San Beda College of Law
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San Beda College of Law is the law degree-granting unit of San Beda College
, a private, Roman Catholic college run by the Benedictine
monks in the Philippines
.
The main campus, educational, and administrative offices are located at Mendiola Street in San Miguel, Manila
.
The College of Law was founded in 1948. Over the years, it has produced senators, justices of collegiate courts, judges of lower courts, active lawyers and law professors. It has also achieved one of the highest bar passing rates and largest number of law graduates among law schools in the country. A famous alumnus, Florenz D. Regalado, is a Retired Justice of the Supreme Court, an established author, and the holder of the highest bar exam grade in the post-war history of the bar exams in the Philippines.
In 2004, San Beda College
partnered with the Supreme Court of the Philippines
and the Philippine Judicial Academy to establish the Graduate School of Law, an entity that shall offer postgraduate studies on criminal justice and the judicial system in the country.
In the 2007 Bar Examinations, the College of Law got the highest passing percentage among all other law schools at 93.27% for all examinees and 93.18% for first takers.
The San Beda College of Law once again got the highest passing percentage in the 2009 Bar Examination at 94.21%. It also produced two top notchers for the same year; Reinier Paul Yebra and Charlene Mae Tapic placing first and second respectively.
Program delivery combines classroom sessions held once a month and guided research. Extensive use in some subjects is made of on-line chat-sessions and in others, mentoring. Professors are invited from the senior members of the superior courts of the Philippines as well as from leading academics in law, criminology and related disciplines.
The doctoral program is primarily a research program accrediting work done by the candidate in research and publication, as well as in participation in high-level conferences and symposia in law and jurisprudence.
Upon prior arrangement, the Law Dean and the Faculty may craft customized programs to suit the individual needs of foreign law students.
The Master of Laws (LL.M.) and the Doctor of Science in Jurisprudence (S.J.D.) programs do not require membership in the Philippine Bar. However, as a general rule, students should be members of the Philippine Bar. Exceptional cases are allowed provided the candidate exhibits the level of competence demanded of doctoral programs, and is capable of doing research that will contribute significantly to his chosen field.
who want to take up law but are not able to come to the Mendiola Campus due to distance and time constraints.
The College of Law in Alabang does not have its own Charter and license to operate independently from the Main Campus, making it a mere "Annex" or "Satellite" of the College of Law in Manila.
San Beda College
San Beda College or Dalubhasaan ng San Beda in Filipino is a Private Benedictine college run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines. It is located on Mendiola Street in San Miguel, Manila...
, a private, Roman Catholic college run by the Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
monks in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
The main campus, educational, and administrative offices are located at Mendiola Street in San Miguel, Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
.
College of Law
In 2004, San Beda College
San Beda College
San Beda College or Dalubhasaan ng San Beda in Filipino is a Private Benedictine college run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines. It is located on Mendiola Street in San Miguel, Manila...
partnered with the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the Philippines' highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice...
and the Philippine Judicial Academy to establish the Graduate School of Law, an entity that shall offer postgraduate studies on criminal justice and the judicial system in the country.
In the 2007 Bar Examinations, the College of Law got the highest passing percentage among all other law schools at 93.27% for all examinees and 93.18% for first takers.
The San Beda College of Law once again got the highest passing percentage in the 2009 Bar Examination at 94.21%. It also produced two top notchers for the same year; Reinier Paul Yebra and Charlene Mae Tapic placing first and second respectively.
Graduate School of Law
Arellano University School of Law administration is a big liar on its claim on its official website that it gives scholarship to students with grade average of 85 and above. This is never true. When deserving students would inquire about this, the school office staffs would evade the issue. This program does not exist. This is a cunning propaganda of the school administration to attract new enrollees. Prospective enrollees may check this to current law students of the school. The Graduate School of Law offers three postgraduate degree programs:- Master of Laws (LL.M.)
- Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration (M.Sc.Justice Ad.)
- Doctor of the Science of Jurisprudence (S.J.D.)
Program delivery combines classroom sessions held once a month and guided research. Extensive use in some subjects is made of on-line chat-sessions and in others, mentoring. Professors are invited from the senior members of the superior courts of the Philippines as well as from leading academics in law, criminology and related disciplines.
The doctoral program is primarily a research program accrediting work done by the candidate in research and publication, as well as in participation in high-level conferences and symposia in law and jurisprudence.
Upon prior arrangement, the Law Dean and the Faculty may craft customized programs to suit the individual needs of foreign law students.
The Master of Laws (LL.M.) and the Doctor of Science in Jurisprudence (S.J.D.) programs do not require membership in the Philippine Bar. However, as a general rule, students should be members of the Philippine Bar. Exceptional cases are allowed provided the candidate exhibits the level of competence demanded of doctoral programs, and is capable of doing research that will contribute significantly to his chosen field.
College of Law in Alabang
The San Beda College of Law in Alabang was established in 2004. It serves residents of the southern part of Metro ManilaMetro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
who want to take up law but are not able to come to the Mendiola Campus due to distance and time constraints.
The College of Law in Alabang does not have its own Charter and license to operate independently from the Main Campus, making it a mere "Annex" or "Satellite" of the College of Law in Manila.
Notable alumni
- Virgilio B. Jara - - incumbent Dean of San Beda College of Law, 5th placer in the 1962 Philippine Bar Examinations
- Ulpiano Sarmiento III - Dean of the Alabang campus, Member of the House of Representatives representing educators
- Raul RocoRaul RocoRaul Sagarbarria Roco was a political figure in the Philippines. He was the standard-bearer of Aksyon Demokratiko, which he founded in 1997 as a vehicle for his presidential bids in 1998 and 2004. He was a former senator and the Secretary of the Department of Education under the presidency of...
- former Senator, Education Secretary, 1998 & 2004 presidential candidate - Rene Saguisag - former Senator and Human Rights Lawyer
- Ramon V. Mitra - former Speaker of the House of Representatives and 1992 presidential Candidate
- Antonio Eduardo NachuraAntonio Eduardo NachuraAntonio Eduardo B. Nachura was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines until his mandatory retirement in June 13, 2011. He had been Solicitor-General of the Philippines at the time of his appointment to the Court was announced on January 31, 2007 by President Gloria...
- Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court, former Solicitor-General - Jose Catral MendozaJose C. MendozaJose Catral Mendoza is the 168th magistrate of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.- Legal career :A political science graduate of the University of the Philippines, Jose Mendoza took up his law studies in the San Beda College of Law where he led the establishment of...
- Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court - Bienvenido L. ReyesBienvenido L. ReyesBienvenido L. Reyes is magistrate of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.-Legal career:After finishing his pre-law at the University of Santo Tomas, Reyes took up his law degree at the San Beda College of Law where he, together with now fellow Supreme Court Justice Jose C. Mendoza, established the...
- Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court - Florenz D. Regalado - former Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court, obtained the highest rating in the post-war history of the Philippine Bar Examinations
- Justo P. Torres, Jr. - Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court
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- Eugenio Labitoria - Associate Justice of the Philippine Court of AppealsPhilippine Court of AppealsThe Court of Appeals of the Philippines is the Philippines' second highest judicial court, just after the Supreme Court. The court consists of 68 Associate Justices and 1 Presiding Justice...
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- Mario Lopez - Associate Justice of the Philippine Court of AppealsPhilippine Court of AppealsThe Court of Appeals of the Philippines is the Philippines' second highest judicial court, just after the Supreme Court. The court consists of 68 Associate Justices and 1 Presiding Justice...
- Antonio Eugenio, Jr. - President, Philippine Judges Association
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- Aurelio Umali - Governor, Nueva Ecija
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and former Congressman, 1st District of Misamis Oriental - Rodrigo DuterteRodrigo DuterteRodrigo Roa Duterte Rodrigo Roa Duterte Rodrigo Roa Duterte (b. March 28, 1945 in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, Philippines is the current vice mayor of the city of Davao City, Philippines. He was first elected 1988 and reelected 1992 and 1995. In 1998, he ran for the House of Representatives and...
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, current Secretary of the Philippine Department of Justice - Ramon Paul Hernando- Associate Justice of the Philippine Court of AppealsPhilippine Court of AppealsThe Court of Appeals of the Philippines is the Philippines' second highest judicial court, just after the Supreme Court. The court consists of 68 Associate Justices and 1 Presiding Justice...
- Samuel H. Gaerlan- Associate Justice of the Philippine Court of AppealsPhilippine Court of AppealsThe Court of Appeals of the Philippines is the Philippines' second highest judicial court, just after the Supreme Court. The court consists of 68 Associate Justices and 1 Presiding Justice...
- Joseph A. Santiago- three term Representative of CatanduanesCatanduanesCatanduanes is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Virac and the province lies to the east of Camarines Sur across Maqueda Channel. As of 2007, the population of the province is 232,757 people.-Etymology:"Isla de Cobos" was Catanduanes' first...
; former National Telecommunications Commission Commissioner
Unrecognized fraternities and sororities
- Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity
- Lambda Rho Beta Fraternity
- Lambda Rho Sigma Sorority
- League of Lady Barristers
- Lex Leonum Fraternitas
- Lex Talionis FraternitasLex Talionis FraternitasLex Talionis Fraternitas, Inc. Sodalitas Ducum Futurorum is an exclusive fraternal organization of Filipino jurists, legal practitioners and law students founded on September 29, 1969 at the San Beda College of Law. A chapter in the Ateneo de Davao University School of Law was established in 1974...
,Inc. - Sororitas Reginae Juris