In saying these, we believe that the lenses to be used in adopting rules and regulations governing student conduct in UP should be (1) rights-based, and (2) in the furtherance of student empowerment.

Following these basic principles, the Fraternity registers its strong objection against the draft 2009 Code of Student Conduct both on procedural and substantive grounds.

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.

Incumbent Chancery Lord Chancellor and top-notch senator Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero shares his experiences in the University of the Philippines College of Law and the Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity.

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.”

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).