We, the students of the University of the Philippines, in solidarity with the youth of the land, join the outrage against the assault on the independence of the Supreme Court and strongly condemn the machinations contrived by nefarious and evil forces to initiate impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno (UP Law Class of ‘62).

In 2006, the United Nations (UN) High Level Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor (HLCLEP) together with our organization, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights – Asia (ESCR-Asia), and key government agencies jumpstarted the national process on generating social dialogue and discourse on the issue of poverty and exclusion.

The Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity – UP College of Law congratulates the following students for winning the 1st Ditto Sarmiento Essay Writing Competition.

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The tilt aims to inculcate critical thinking among the youth inspired by the heroic battle for freedom of Ditto Sarmiento who was imprisoned during the dark days of martial law under the Marcos dictatorship.