constitutional Law
33. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐨
JSD 802: *Parliamentary Systems

Full Physical (Face-to-Face) Class:

Tracks: International Law, MLS Political Law
34. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐬
LLM 708: *Geopolitics

𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄:
Starred subjects (*) are JSD subjects. LLM Students, however, may also take them. All canon law subjects are also LLM and JSD subjects. The subject of Prof. Victor Sison on "Law in the Old Testament vis-a-vis Freedom in the Pauline Corpus" is a mandatory subject for those who have not yet taken it in view of the Catholic character of San Beda University. Enrollment starts in the first week of January. Classes start in the last week and run till July, 2026.

LLM students may take any of the subjects on this list, PROVIDED that: No student may take more than two subjects under the same professor throughout his or her entire course of study. Those who desire their LLM degrees along tracks may choose between the following tracks: Constitutional Law, International Law, Human Rights Law, Environmental Law and Commercial Law. To be credited with a track, the student must complete at least eighteen (18) units under a given track. It is NOT necessary, however, for LLM students to follow a particular track.

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐀𝐖
𝐒𝐀𝐍 𝐁𝐄𝐃𝐀 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘
𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐘

As professors of a Catholic and a Benedictine university, we decry as an offence against God and against his people the remorseless diversion of funds intended for public welfare, particularly for projects meant to alleviate fellow-Filipinos who suffer from inundation, to private interests and individual accounts.

We recall the prophetic words of Isaiah who condemned similar evils in his day, whose word of reproof, divinely inspired, holds true today:

“Ah, you who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is room for no one but you, and you are left to live alone in the midst of the land.” (Is 5, 8 )

As professors of law, of politics and of juridical science, we reject the perpetuation of a system of bribes, “cuts”, “contributions”, “obligations” by which contractors, legislators and other public servants receive a “share” from the amount allocated for a project. This violates every precept of justice and decency. It is money to which none is entitled and that must go completely into the accomplishment of public works.

We urge officials, particularly on the national level, who have been tagged in questionable if not clearly illegal transactions to go on leaves of absence or perhaps to resign so that the impartiality and credibility of the investigations presently ongoing may not be compromised or diluted.

We urge caution in regard to discharging ostensibly culpable individuals as “state witnesses”, because those who have profited obscenely from the plunder of public coffers should not so easily be set free by the expedient of naming their partners in crime and their co-conspirators in the betrayal of public trust.
We laud the creation of the Independent Commission and we shall follow its proceedings with keen interest. While it should not be hampered by the technical rules of evidence that bind courts of law, it should nevertheless be fair and should listen to as many as have direct knowledge both with the facts as well as the science and technology of constructions. We propose that its scope be limited because assigning it too broad a field to investigate may hamper the force of the investigation and its effectiveness both as a means of addressing accountability and as a deterrent. We urge it to look into the systemic corruption that can be addressed only systemically. Firing officials will not be enough if institutions and systems spawn corrupt practices. To be long lasting and meaningful, institutions and systems must be addressed.

While we understand that mass action calls the attention of government officials and public servants to the seething rage of the nation that feels that it has been betrayed, we must nevertheless urge restraint. We reject violence directed at anyone – whether suspect or perceived to be guilty. We ask all to abide by the rule of law. We soundly repudiate all calls to violent action or worse, to the overthrow of government. We ask responsibility of all who participate in mass action.

Through this paper, we hope to have fulfilled even if only in modest measure what the Church asks of us in the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes) of Vatican II:

“Christians who take an active part in modern socio-economic developments and defend justice and charity should be convinced that they can make a contribution to the prosperity of mankind and the peace of the world. Whether they do so as individuals or in association, let their example be a shining one. After acquiring whatever skills and experience are absolutely necessary, they should in faithfulness to Christ and his Gospel, observe the right order of values in their earthly activities.” (n. 72)

We are shocked by the extent of the corruption that has been brought to light. We are certainly dismayed that the nation has been defrauded in the billions. We are disturbed that high-ranking officials, on whom public trust has been reposed, have been named as participants in wrong-doing. But we are never without hope. The Church reminds us, in this Jubilee Year, that we are pilgrims of hope. It is in the hope that we can draw from the precious reserves of resoluteness on the part of every Filipino, inspired by faith, sustained by hope and moved by love, that we must, as one, bring the healing for which our country cries out – from wounds we have many times inflicted on ourselves!

𝕊𝕚𝕘𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤:

𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐀𝐳𝐜𝐮𝐧𝐚
𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐠
𝐅𝐫. 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐨 𝐂. 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐨
𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐨
𝐅𝐫. 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐨
𝐃𝐫. 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬
𝐃𝐫. 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚
𝐃𝐫. 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐠
𝐃𝐫. 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐋𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐚
𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐑 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐠
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐄𝐝𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐨
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚
𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐞
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐨

𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐀𝐖 𝐃𝐎 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑 𝐀 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐋𝐀𝐖 𝐃𝐄𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄.

This is to address the confusion of people from the legal field and those who are interested in pursuing a career in law. Yes, Graduate Schools of Law exist. They exist for the sole purpose of offering post-graduate studies of the law. The graduate school of law does not offer basic law degrees and here's how it works:

In the Philippines, the basic law degree is 𝐉𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 (𝐉𝐃). One earns this degree from a college or school of law or most commonly referred to as "Law Schools" by thee students or "Legal Education Institutions" by the Legal Education Board (LEB) . Its equivalence in other jurisdictions is 𝐋𝐋𝐁, 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐬. AFTER the JD, qualified persons may be admitted to the 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 (𝐋𝐋𝐌) and thereafter to the doctorate: 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐉𝐒𝐃). One earns these degrees from the 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐰. It is also possible for graduates of non-law degrees like Public Administration, Criminal Justice Administration, or Economics to work towards the 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 (𝐌𝐋𝐒).

For those however, looking for an institution and prefer a full online Juris Doctor Program, we suggest San Beda College Alabang School of Law that recently opened its FULL ONLINE JURIS DOCTOR PROGRAM.

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𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐘 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑
𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐰
𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐝𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲

𝐅𝐑. 𝐉𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐁. 𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐂𝐎𝐒𝐎
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Philosophy, Studium General of Opus Dei
Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Roman College of Holy Cross
Doctor of Canon Law, University of Navarre

𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐌𝐀 𝐏. 𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐒
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy Minor in Political Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman
Juris Doctor, San Beda University
Master of Law, San Beda University
Associate Justice, Court of Appeals
Certificate in Anti-Trust Law, George Mason University, Anton Scalia College of Law
Certificate in alternative dispute resolution, Ministry of Justice, Singapore

𝐅𝐑. 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐍𝐎
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, University of Santo Tomas
Master of Arts in Philosophy, University of Santo Tomas
Master of Higher Religious Studies (Equivalent), Immaculate Conception School of Theology
Doctor of Philosophy, major in Philosophy, University of Santo Tomas
Doctor of Jurisprudence major in International Law, San Rafael Columbia Pacific University
Doctor of Juridical Science, San Beda University
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Fellow, Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Summer School of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, England

𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐋𝐅𝐎 𝐒. 𝐀𝐙𝐂𝐔𝐍𝐀
Bachelor of Arts, Ateneo De Manila University
Bachelor of Laws (Juris Doctor), Ateneo De Manila University
Member of the International Commission of Jurists
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Certificate in International Law and Jurisprudence, Salzburg University
Certificate in International Humanitarian Law, The Assad Institute, The Hague
First and Only Corazon Aquino Fellowship, Harvard University

𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐘 𝐒. 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐎, 𝐉𝐫.
AB Political Science (Minor Economics), University of the Philippines, 1985
Juris Doctor, San Beda College of Law, 1990
Graduate Studies, Foreign Service Programme (Distinction on International Law)
Oxford University, Oxford, UK, 1995-96
Diploma on the Law of the Sea, Rhodes Academy on Oceans Law & Policy, Rhodes, Greece, 2003
Certificate on National Security Law, Center for National Security Law, University of Virginia College of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2006
Ambassador to Turkiye

𝐆𝐄𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐕. 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐀
Bachelor of Arts Major in Political Science, De La Salle University
Juris Doctor, University of the Philippines
Doctor of Public Administration, University of the Philippines
Doctor of Juridical Science, San Beda University
Diploma in New Public Management, International academy leadership, Gummersbach Germany
Fullbright-ASEAN Research Fellow, National Consortium for the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism, University of Maryland

𝐉𝐔𝐀𝐍 𝐑𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐎 𝐃. 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆
Juris Doctor, Ateneo de Manila University
Master of Laws and Global Business Law, New York University
Master of Laws in International and Comparative Law, National University of Singapore
Doctor of Juridical Science, San Beda University

𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐒𝐙𝐄𝐊 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒 𝐃𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐑
Bachelor of Laws, University of Warsaw
Master of Laws, Georgetown University
Master in Theology, Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Warsaw
Doctor of Law, University of Warsaw
Doctor of Law (Habilitated), University of Warsaw

𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐋 𝐉. 𝐅𝐈𝐓𝐙𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊
Juris Doctor
University of Virginia School of Law
Master of Law and Economics
University of Hamburg and the Warsaw School of Economics
Advisor to USAID on Commercial Law Reform

𝐌𝐒𝐆𝐑. 𝐆𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐍𝐎𝐄𝐋 𝐒. 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐎
Licentiate in Philosophy, University of Sto. Tomas
Bachelor of Sacred Theology and Master of Arts, University of Sto. Tomas
Doctor of Canon Law, University of Sto. Tomas
Course in Roman Rota

𝐅𝐑. 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐋𝐎 𝐑. 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐒
Bachelor of Arts Major in Comparative Religion, Minor in Philosophy and Sociology
Bachelor of Utroque Iure, Pontifica Universitas Lateranensis, Vatican City
Doctorate in Utroque lure, Pontifica Universitas Lateranensis, Vatican City
Institutional Courses in Philosophy and Theology, Missionarium Studentato Teologico, Rome, Italy.
Diploma on Administrative Procedure on Non-consummated Marriage and the Declaration of Nullity of Sacred Ordination and the dispensation from its delegation, Congregation of Divine Worship and Discipline of Sacraments, Vatican City
Diploma on Juridical Part-diocesan and Roman Inquiry for the Causes of Canonization, Congregation of Causes of Saints, Vatican City
Intensive course on the Delicts reserved to the Congregation for the doctrine of Faith, Vatican City
Convention on the Sigillo Confessionale e la privacy Pastorale, Apostolic Penitentiary Rome
Refresher’s course on Canonical Penal and Procedural Law, Pontificia Universita di Santa Croce
Advance course in Praxis and Ecclesiastical Jurisprudence, Pontificia Universitas Urbaniana

𝐉𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐘 𝐈. 𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐃𝐔𝐋𝐀
Bachelor of Laws, Arellano Law School
Master of Law, University of Cambridge
Doctor of Juridical Science, San Beda University
Certificate in Constitutional Law and Political Thought, University of Massachusetts

𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍 𝐕. 𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐎
Bachelor of Arts in Humanities Major in Management, University of Asia and the Pacific
Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines
Master of Laws, Harvard Law School
Master of Science in Development Practice Certified in Engineering for Sustainability, University of California, Berkley
International Commercial Arbitration, University of Florence
Masterclass for International Arbitrators, ICC institute/international court of Arbitration University, Hong Kong
Women and Leadership Programme, Singapore Management University

𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐓 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐘 𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐎
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Minor in Sociology, San Pablo Seminary
Juris Doctor, University of the Cordilleras
Master of Laws (Canon Law Track), San Beda University
Executive Labor Arbiter

𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐎 𝐆𝐀𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐋 𝐋𝐀 𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐀
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Ateneo de Manila University
Juris Doctor, University of the Philippines
Master of Laws, Yale Law School
Doctor of Juridical Science, Yale Law School
Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague
Chair, Jurisprudence and Legal Philosophy Department, Philippine Judicial Academy

𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐀 𝐋. 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐁-𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐀
Juris Doctor, University of the Philippines
Masters in National Security Administration, National Defense College of the Philippines
General Staff Course AFP, General Command and Staff College
Special program on Urban and Regional Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Certificate in International Course on Housing, Planning and Building, Institute for Housing Studies, The Netherlands
Short course on Urban Land Reform Policy, Taoyuan Lincoln Institute for Land Policy
Short course on Comparative International Law, Dallas Texas

𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐀 𝐀. 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐒
Juris Doctor, University of The Philippines
Master en Derecho de la Social, Universidad De Navarra
Doctor of Juridical Science, San Beda University

𝐅𝐑. 𝐋𝐇𝐄𝐌 𝐉. 𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐋
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Notre Dame Marbel University
Master in Pastoral Theology, St. John Vianney School of Theology
Juris Doctor, Misamis University
Master of Laws, San Beda University

𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐏. 𝐍𝐆.
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology, Divine Word University
Master of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila
Master of Arts in Hospital Administration, University of Sto. Tomas
Master in National Security Administration, National Defense College of the Philippines
General Staff Course AFP, General Staff College
Doctor of Medicine and Surgery, University of Sto. Tomas
Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences, University of Sto. Tomas
Juris Doctor, University of Sto. Tomas
Diplomate in Family Medicine, Fellow of Philippine Academy of Family Physicians

𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐋 𝐁. 𝐏𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐍
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Mapua Institute of Technology
Master in Management, Technological University of the Philippines
Doctor of Management Science, Technological University of the Philippines
Doctor in Criminology, Philippine College of Criminology
Certificates on Identification and Analysis of Illicit Drugs, United Nations Regional Training Center, Office of the Narcotics Control Board,
Questioned Document Examination, Royal Hong Kong Government Laboratory,
DNA Short Tandem Repeats Using Capillary Electrophoresis, FBI National Academy,
DNA Databanking System, Aucland New Zealand,
Forensic DNA analysis, Institute of Forensic Medicine, Royal Thai Police, Thailand,
Surveillance Operations, Law Enforcement Center, Orlando Florida, USA,
Post Blast Incident Management Course, Jakarta Center for Law Enforcements, Semarang Indonesia

𝐅𝐑. 𝐉𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐔. 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐀
Bachelor of Arts in Philosphy, San Carlos Seminary
Masters in Theology, San Carlos Graduate School of Theology
Licentiate in Canon Law, University of Sto. Tomas
Doctor of Canon Law, Pontifica Universita di San Tommasp D’ Aquino

𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂 𝐑. 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐃𝐄
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, San Beda University
Master of Comparative Law, University of Cambridge
Master of Law, San Beda University

𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐋. 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐃𝐎
Bachelor of Business Administration Major in Accounting, University of the Philippines Visayas
Bachelor of Laws, San Beda College Manila
Master of Laws in Banking, Corporate and Financial Laws, Fordham University, New York
Certificate on Countering Transnational Organized Crimes

𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐆. 𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐍
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Immaculate Conception Major Seminary
Licentiate in Sacred Scripture, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome
Licentiate in Sacred Theology, Pontifical Gregorian University
Doctor of Sacred Theology, Pontifical University of St. Thomas, Rome, Italy
Juris Doctor, Rutgers University, Newark

𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐔𝐄𝐋 𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐒. 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐒
Bachelor of Arts Major in Political Science
Master of Environmental Law, University of Sydney
Master of Science in in Public Policy & Management, Carnegie Mellon University
Juris Doctor, University of The Philippines
Doctor of Philosophy in Law, University of Adelaide
Graduate certificate of Higher Education, Deakin University

𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐎 𝐀. 𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐆𝐀 𝐈𝐈𝐈
Bachelor of Laws, University of The Philippines
Master of Laws, University of New South Whales
Former Chair Rapporteur of the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent

𝐄𝐃𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐒. 𝐓𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐎
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of Sto. Tomas
Master of Arts in Political Science, University of Sto. Tomas
Doctor in Political Science, Leibniz University of Hannover Germany
Konrad Adenauer Fellow, Berlin Germany
Brenthurst Fellow, Johannesburg South Africa

𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐃𝐎 𝐒. 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐀
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, University of Sto. Tomas
Bachelor of Laws, Ateneo De Manila University
Masters in International affairs, Columbia University, New York
Special Course on International Law and Human rights, International Institute on Human Rights, Strasbourg, France

𝐉𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐆
Bachelor of Laws (Juris Doctor), MLQ University
Master of Laws, MLQ University
Master in National Security Administration, National Defense College of the Philippines
Diplomate in Juridical Science, San Beda College
Senior Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the Philippines
Member, Permanent Court of Arbitration

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐚𝐲!! 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 - 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

You may refer to this list as a guide for enrollment.

1. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐚 𝐏. 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬
For: MLS Clergy, MLS Criminal Justice, MLS Public Law
MLS 119: “Philippine Criminal Law: Books I and II”.

2. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐨
For: JSD, LLM Political Law, LLM Constitutional Law, MLS Constitutional Law
LLM 234/ LLM101 “Advanced Philosophy of Law”

3. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐀𝐳𝐜𝐮𝐧𝐚
For: JSD, LLM Political Law, LLM Constitutional Law, MLS Criminal Justice Administration
LLM 277: “The Philippine Bill of Rights: Intendment of the Constitution and Jurisprudence”

4. 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨
For: JSD, LLM International Law, LLM Political Law, MLS Political Law, MLS International Law
LLM 323: “The Philippines’ Maritime and Territorial Claims in the West Philippine Sea”

5. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐕. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚
For: JSD, LLM Commercial Law, LLM Civil Law, MLS Economic Law
LLM 302 “Corporations in Distress”

6. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐟𝐨 𝐃. 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐠
For: JSD, LLM Commercial Law, LLM Civil Law, MLS Economic Law
LLM 317 “International Aviation Law”

7. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐳𝐞𝐤 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫
For: JSD, LLM Civil Law, LLM Commercial Law
LLM 305 “The Roman Law Foundations of Basic Civil Law Concepts”

8. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤
For: LLM Constitutional Law, LLM Political Law, MLS Constitutional Law, MLS Economic Law
LLM 219 “Six Supreme Court Cases and the Future of America”

9. 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐨
For: All who have not yet taken the course
MLS 103 “General Norms of Canon Law”

For: MLS Canon Law, MLS Clergy (Utriusque Juris)
MLS 115 “Establishing the Diocesan Matrimonial Tribunal”

10. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐨 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬
For: JSD, LLM Civil Law, MLS Canon Law, MLS Clergy (Utriusque Juris)
MLS 110 “Canonical Procedure in Marriage Cases: Ordinary Procedure and Mitis Iudex, et al.”

11. 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐚
For: JSD, LLM International Law, LLM Political Law, MLS International Law
LLM 233 “The Issue of Enforcement in International Law”

12. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐕. 𝐉𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐨
For: LLM Civil Law, LLM Commercial Law, MLS Economic Law,
LLM 291 “The Legal Framework for Resiliency Planning”

13. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐨
For: MLS Clergy, MLS Utriusque Juris, MLS Economic Law
MLS 145 “Labor Law and Labor Standards”

14. 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐋𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐚
For: JSD, LLM Constitutional Law, LLM Political Law, MLS Constitutional Law
LLM 101 Const. “Law and Music: Protecting the Artist and Society in a Changing World”

15. 𝐂𝐨𝐦. 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛-𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚
For: LLM Civil Law, LLM Commercial Law, MLS Economic Law, MLS Clergy, MLS Canon Law, MLS Economic Law
MLS 141 “Consolidation of Ownership, Issues in Land Titles and Land Registration, Remedies”

16. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬
For: LLM Civil Law, LLM Economic Law, MLS Economic Law
LLM 207 “Perspectives of Spanish Jurists on the Law on Contracts in Relation to the Philippine Civil Code”

17. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐠
For: LLM, MLS Criminal Justice Administration
LLM 314 “Artificial Reproduction and their Civil Law Consequences

18. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐈𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧
For: MLS Criminal Justice Administration, LLM
JAD 104 “Forensic Evidence”

19. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚
For: MLS Canon Law, MLS Clergy (Utriusque Juris)
MLS 123 “Canonical Administrative Law

20. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐞
For: LLM Civil Law, LLM Commercial Law, MLS Economic Law
LLM 310 Com “Tax on Trade and Business”

21. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐨
For: LLM Civil Law, LLM Commercial Law, MLS Economic Law
LLM 210 “Cryptocurrency: Economic and Legal Considerations”

22. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧
For: JSD, LLM Civil Law, LLM, MLS Criminal Justice
LLM 273a “The Evolution of the Concept of Guilt or Culpability in the Old Testament”

For all who have not yet taken the course;
LLM 700B “Law in the Old Testament vis-à-vis Freedom in the Pauline Corpus”

23. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬
For: JSD, LLM Civil Law, MLS Environmental Law, MLS Economic Law
JSD 601A “Environmental Justice”

24. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐚
For: LLM International Law, LLM Political Law, MLS Criminal Justice Administration
LLM 271 “International Humanitarian Law: The Law of International and Domestic Armed Conflict”

25. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐄𝐝𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐨
For: JSD, LLM Political Law, MLS Political Law
LLM. 401 “Reforming the Philippine Electoral System”

26. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐆𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐚
For: LLM Commercial Law, LLM Civil Law
LLM 328 COM “International Commercial ADR”

27. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐤𝐞
For: JSD, LLM Civil Law, LLM Political Law, LLM Constitutional Law
LLM 102: “The Theory of Constitutionalism"

28. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐨
For: LLM Civil Law, MLS Clergy, MLS Canon Law, JSD
243A "Matrimonial Law of the Catholic Church"

29. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐬
For: JSD, LLM Political Law, LLM Constitutional Law, MLS Constitutional Law
LLM 210B: Law and Politics in the Asian Context