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| Established: | 1934 |
| Dean: | Andres D. Bautista, LL. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point In Academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit or over a specific area of concern or both Andres D Bautista is the current Dean of Institute of Law at Far Eastern University, a private non-sectarian university in Manila, Philippines M. |
| Location: | Manila, Metro Manila,  Philippines |
| Campus: | Far Eastern University - Manila |
| Colors: |  Green and gold |
| Affiliations: | Philippine Association of Law Schools |
| Website: | www.feu.edu.ph |
Far Eastern University Institute of Law (FEU-IL) or FEU Law is the college of law of Far Eastern University in Manila, Philippines. The City of Manila Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Far Eastern University (FEU ( in the City of Manila, West Sampaloc University Belt area is a nonsectarian Private university in the Philippines School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Far Eastern University (FEU ( in the City of Manila, West Sampaloc University Belt area is a nonsectarian Private university in the Philippines The City of Manila The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
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Historical background
The Institute started operations in 1934 and is now one of the oldest law schools in the Philippines. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
The Institute has the unique distinction of having two Philippine Senate Presidents served as Dean--Jovito Salonga (1956-1963) and Neptali Gonzales (1976-1986). Early life and education Jovito Salonga was born poor in a remote barrio of Pulo now known as San Miguel in Pasig City on June 22, 1920. [2]
In 2003, the Institute teamed up with the De La Salle Graduate School of Business to offer the JD-MBA program, the first graduate dual program in law and business administration in the country. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Ramon V Del Rosario Sr Graduate School of Business is the graduate school for business of the College of Business and Economics of De La Salle University The De La Salle Professional Schools and Far Eastern University MBA-JD Dual Degree Program or La Salle/FEU MBA-Law is a dual degree program offered by an academic [3]
Academic programs
- Bachelor of Laws - is a re-engineered 4-year LlB Program which trains students to specialize in litigation. The Bachelor of Laws (abbreviated LLB, LLB or rarely LlB) is an undergraduate or bachelor degree in law offered in most Common law Classes in the LlB Program are conducted at N. Reyes St. , Manila campus. The City of Manila [4]
is one of the first graduate dual programs in law and business administration offered by the Far Eastern University Institute of Law together with the De La Salle Professional Schools-Ramon V. The De La Salle Professional Schools and Far Eastern University MBA-JD Dual Degree Program or La Salle/FEU MBA-Law is a dual degree program offered by an academic The Ramon V Del Rosario Sr Graduate School of Business is the graduate school for business of the College of Business and Economics of De La Salle University Del Rosario, Sr. Graduate School of Business (DLSPS). This 5-year dual degree program is offered on a trimestral basis at the RCBC Towers, Makati campus. The City of Makati, or simply It prepares students to approach problems from the perspectives of both a business executive and a lawyer and is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in the two disciplines. [5]
Facilities
The Institute is housed in the Law Building at Palaypay Conference Hall, with bar review rooms, academic Rooms, and a moot court. The JD-MBA holds classes in the fifth and twenty-fifth floors of RCBC Plaza in Makati City. [6]
Prominent alumni[7]
- Artemio Panganiban - former Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court; 6th placer, 1960 Bar Examinations, 1960 FEU Law Cum Laude and Most Outstanding Student
- Manuel G. Artemio V Panganiban (born December 7, 1936) was the 21st Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Philippines. A supreme court, also called a court of last resort or high court, is in some Jurisdictions the highest judicial body within that jurisdiction's Montecillo - 1st Placer, 1948 Bar Examinations, 95. 5%
- Tomas P. Matic, Jr. - 1st Placer, 1955 Bar Examinations, 90. 55%
- Agustin O. Benitez - 1st Placer, 1959 Bar Examinations, 89. 2%
- Corazon Aquino - former President of the Philippines, former FEU Law student
- Jose Nolledo - Member, Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986; Delegate, Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1971; 3rd placer, 1958 Bar Examinations
- Alfredo Lim - Philippine Senator, Manila Mayor, founded the City College of Manila and the Museo ng Maynila
- Edgar Ilarde - former Philippine Senator
- Wenceslao Lagumbay - former Philippine Senator
- Neptali Gonzales Jr. María Corazón Cojuangco-Aquino (born María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco on January 25, 1933) widely known as Cory Aquino, was the 11th Jose N Nolledo (born October 11, 1934) is a renowned lawyer constitutional law expert and author in the Philippines. The Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986 was the commission of the tasked to draft the Constitution of the Philippines in 1986. Early life Alfredo Lim was born in Manila, and is of mixed Chinese and Filipino descent A senate is a Deliberative body, often the Upper house or chamber of a Legislature or Parliament. The City of Manila - former Majority House Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Mandaluyong Mayor, created the Rizal Technological University
- Edilberto Sandoval - Associate Justice of Sandiganbayan
- Manuel Collantes - former Secretary of Foreign Affairs, former Ambassador to the United Nations, 1940 FEU Law Class
- Samuel Ong - former Deputy Director, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
- Sedfrey Ordonez - 1970 delegate to the Philippine Constitutional Convention, former Solicitor General and Secretary of Justice, former Ambassador to the United Nations, former Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights, 1946 FEU Law Class
- Eubulo Verzola - former Justice of the Court of Appeals, former Director of the Senate Public Information and Media Relations Office
- Fermin Martin Jr. The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines The City of Mandaluyong ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Mandaluyong) is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines The Sandiganbayan is a special Court in the Philippines which was established under Presidential Decree No - former Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals, 1955 FEU Law Class
- Jesus Elbinas - former Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals
- Salome Montoya - Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals, 1954 FEU Law Cum Laude, 6th placer, 1954 Bar Examinations
- John Choa - Ambassador-at-Large to the Territory of Guam, USA
- Agustin Benitez - former Dean of College of Law and Vice-president of the University of the East, 1st placer, 1959 Bar Examinations
- Ed Vincent Albino - Dean of College of Law at University of Perpetual Help; Law Professor at San Beda College of Law, Adamson University, Perpetual Help College of Law
- Arsenio Pascual Jr. Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated The University of the East (or Pamantasan ng Silangan in Filipino and commonly abbreviated as ( UE) is a private nonsectarian University San Beda College (SBC (Spanish for Saint Bede) (or Dalubhasaan ng San Beda in Filipino is a private Benedictine College run Adamson University (AdU or simply Adamson is one of the largest private Catholic University in Manila, Philippines , MD, LL. B. - Lecturer in Medical Jurisprudence at the UP College of Law, Ateneo Law School, and FEU Institute of Law, a medical practitioner and lawyer, expert in forensic sciences and medical malpractice law
- Ophelia Balcos - first woman and first Asian to Chair the Human Rights Commission of the State of Minneapolis, USA
- Custodio Parlade - President Emeritus of the Philippine Dispute Resolution Centre
- Gerardo Espina Sr. The Ateneo de Manila Law School is the Law school of the Ateneo de Manila University, a private Jesuit university in the Philippines. - Member of the Consultative Commission on Charter Change
- Gina Lyn R. Rubio - private attorney, 5th placer, 2006 Bar Examinations, 2006 FEU Law Class Valedictorian
- Johnson A. H. Ong - private attorney, 10th placer, 2005 Bar Examinations
- Amante A. Liberato - Commission on Audit Officer, 5th placer, 1996 Bar Examinations
- Manuel J. Laserna Jr. - law professor and bar reviewer (1985-2006); 3rd placer, 1984 Bar Examinations (90. 95%); trial lawyer; Bar leader; founder of the Las Pinas City Bar Association (2001); managing partner of the Laserna Cueva-Mercader & Associates Law Offices (LCM Law, Las Pinas City); AB, Ll. B, Ll. M. ; Cocofed law scholar (Ll. B. ); FEU law scholar (Ll. M. ); retired management executive and in-house legal counsel of the Philippine Coconut Producers Federation (1975-1994).
- Myrna C. Mercader - law professor and bar reviewer (FEU, 1985-2006); law and business professor, University of Perpetual Help Rizal (since 2000); certified public accountant, Doctor of Business Administration, and Doctor of Philosophy (major in Economics); Central Bank scholar, MA Econ. and Ph. D. Econ. ; co-founder of the Las Pinas City Bar Association (2001); partner, Laserna Cueva-Mercader & Associates Law Offices (LCM Law, Las Pinas City); retired Central Bank training executive (1974-1994).
- Edwin C. Yan - law professor, 6th placer, 1982 Bar Examinations; trial lawyer; former solicitor, Office of the Solicitor General.
- Mario E. Valderrama - law professor, international arbitrator, 12th placer, 1982 Bar Examinations
- Benedicto M. Gonzales Jr. - law professor, 19th placer, 1993 Bar Examinations, former Caloocan City councilor of 2nd district.
External links
- Far Eastern University Official Website
- FEU-La Salle JD-MBA Dual Program
- Online Community of Law Students and Lawyers in the Philippines
References
- ^ Official Website, Far Eastern University. Last accessed May 23, 2007.
- ^ Official Website, Far Eastern University. Last accessed May 23, 2007.
- ^ Official Website, De La Salle Professional Schools. Last accessed May 23, 2007.
- ^ Official Website, Far Eastern University. Last accessed November 29, 2007.
- ^ Official Website, De La Salle Professional Schools. Last accessed November 29, 2007.
- ^ Official Website, Far Eastern University. Last accessed May 23, 2007.
- ^ List of members, Far Eastern University Law Alumni Association, 2006.