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The Philippine Law School (PLS), founded in 1915, is a law school in the Philippines.It formerly served as the college of law of National University.. It has produced lawyers such as Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia, a member of the class of 1923 [1] who placed 8th in the Bar Examinations with a rating of 86.60%.
A short time later, Jhocson Sr. collaborated with attorneys Simeon C. Lacson and Ricardo C. Lacson and established the Philippine Law School. [2] From Colegio Mercantil, the Board of Trustees changed the name of the institution to National Academy in 1916. Due to continuous growth of the academy, liberal arts courses were offered.
Arsenio Hilario Sison Lacson Sr. (December 26, 1912 – April 15, 1962) was a Filipino lawyer, journalist and politician who gained widespread attention as 1st to be elected and 15th Mayor of Manila from 1952 to 1962.
Law LL.B. President of the Ateneo de Manila University (1984–1993), Dean Emeritus of Ateneo Law School (1972–1976, 2000–2004), faculty at the Ateneo Law School (since 1966) [36] Hyacinth Gabriel Connon, F.S.C. 1961 SAS Ph.D. honoris causa: President of the De La Salle University (1950–1959, 1966–1978) [20] Emanuel de Guzman: 2001 SOSS
Legal education in the Philippines is developed and offered by Philippine law schools, supervised by the Legal Education Board.Previously, the Commission on Higher Education supervises the legal education in the Philippines but was replaced by the Legal Education Board since 1993 after the enactment of Republic Act No. 7662 or the Legal Education Reform Act of 1993.
The site where the PLM campus at Intramuros is situated used to be occupied by the Colegio de Manila (also known as Colegio Seminario de San Ignacio, Colegio Máximo de San Ignacio and, later, Universidad de San Ignacio; the first royal and pontifical university in the Philippines and in Asia), which was the first school in the Philippines.
JBLFMU Administrative Building in Molo. The John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University was founded by Capt. Juan Bautista Lacson, a distinguished Filipino sea captain who is of the prominent Lacson family, graduated from Philippine Nautical School (presently the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy) class of 1920, a talented and hard working master mariner in his time.
It was likewise the country's top performing law school, with a passing rate of 89.73%, in the 2015 bar exams. [26] Since 2019, UP Law is ranked 251-300 in the QS World University Rankings among all law schools in the world. [27] It is the sole Philippine law school in the list.