By Atty. Mikhail Lee L. Maxino, Dean, College of Law
The 77th year of the Silliman University College of Law bode well for the College. Enrollment is increasing; financial support to the law school and to the Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development has been encouraging; a philanthropist from Davao, Uy Ching Siong, donated in 2010 a building in memory of his wife, Anastacia Yu Cang-Uy, to accommodate the Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development, the law school’s moot court team was the national champion in the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Court Competition in 2010, and the runner-up in the same Moot Court Competition in 2011, the law school displayed impressive debut performance in the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in February 2012, the Purple Map, an academic publication of the Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Law Center, came out with its 2nd issue in February 2012, the SU Law Bar examinees achieved a 65% passing rate despite a low 31.95% national passing rate, the law school produced a bar topnotcher (6th place) in the 2011 bar examinations in the person of Ivan Maxino Bandal. Indeed, it is an exciting time for the College of Law.
