Participants had a blast at the Krav Maga clinic sponsored by the Fraternity during the ACLE last August 20.

Resident and alumni brods alike joined the other “Friends of Chiz” in a dinner with Lord Chancellor Sen. Francis Joseph G. Escudero at the Centennial Hall of the Manila Hotel last June 26 and got to know more about the man who may be the next President of the Philippines.

In his talk given during the 1st Alphan Lecture Series on 27 February 2009, the Chief Justice reiterated the need to make the law responsive to the needs of the poor and marginalized. “Unless they find law a friend, they will later treat law as their enemy. They will resist law if all they experience is its lawlessness.”

“The four pillars of legal empowerment of the poor are acquisition of property rights, business rights, labor rights, and access to justice. These will enable the poor to fight for equality and help them gain significance in society,” the Chief Justice said.

Dance the night away on Saturday (January 31), 8:00PM, at Club Industry, Bellagio Square, Tomas Morato, Quezon City.

Armed with placards and lighted candles, the protesters denounced the planned impeachment of Chief Justice Reynato Puno (Law ‘62) as serious moves to serve “partisan, selfish, and unpatriotic interests.”

“We are calling for the defense of the Chief Justice not necessarily because he is our Fraternity Brother, but because he embodies what the Judiciary needs – credibility, integrity, unsullied independence, and probity.”

In the editorial, entitled “The Collegian and Suppression” Ditto’s remembered words appeared: “Kung Hindi Tayo Kikibo, Sinong Kikibo? Kung Di Tayo Kikilos, Sinong Kikilos? Kung Hindi Ngayon, Kailan Pa?”

Alphans talk about honor and decency amid the public outrage faced by Greek-lettered societies for the death of UP student Cris Mendez allegedly by the hands of another fraternity.