By: Atty. Karissa Tolentino A School is every student’s second home. It is a place where they get to meet new friends and acquaintances. It is a place where they meet their teachers, who are their second parents while they are away from home. Ultimately, a School is where students are taught to read, write and count. It is a place where they are taught of many things: from Science and Mathematics, to English and Filipino. It is also a place where they are taught of Filipino values like patriotism and nationalism, to name a few. A School is a place where students get to learn some of the lessons they need to bring with them when they grow old. A School must then be a friendly zone where our children are safe while they are away from their parents. But are schools still safe for our children now? A Almost every day, a lot of elementary and secondary students are being bullied by their fellow students at the school premises, and most of them are silent about this. They are afrai
Volunteers of the Salonga Center were declared best mooters in the 6th National IHL Moot Court Competition held in Manila last November 17-19, 2010. Milmon Bryce Tenorio bagged the Best Mooter Award in the General Rounds, while co-oralist Micah Dagaerag was declared Best Mooter in the Final Round. Representing the SU College of Law, Dagaerag and Tenorio successfully defended their positions which qualified them for the semi-finals and ultimately in the final round where they grabbed the championship trophy against the University of the Philippines, Diliman. The competition was participated by 14 law schools in the country namely: Ateneo de Davao University, Ateneo de Manila University, Far Eastern University, Lyceum of the Philippines University, San Beda College, St. Louis University, Silliman University, Southwestern University, University of Batangas, University of Cebu, the University of the Philippines-Diliman, University of St. La Salle, University of San Carlos and Xavier Uni