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Listening to the heartwarming stories of the scholars of the Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity (FLP) and the Tan Yan Kee Foundation (TYKF) on how they passed, and for some, topped, the last bar exams uplifted me no end as they reminded me of my own youth.
The peering questions of the board of judges at the Supreme Court’s inner sanctum, the midnight toil of the screening panel, the scholarship prizes given by our generous donor, and their bits of learning on liberty and prosperity opened a whole new world for the scholars. Truly, these little things must have meant a lot in inspiring their stories of faith in passing the bar for attorneys.

Leading the FLP-TYKF passers is 6th placer Kenneth Glenn Manuel, a cum laude graduate of UST. Already a CPA and “Sir K” to his students, Manuel dedicated his feat to “all of us who struggle to survive every day. This is for the people who continue to believe that there’s a good tomorrow in the sorrows of today… for all the working students who take the burden of living double lives… [and] for those who have less but strive for more… ”

After finishing his bachelor’s degree from UP as a college scholar, 9th placer Jun Dexter Rojas, a farmer’s son, worked for several years to help his siblings to college before enrolling at PUP to become its first bar topper.

Eight of the 11 other FLP-TYKF scholars finished their pre-law with Latin honors while being active in leadership, sports, and other co-curricular activities. Leo Francis Abot obtained his BA in history, summa cum laude, at ADMU. And at the ADMU law school, he aspired to be “the king’s good servant but God’s first” and graduated as class valedictorian.

John Anthony Almerino finished his AB in political science, magna cum laude, at USC. He balanced his law studies also at USC with his rock music guitar, occasional poetry, and captainship of the law school’s chess team that won the university-wide championship twice, yet he still graduated as class valedictorian.

Arvin Paolo Cortez graduated cum laude from UP (BA-political science) before proceeding to the ADMU law school to pursue his aspiration “to liberate the people from poverty and misery.”
King Anthony Perez finished mass com at UP Cebu, cum laude, started as a broadcast journalist at TV5 Cebu and online editor of the Cebu Daily News, and later concurrently enrolled in, and became law valedictorian, at UCebu.

Ma. Vida Malaya Villarico’s cum laude at UP Diliman (BS-Community Development) influenced her advocacies for the marginalized. At PUP where she topped her graduating law class, she solidified her studies on developmental policy-making and public-interest law.

Micah Celine Carpio earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing, magna cum laude, at DLSU. She proceeded to the DLSU law school to realize her dream of helping people “live the good life of justice and freedom” and to finish as class valedictorian.

Alimar Mohammad Malabad (SBU-Manila) got his social sciences, cum laude, at UP-Manila and received several awards, including the “Youth Leader for the Preservation of the Ibanag Culture.” Pursuing law, he was acclaimed champion in the San Beda Moot Court Competition.

Dion Ceazar Pascua (SBU-Manila) graduated magna cum laude in accounting from the FEU. After passing the CPA board exam, he enrolled at the San Beda Law College while working part-time in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal, Supreme Court, and Department of Finance.

While taking up law at USC, Tess Marie Tan became a decorated national and international debater and mooter, being the first Filipino woman to be acclaimed “World Champion and Best Over-all Oralist” in the 21-year history of the Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition. She also won prizes in the Price International Media Law Moot Court, Jessup International Moot Court, and ANC Square-Off Debates, and placed second in the FLP Dissertation Writing Contest in 2018.

Though Mikael Gabrielle Ilao (UCordilleras) and Julienne Therese Salvacion (SBC-Manila) did not catch Latin honors in their pre-law, they nonetheless displayed in their law schooling the same passion for excellence and diligence as their fellow FLP passers.

All in all, the FLP trusts that the modest assistance given the scholars will be little things in their young lives that would mean a lot in building their careers as the future leaders of our country.

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For FLP scholars, little things mean a lot

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All the 10 fourth-year law scholars of the Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity (FLP) and the Tan Yan Kee Foundation (TYKF) passed the last bar exam with two placing in the Top Ten, Kenneth Glenn Manuel of UST (6th place) and Jun Dexter Rojas of PUP (9th place).

For placing in the Top Ten, FLP and TYKF will reward them with P100,000 each. This is in addition to the yearly P200,000 scholarship grants they already received, divided into P100,000 for tuition, P20,000 for books and P80,000 in stipends at P8,000 per month for 10 months.

The eight other scholars who passed were Leo Francis F. Abot (ADMU), John Anthony F. Almerino (USC), Micah Celine S. Carpio (De La Salle U), Arvin Paolo D. Cortez (ADMU), Mikael Gabrielle E. Ilao (UCordilleras), Alimar Mohammad Malabad (San Beda -Manila), King Anthony Y. Perez (UCebu), and Ma. Vida Malaya M. Villarico (PUP). Two others who were FLP scholars in prior years, Tess Marie P. Tan (USC) and Julienne Therese B. Salvacion (San Beda – Manila) were also successful.

FLP’s first batch of scholars who took the bar exams in 2018 also registered a 100 percent passing with two placing in the Top Ten, Sean James Borja (ADMU), 1st place and Katrina Gaw (ADMU), 5th place.

The FLP Legal Scholarship Program is funded by a financial grant from the TYKF and is implemented with the assistance of the Philippine Association of Law Schools (PALS).

It is open to all third and fourth year students of law schools that obtained a percentage of passing above the overall average percentage of passing in bar exams based on the statistical data from the Office of the Bar Confidant of the Supreme Court.

To qualify, an applicant must (1) be incumbent 3rd or 4th year students in one of the eligible law schools, (2) be among the top 20 of the batch in their respective schools, (3) have a cumulative average not lower than 85% or 2.25 for the immediately preceding school year, (4) have no dropped subject and no grade lower than 75% or 3.0, and (5) have enrolled and completed the full load for each school year; and submit an essay on the philosophy of liberty and prosperity under the rule of law and how he/she will apply the philosophy in his/her legal career.

The FLP was founded in 2011 to perpetuate the core judicial philosophy of retired Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban — that jurists and lawyers should safeguard liberty and nurture prosperity under the rule of law. For more information, please visit http://www.libpros.com.

Its Board of Trustees is composed of retired CJ Panganiban (chairman), former Education Sec. Edilberto C. de Jesus, Asian Development Bank Consultant Joel Emerson J. Gregorio, Ms. Evelyn T. Dumdum, Atty. Tanya Karina A. Lat, Prof. Elenita C. Panganiban, retired Supreme Court Justice Angelina Sandoval-Gutierrez, former BSP Gov. Amando M. Tetangco, Jr., and Ms. Maria Elena P.S. Yaptangco (members).

The Tan Yan Kee Foundation is the corporate social responsibility arm of the Lucio Tan Group of Companies. It approaches corporate social responsibility from a holistic commitment framework targeting education; culture and sports; health and social welfare including environmental concerns; research; and manpower development.

Its Board of Trustees is composed of Dr. Lucio C. Tan (chairman), Harry C. Tan (vice chairman), Joaquin Bernas, Frank Chan, Shirley Chua, Emil Q. Javier, Artemio V. Panganiban, Marixi R. Prieto, Carmen Tan, Tan Eng Chan, Tan Hui Bin, Mariano Tanenglian, Amando M. Tetangco Jr. and Cesar E. A. Virata (members). For details, please visit http://www.tanyankee.org.

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Twenty 3^rd year and 4^th year law students in Metro Manila, Baguio, Cebu, and Butuan City will be awarded full scholarships for academic year 2019-2020 by the Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity (FLP) and the Tan Yan Kee Foundation (TYKF).

The 3^rd year law students are: Patricia Anne Alarios (Ateneo de Manila), William dela Cruz (Father Saturnino Urios University), Ricka Abigael Dumelod (UST), Florida Fomaneg (UP), Rowell Nico Macalino (Ateneo de Manila), Joy Francine Mappang (UCordilleras), Geremae Mata (USC), Carlo Angelo Negado (USC), Laurence Obaob (USC) and George Mariano Soriano (UP).

For fourth year: Banoar Abratique (UCordilleras), Pamela Camille Barredo (FEU), Angelette Bulacan (FEU), Patricia Isabel Cornelio (FEU), Stephanie Mae Domingo (UCordilleras), Patrick Angelo Gutierrez (FEU), Mayumi Matsumura (Ateneo de Manila), Juralyn Lilian Obra (UCordilleras), Carmella Gaye Perez (USC), and Edrea Jean Ramirez (UST)

Each scholar will receive P200,000, divided into P100,000 maximum for tuition, P20,000 for books, and P80,000 for monthly stipends. The FLP scholars were selected based on their academic merit and their ability to propagate and espouse the FLP’s philosophy of liberty and prosperity under the rule of law.

The Legal Scholarship Program is sponsored by FLP with a financial grant from the TYKF and co-sponsored by the Philippine Association of Law Schools (PALS).

The scholars were finally chosen after passing a rigid panel interview by the Board of Judges headed by Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta, with PALS Chairperson Joan Sarausos-Largo, TYKF Executive Elizabeth Alba, Law Professor Ma. Tanya Karina Lat, and Atty. Joel J. Gregorio, as members.

The FLP Legal Scholarship Program is merit-based and aims to look for the best and brightest law students in the country. It is open to all third and fourth year students of law schools that have obtained a percentage of passing above the overall average percentage of passing in bar exams based on the statistical data from the Office of the Bar Confidant of the Supreme Court.

To qualify, the grantees must (1) be an incumbent 3rd or 4th year students in one of the eligible law schools, (2) be among the top 20 of the batch in their respective schools, (3) have a cumulative average not lower than 85% or 2.25 for the immediately preceding school year, (4) have no dropped subject and no grade lower than 75% or 3.0, and (5) have enrolled and completed the full load for each school year. They must also submit an essay on the FLP’s philosophy of liberty and prosperity under the rule of law and how they will apply the philosophy in their legal career.

The FLP was founded in 2011 to perpetuate the core judicial philosophy of retired Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban — that jurists and lawyers should safeguard liberty and nurture prosperity under the rule of law. For more information, please visit http://www.libpros.com

Its Board of Trustees is composed of CJ Panganiban (chairman), Former Education Secretary Edilberto de Jesus, retired Supreme Court Justice Angelina Sandoval-Gutierrez, former BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco, Jr., Evelyn T. Dumdum, Asian Development Bank Consultant Joel Emerson J. Gregorio, Prof. Elenita C. Panganiban and Maria Elena P.S. Yaptangco (members).

The Tan Yan Kee Foundation is the corporate social responsibility arm of the Lucio Tan Group of Companies. It approaches corporate social responsibility from a holistic commitment framework targeting education; culture and sports; health and social welfare including environmental concerns; research; and manpower development.

Its Board of Trustees is composed of Dr. Lucio C. Tan (chairman), Harry C. Tan (vice chairman), Joaquin Bernas, SJ, Frank Chan, Shirley Chua, Emil Javier, Artemio V. Panganiban, Marixi R. Prieto, Carmen Tan, Tan Eng Chan, Tan Hui Bin, Mariano Tanenglian, Amando Tetangco and Cesar Virata. For details, please visit www.tanyankee.org.

Download a PDF copy of the press release here.