Law student leaders tie up with IBP - Iloilo
Student leaders from the three law schools in Iloilo City visited recently at the office of Atty. Virgilio T. Teruel, President of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines – Iloilo Chapter to discuss the possible areas of cooperation as regards to the upcoming activities of the Association of Law Students Philippines (ALSP).
The ALSP is a law students organization composed of more than 60 law schools nationwide.
This year, the ALSP officers and student leaders of the three law schools organize several activities to develop camaraderie, social awareness and legal knowledge among law students not only in Iloilo City but also other law schools in Panay and neighboring islands.
Among the upcoming activities of the ALSP is the Moot Court Seminar Workshop on October 24-25, 2007 to be held at the University of San Agustin. The workshop is geared towards helping the law students develop their skills in legal brief writing and oral advocacy. The resource lecturer in the seminar workshop is Atty Ralph A. Sarmiento, the Philippine National Administrator of Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and a faculty of St. La Salle University – College of Law in Bacolod City.
This October 26-29, 2007, the ALSP will hold the 4th Regional Conference in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. In pursuit of the theme, "Becoming Lawyers with a Conscience," delegates from different law schools in the Visayas Region are expected to participate in various academic and social activities aimed at molding future lawyers who have a strong sense of legal ethics and an undying compassion for the welfare of the marginalized and the environment. Siliman University will host this year's conference.