San Beda College of Law is the

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college under the

San Beda University es, Universidad de San Beda , image = San Beda University seal.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = University Seal , latin_name = Universitas Sancti Bedæ , former_names ...

, a private,

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university run by the

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.Directory of Higher Education Institutions, Commission on Higher Education, 2006-2007. The main campus, educational, and administrative offices are located at Mendiola Street in San Miguel,

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College of Law

The College of Law was founded in 1948. Over the years, it has produced senators, justices of collegiate courts, trial court judges, active lawyers, law professors, and a president. 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,

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, 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 es, Universidad de San Beda , image = San Beda University seal.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = University Seal , latin_name = Universitas Sancti Bedæ , former_names ...

partnered with the

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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

The Graduate School of Law offers three postgraduate degree programs:Official Website, San Beda Graduate School of Law. Last accessed May 23, 2007. *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.Interview with Faculty and Staff, San Beda Graduate School of Law. May 2007. 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.

San Beda College Alabang School of Law

The San Beda College of Law in Alabang was established in 2004. It serves residents of the southern part of

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who want to take up law but are too far away

Notable alumni

Executive department *

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– 16th president of the Philippines; former Davao City mayor, vice mayor and congressman *

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– former executive secretary *

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– former secretary, Department of Transportation *

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– former Secretary of Justice,

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*Jose Carlitos Z. Licas – former OIC deputy commissioner, Bureau of Immigration Philippine legislature *

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– former senator, former education secretary, and 1998 and 2004 presidential Candidate *

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– former senator *

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– senator; former secretary,

; former Chairperson,

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– former Speaker of the

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and 1992 presidential Candidate Philippine judiciary * Romeo Callejo Sr. – former associate justice of the

* Samuel R. Martires – associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines *

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– associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines *

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– associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, former Representative Samar, former solicitor-general *

– former justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, obtained the highest rating in the post-war history of the Philippine Bar Examinations *

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– associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines * Noel G. Tijam – associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines * Antonio Kho Jr. – associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines *Pablito Alhambra Perez – associate justice of the

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*Amparo Cabotaje-Tang – presiding justice of the anti-graft court

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* Gregory S. Ong – former associate justice of the anti-graft court

Constitutional Commission *

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– election law expert; chairman,

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Local Government *Edgardo Pamintuan – mayor,

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* Oscar Moreno – mayor,

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; former governor,

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and former Congressman, 1st District of Misamis Oriental Academe *Virgilio B. Jara During the 1962 Philippine Bar Exams, Virgilio B. Jara of San Beda placed 5th, Haydee Yorac of the

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placed 8th, and

Joaquin G. Bernas Joaquin G. Bernas SJ (July 7, 1932 – March 6, 2021) was a Jesuit priest, lawyer, college professor and writer who was Dean Emeritus of the Ateneo de Manila Law School in Makati, Philippines. He was a member of the 1986 Constitutional Commiss ...

of Ateneo Law School placed 9th. Many years later, Jara became San Beda Law Dean, Bernas became Ateneo Law Dean, and Yorac was appointed Chairwoman of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG). – Dean of San Beda College of Law, 5th placer in the 1962 Philippine Bar Examinations *Ulpiano P. Sarmiento III – Dean of the Alabang campus, Member of the

representing educators *Jose R. Sundiang – former Dean, San Beda College of Law, Arellano Law Foundation Private law practitioners *Felito S. Ramirez – 7th placer 1972 Philippine Bar Examination, founding and managing partner of Ramirez Lazaro Bello Rico-Sabado and Associates Law Office, former law professor, San Beda College of Law and Arellano Law Foundation, former politician (Province of Cagayan) * Dennis B. Funa – former government official, Constitutionalist, Law Book Author *William "Billy" Claver – Martial Law-era freedom fighter; indigenous people's rights activist and lawyer

References

External links

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