MANILA LAW COLLEGE FOUNDATION
Formerly Escuela de Derecho de Manila
Founded in 1899, the period of First Philippine Republic, when ESCUELA DE DERECHO DE MANILA, now known as THE MANILA LAW COLLEGE FOUNDATION was officially created.
It was founded by Don Felipe G. Calderon[1], the "Father of the Malolos Constitution," following constitutional mandate for Filipinos to establish institutions of learning for the first Philippine Republic[2], thereby becoming the FIRST and OLDEST LAW SCHOOL founded by Filipino.
The first President and Dean of the Escuela de Derecho de Manila was Don Felipe G. Calderon himself. Through the years, he was succeeded by leaders in the bar and the bench like Teodoro M. Kalaw who became president of the University of the Philippines; Don Quintin Paredes who became Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Secretary of Justice; Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos who became a national hero for his defiance of Japanese sovereignty which cost him his life; Senator Emiliano Tria Tirona; Supreme Court Justice Felix Angelo Bautista, Judge Manuel Camus; Dr. Perfecto Laguio, who became Undersecretary of Commerce; Supreme Court Justice Edgardo Paras; Dr. Enrique C. Galang and a former Colonel in the Armed Forces of the Philippines; Court of Appeals Justice Porfirio Sison; Acting Dean Florante Seril served as the transition head until the appointment of Ambassador Benjamin B. Domingo, Ph.D, a former Undersecretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs current Dean of the Manila Law College Foundation.
In keeping with the transition from Spanish to the American system of education, Supreme Court Justice Felix Angelo Bautista changed its name to Manila Law College in 1930. In 1979 the Manila Law College was converted into a foundation to enhance its organization structure to bridge the stage as the "oldest Filipino law school" to the "best Filipino law school."
World War II devastated Manila and Manila Law College was not spared of the destruction. Dr. Enrique C. Galang and former Colonel in the Armed Forces of the Philippines, took up the challenge to rehabilitate the College and served as its Dean until 1990. From that year to 2003, Court of Appeals Justice Porfirio Sison managed the affairs of the law school.
Over the hundred years of existence, the Escuela de Derecho de Manila, now Manila Law College has contributed and produced a significant number of bar topnotchers and passers and further became the leading legal practitioners, members of the Judiciary, Executive and Legislative branch of the Government as well as in the private sector. Chief Justice Manuel V. Moran[3] leads the distinguished alumni roster of the Institution. Following are some of Our Alumni in the Supreme Court: Justice Manuel Briones, Justice Norberto Romualdez, Justice Anacledo Diaz, Justice Antonio Horeilleno, Justice Luis P. Torres and Justice Edgardo Paras.
To name a few of those who served in the Cabinet: Pedro Magsalin; Jose Escaler, Oscar Castelo and Marcelo Balatbat. Bureau heads and directors included: Teofisto Guingona, Sr., Teodoro Kalaw, Enrique Altavas and Enrico Palomar.
Members of the Philippine Legislative to name a few were: Adolfo Brilliantes [4] who rank first in 1920 bar examination, Francisco Zulueta, Jose A. Clarin, Jose O. Vera, Jose P.Laurel, Emiliano Trias Tirona, and Jose Imperial. Elected to the House of Representatives were Leonardo Festin, Mauro Versosa, Fernando Veloso, Marcelino Veloso, Pablo Ocampo, Jose Rono and others.
In the judiciary, apart from the Supreme Court, the following were appointed judges in the Regional Trial Courts or the former Courts of First Instance: Agapito Cruz, Leonardo Cruz, and David Nitafan and others.
In the private sector, Rafael Corpus, Padro J. Ocampo, Angel de la Paz, Homero de los Reyes, Alfonso Encarnacion, Jose Gatchalian, Benjamin Bautista, Romeo R. Echauz among others and in the academe Professors Manuel Gatcho, Ramil Gabao, Victor Tulalian, Cesar Calubag and Nicolas Lapuz and the rest mostly in legal practice.
Following the legacy of Escuela de Derecho de Manila the forerunner Manila Law College continue to produce bar-passers and legal practitioners keeping it goals and mission to be the best Filipino Law school in the country.
Manila Law College has the distinction of being the first and oldest Filipino law school in the Philippines. In commemoration of its 100 years foundation, Presidential Proclamation No. 127 is issued on June 28, 1999.
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION NO. 127, series of 1999
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[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe_Calder%C3%B3n_y_Roca
[2] Article 23. Any Filipino may establish and maintain institutions of learning, in accordance with the laws authorizing them. Public education shall be free and obligatory in all schools of the nation.(Malolos Constitution)
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Moran
[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Bar_Examination#cite_ref-ReferenceA_3-0
Formerly Escuela de Derecho de Manila
Founded in 1899, the period of First Philippine Republic, when ESCUELA DE DERECHO DE MANILA, now known as THE MANILA LAW COLLEGE FOUNDATION was officially created.
It was founded by Don Felipe G. Calderon[1], the "Father of the Malolos Constitution," following constitutional mandate for Filipinos to establish institutions of learning for the first Philippine Republic[2], thereby becoming the FIRST and OLDEST LAW SCHOOL founded by Filipino.
The first President and Dean of the Escuela de Derecho de Manila was Don Felipe G. Calderon himself. Through the years, he was succeeded by leaders in the bar and the bench like Teodoro M. Kalaw who became president of the University of the Philippines; Don Quintin Paredes who became Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Secretary of Justice; Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos who became a national hero for his defiance of Japanese sovereignty which cost him his life; Senator Emiliano Tria Tirona; Supreme Court Justice Felix Angelo Bautista, Judge Manuel Camus; Dr. Perfecto Laguio, who became Undersecretary of Commerce; Supreme Court Justice Edgardo Paras; Dr. Enrique C. Galang and a former Colonel in the Armed Forces of the Philippines; Court of Appeals Justice Porfirio Sison; Acting Dean Florante Seril served as the transition head until the appointment of Ambassador Benjamin B. Domingo, Ph.D, a former Undersecretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs current Dean of the Manila Law College Foundation.
In keeping with the transition from Spanish to the American system of education, Supreme Court Justice Felix Angelo Bautista changed its name to Manila Law College in 1930. In 1979 the Manila Law College was converted into a foundation to enhance its organization structure to bridge the stage as the "oldest Filipino law school" to the "best Filipino law school."
World War II devastated Manila and Manila Law College was not spared of the destruction. Dr. Enrique C. Galang and former Colonel in the Armed Forces of the Philippines, took up the challenge to rehabilitate the College and served as its Dean until 1990. From that year to 2003, Court of Appeals Justice Porfirio Sison managed the affairs of the law school.
Over the hundred years of existence, the Escuela de Derecho de Manila, now Manila Law College has contributed and produced a significant number of bar topnotchers and passers and further became the leading legal practitioners, members of the Judiciary, Executive and Legislative branch of the Government as well as in the private sector. Chief Justice Manuel V. Moran[3] leads the distinguished alumni roster of the Institution. Following are some of Our Alumni in the Supreme Court: Justice Manuel Briones, Justice Norberto Romualdez, Justice Anacledo Diaz, Justice Antonio Horeilleno, Justice Luis P. Torres and Justice Edgardo Paras.
To name a few of those who served in the Cabinet: Pedro Magsalin; Jose Escaler, Oscar Castelo and Marcelo Balatbat. Bureau heads and directors included: Teofisto Guingona, Sr., Teodoro Kalaw, Enrique Altavas and Enrico Palomar.
Members of the Philippine Legislative to name a few were: Adolfo Brilliantes [4] who rank first in 1920 bar examination, Francisco Zulueta, Jose A. Clarin, Jose O. Vera, Jose P.Laurel, Emiliano Trias Tirona, and Jose Imperial. Elected to the House of Representatives were Leonardo Festin, Mauro Versosa, Fernando Veloso, Marcelino Veloso, Pablo Ocampo, Jose Rono and others.
In the judiciary, apart from the Supreme Court, the following were appointed judges in the Regional Trial Courts or the former Courts of First Instance: Agapito Cruz, Leonardo Cruz, and David Nitafan and others.
In the private sector, Rafael Corpus, Padro J. Ocampo, Angel de la Paz, Homero de los Reyes, Alfonso Encarnacion, Jose Gatchalian, Benjamin Bautista, Romeo R. Echauz among others and in the academe Professors Manuel Gatcho, Ramil Gabao, Victor Tulalian, Cesar Calubag and Nicolas Lapuz and the rest mostly in legal practice.
Following the legacy of Escuela de Derecho de Manila the forerunner Manila Law College continue to produce bar-passers and legal practitioners keeping it goals and mission to be the best Filipino Law school in the country.
Manila Law College has the distinction of being the first and oldest Filipino law school in the Philippines. In commemoration of its 100 years foundation, Presidential Proclamation No. 127 is issued on June 28, 1999.
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION NO. 127, series of 1999
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[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe_Calder%C3%B3n_y_Roca
[2] Article 23. Any Filipino may establish and maintain institutions of learning, in accordance with the laws authorizing them. Public education shall be free and obligatory in all schools of the nation.(Malolos Constitution)
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Moran
[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Bar_Examination#cite_ref-ReferenceA_3-0
