Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Enrile to alma mater: Proud to be UP Law, even as UP Law has not always been proud of me


Senator Juan Ponce Enrile is one among my favorite politicians here in the Philippines. A good public servant. I am looking forward to working in the government till the age of retirement.

Another idol public servant is my mother, presently the Acting Admin. Officer of Ospital ng Santa Cruz. Another story for her in these blog in the future. First thing first. Here's Senate President's JPE speech.

Just click on the link. http://www.interaksyon.com/article/30195/enrile-to-alma-mater-proud-to-be-up-law-even-as-up-law-has-not-always-been-proud-of-me


Happy reading!!!


"Certainly, the lessons that a lawyer must learn cannot be confined to the classroom.  In fact, it is in the courtrooms -- in the hard, rough and tumble life of law practice, exposure to varied and difficult legal and factual issues, and in the careful and arduous preparation for actual litigation that a lawyer’s skills and worth are developed, honed, tested ever so often, and sharpened."

"But the enduring values of critical thinking, intellectual freedom, academic excellence, social consciousness, persistence, doggedness, and perseverance, and, most of all, honor and integrity, can only take root under an academic environment that nurtures them.  Such is the environment that the University of the Philippines and the College of Law of this university provides."

"May you all carry these values with you as you leave this great institution and make your parents, your professors and the U.P. College of Law truly proud of you, and may you all summon the boldness to make a difference in your chosen profession."

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