SAN PABLO CITY (PIA) --- Members of San Pablo Bar Association led by its president, Atty. Hizon A. Arago recently attended the 13thNational Convention of Lawyers, under the auspices of the Intergrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), in Subic, Zambales.
The four-day gathering, with this year’s theme, “IBP, Living up to the standards of integrity and competence in the Legal Profession” had as keynote speaker, Vice-President Jejomar Binay.
VP Binay underscored the significant roles lawyers play in building a just and human society. He mentioned that lawyers are agents of change with paramount influence to protect the poor and the powerless from those who break the law with impunity.
Highlights of the convention included the main address of Chief Justice Renato C. Corona to the delegates extolling the relentless efforts of IBP “to upgrade the professional standards of the legal profession and wield the law as an instrument for the protection of rights and liberties.
The convention incorporated lectures on various fields of law credited as full compliance with the prescribed requirement under the Rule of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education.
An unprecedented volume of lawyers from all over the country numbering more than 3,000 signed in as delegates to discover and learn the latest Supreme Court issuances, laws, jurisprudence, trial techniques and other skills in legal advocacies.
Atty. Arago said that their attendance and participation in the convention significantly broadened their perspective and skill as lawyers. (CPG/PIa-Laguna with reports from Seven Lakes Press Corps.)
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