Association of Law Students of the Philippines Briefed on PH-SG Relations

Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph Del Mar Yap and Consul General Victorio Mario M. Dimagiba Jr. pose for a photo with the members of the Association of Law Students of the Philippines (ALSP). (Singapore PE photo)

SINGAPORE 06 July 2018 – The Philippine Embassy in Singapore received on 22 June 2018 a delegation of 30 from the Association of Law Students of the Philippines (ALSP), who were in Singapore for the ASEAN Legal Camp from 22 to 25 June 2018.

Ambassador to Singapore Joseph Del Mar Yap interacted with the students, while the officers of the Embassy provided a briefing prior to the Ambassador’s arrival.

Consul General Victorio Mario M. Dimagiba Jr. gave his opening remarks, followed by a joint presentation by Consuls Gonaranao B. Musor and J. Anthony A. Reyes on Philippine-Singapore bilateral relations and the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations.

ALSP aims to contribute to the improvement of legal education in the Philippines by providing venues for academic cooperation and coordination with law students from other countries, and instilling a sense of social awareness and public responsibility among its members.

The organization is also recognized by the Supreme Court as the student counterpart of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.

This is the pioneering batch of delegates for the ASEAN Legal Camp, where 17 law schools from Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, and Metro Manila were represented, including the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, San Beda University, and University of Santo Tomas.

The event also enabled the students to visit Singapore’s Supreme Court, the National University of Singapore, and private law firm Sidley Austin LLP, through the assistance of Filipina lawyer Atty. Gmeleen Tomboc. END

Consuls Gonaranao B. Musor and J. Anthony A. Reyes gave a joint briefing on Philippine-Singapore relations and ASEAN to ALSP members. (Singapore PE photo)

For more information, visit www.singaporepe.dfa.gov.ph / www.philippine-embassy.org.sg or https://www.facebook.com/PHinSingapore.