In 1939, nineteen of the best and brightest student leaders and intellectuals in the College of Law of the University of the Philippines held together by ideals of brotherhood, excellence, leadership and service established the Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity. One of them was Renato Constantino, who eventually revolutionized how we viewed our nation’s history and became the voice of wisdom in the nationalist movement. As a student, Brod Tato, was the embodiment of the scholar—having served as editor-in-chief of the Philippine Collegian and becoming a champion debater. His scholarship however, …

Two Alphans were selected as editors of the Philippine Law Journal and the Ateneo Law Journal.

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?”