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RegCon Primer

This document provides information about an upcoming 1st Regional Convention being held by the Association of Law Students of the Philippines Visayas Region (ALSP-Visayas). The convention will take place on August 20-21, 2021 via Zoom. It introduces the regional officers and board members, explains the theme of "continuing the fire for unity", outlines the program of activities over the two days, and provides credentials for three speakers who will address experiential learning, human rights, and environmental law. The goal of the convention is to provide opportunities for law students in the Visayas region to engage in academic cooperation, legal research, and advocacy on issues of social justice and human rights.

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Association of Law Students of the Philippines

Visayas Region

PADAYON
VISAYAS

1ST REGIONAL CONVENTION

August 20-21, 2021
via Zoom
ABOUT ALSP-VISAYAS

The Association of Law Students of the Philippines, Inc.

(ALSP), is a national federation of more than sixty law student
governments whose members are bona fide law students from all
over the country. ALSP is officially recognized by the Supreme
Court of the Philippines as the student counterpart of the
Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP).

In the Visayas Region

In the Visayas Region, ALSP is

composed of approximately 26
schools and universities hailing
from the islands of Bohol, Cebu,
Leyte, Panay, Negros, and Samar.

ALSP hopes to: 1) contribute to the improvement of legal

education in the Philippines by providing venues for academic
cooperation and coordination among law students in the country.
It shall also promote a continuing program of legal research in
substantive and adjective law; 2) instill a sense of awareness and
public responsibility among its members particularly in advocacy
of social justice and human rights; 3) cultivate a spirit of cordiality
and camaraderie among its members and contribute to their
intellectual, social, physical and moral development; and 4)
promote better understanding, goodwill and cooperation with law
students from other countries on matters of mutual concern and
benefit.

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REGIONAL OFFICERS

Padayon Visayas |
The 1st Regional Convention

Governor | France Sanchez VGov | Faye Villamor Secretary | Joevel Bartolome

Treasurer | Jomar Devano Auditor | Allysha Mustapha PRO|Diana Atienza ID-Bohol|Luke Matutes

ID-Cebu|CI Vizcayno ID-Panay|April Villanueva ID-Negros|RR Garcia ID-Leyte|Yvonne Reyes

REGIONAL BOARD

France Sanchez Faye Patricia Villamor Joevel Bartolome

GOVERNOR VICE GOVERNOR SECRETARY

Jomar Devano Allysha Mustapha Diana Hannah Julivette Atienza

TREASURER AUDITOR PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

REGIONAL ASSEMBLY

Luke Marnel Matutes Russel Renz Garcia Chrysler Ian Vizcayno

BOHOL NEGROS CEBU

April Rose Villanueva Yvonne Alysha Marie Reyes

PANAY LEYTE

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GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE

Maayong adlaw sa inyo nga tanan!

When I ran as your Governor, I envisioned

a term which was progressive and student-
centered; hence – PADAYON: #PadayonALSP
#PadayonVisayas. Albeit simple, the word
stood to show that although a lot has
changed due to the pandemic, we commit
to serve and represent you in the best way
we could.

In virtue of our goal of regional empowerment and of inspiring you to

padayon, the ALSP-Visayas Region holds its first-ever Regional Convention,
themed: “Ipadayon ang dilaab sa pag-hiusa.”

As law students and future members of the legal profession, it is our duty to
keep up with the recent legal developments to apply it to our future legal
practice for the promotion of social justice. We shall be the future bearers in
upholding the nobility of the legal profession, in advocating for general
welfare, in protecting the rights of the citizens, and in continuing the fight for
equality.

On behalf of your Visayas Regional Board, we would like to thank you for the
cooperation you have given our association in our past events. We are
thankful for your support and we hope you enjoy the 1st ALSP Visayas
Regional Convention.

Daghang salamat!

Padayon,

Nelie France Sanchez

ALSP-Visayas Governor, AY 2020-2021

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EXPLAINING THE THEME

Law school has always been compared to steep climbs and wild adventures -
but in 2020, a global pandemic was thrown into the mix. The struggle which
used to be best kept in the four corners of the classroom has been brought
to our once-comfortable bedrooms; with blackboards transforming into black
screens.

With this struggle in mind, the ALSP-Visayas Regional Board thought of a

word which would best encapsulate the heart of a Visayan law student; a
heart that is courageous, persistent, feiry, and inspired - Padayon.

It is our goal to provide Visayan law students with avenues to continuously

and holistically improve themselves. Ipadayon ang dilaab sa paghiusa - or
'continue the fire for unity' - is the Regional Board's love letter to you. It is our
testament, a battlecry to urge you to keep going even if the going gets tough.

We believe that you will persist.

We believe in you.

Gatuo kami nga maga-padayon ka.

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PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES

8:30 - 9:00 AM Admission of Participants

9:00 - 10:00 AM Opening Program
10:00 - 11:30 AM First speaker: Experiential Learning
11:30 - 1:30 PM Lunch Break
1:30 - 2:30 PM Second Speaker: Human Rights
2:30 - 3:00 PM Breakout Session
3:00 - 4:30 PM Third Speaker: Environmental Law
4:30 - 5:00 PM Instructions for Day 2

8:30 - 9:00 AM Admission of Participants

9:00 - 11:30 AM Kahoot! Quiz Bee
11:30 - 1:30 PM Lunch Break
1:30 - 3:00 PM Fourth Speaker: Acing the Bar
3:00 - 4:00 PM Awarding Ceremony
4:00 - 4:30 PM Closing Program
4:30 - 6:30 PM Cocktail Hour & Socials

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THINGS TO REMEMBER

Make sure that you are Enter the zoom meeting link
registered as a participant 30 minutes before the
for the Regional Convention. program proper.

It is highly encouraged to
Make sure that your turn on your camera
microphone is muted. during the program.

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THINGS TO REMEMBER

USLS | Juan dela Cruz

Don’t forget to rename your

Settle in a place that is
account to Name of School |
conducive for learning.
Name (USLS | Juan dela Cruz)

Questions for the speakers If you have questions for the

are reserved for the Open speakers, please click the
Forum portion. raise hand button in zoom.

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SPEAKER CREDENTIALS

On Experiential Learning & CLEP

Atty. Theodore Te is a human rights laywer, a
Clinical Legal Education coordinator and consultant,
and previously served the Supreme Court of the
Phillippines as its spokesperson. He is the holder of
three academic degrees - Bachelor of Arts in
Psychology and Bachelor of Laws from the University of
the Philippines and Master of Laws from the Columbia
University. Currently, he serves as the regional Atty. Theodore Te
coordinator for Metro Manila of the Free Legal
Assistance Group (FLAG) and teaches law in the Ateneo
de Manila University and the University of the
Philippines.

On Issues involving Human Rights

Dean Jose Manuel I. Diokno is the founding
dean of the De La Salle University (DLSU) College of
Law, and Chair of the Free Legal Assistance Group
(FLAG). He has been practicing law for 30 years, and
gained prominence as a human rights lawyer and
litigator. The DLSU College of Law, which opened in
2010, is the first law school in the Philippines to
Atty. Chel Diokno highlight human rights and legal aid as part of its
educational program, while the FLAG is the oldest
organization of human rights lawyers in the Philippines,
known for handling cases involving civil, political,
economic, social, and cultural rights.

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SPEAKER CREDENTIALS

On Environmental Legal Education

Atty. Rose-Liza Eisma-Osorio is a Professor of
the University of Cebu - School of Law. She is currently
the Chairperson of the Governing Board of the IUCN
Academy of Environmental Law and is also a member
of the Steering Committee of the World Commission on
Environmental Law (WCEL) and Environmental Law
Alliance Worldwide (ELAW). She is a co-founder and
Atty. Rose Liza previously the Managing Trustee of the Philippine Earth
Eisma-Osorio Justice Center (PEJC), Inc. She recently joined Oceana as
its Legal and Policy Director and works on strategic,
directed campaigns in the Philippines to ensure
protection of oceans.

On Acing the Bar

Dean Al-Shwaid de Leon Ismael is a partner at
Gulapa Law, a global-ranked boutique law firm with
offices in New York, Manila, and Cebu. He is also the
incumbent dean of the University of Cebu School of Law
and is a law professor at UC Law and at San Sebastian
College Recoletos Graduate School of Law. He holds
three degrees: (a) Master of Laws (in Corporate Law)
with Advanced Professional Certificate in Business Dean Al-Shwaid
degree; (b) Juris Doctor degree (Magna Cum Laude; de Leon
Class Salutatorian); and (c) Bachelor of Science in
Ismael, Ll.M.
Accountancy degree (Cum Laude). He ranked 8th out of
the 1,893 (or 30% of the total) successful examinees in
the 2006 Philippine Bar Exam.