By: Artemio V. Panganiban First published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:12 AM March 04, 2018 As its first major decision, the Consultative Committee (Con-Com) formed by President Duterte to review the 1987 Constitution chose the “federal-presidential” system over the “hybrid semi-presidential” scheme by a vote of 11-7. Contrary to PDP-Laban. Similar to our current unitary…
The Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity (FLP) is pleased to announce that Raphael Lorenzo A. Pangalangan, a graduate student of the Oxford University and the University of the Philippines (UP), won the first prize in the FLP Dissertation Contest. The son of International Criminal Court Judge Raul C. Pangalangan and UP Law Professor Elizabeth A….
By: Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, FLP Column printed in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 15, 2017 Unknown to many, the business icon Washington SyCip, who passed on last week at 96, cherished a bond with the relatively young (59) archbishop of Manila, Luis Antonio Cardinal “Chito” Tagle….
On 23 August 2016, the Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC), a private organization tasked to certify non-profit organizations that were able to comply with the established minimum requirements and criteria for financial management and accountability, visited the Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity (FLP) vis-à-vis our application for renewal of accreditation. Last year, the Foundation…
To cap his second term as Professorial Chair Holder, Dean Sedfrey M. Candelaria organized “The 2014 Chief Justice Artemio V. Paganiban – Liberty & Prosperity Public International Law Moot Court Competition” from March 4 to 5, 2014 at the Justitia Hall of the Ateneo Law School, Rockwell Center. The debate, which centered on “The State of Asioya…