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A LECTURE ON ELECTION LAWS AND GUIDELINES “The effort of the government alone will never be enough. In the end, the people must choose and the people must help themselves.” These were the eternal words of the former U.S. President John F. Kennedy in his address at a White House Reception for the members of Congress and for the Diplomatic Corps of the Latin American Republics on March 13, 1961. The Philippines is a democratic-republic country with a presidential form of government, wherein power is equally divided among its three (3) branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judiciary, which also means that the members of the legislative branch and the President and the Vice President of the executive branch are elected by the electorate—the Filipino people in a procedure referred to as voting and the exercise of which is called suffrage. Common and relevant as the concept of suffrage…

  “If I could also teach people to be grateful, we could have an amazing world where negativity could not grow and foster, and children wouldhave a smile on their face.” (Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray, Miss Universe 2018) Last December 14th,2018, the Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development (Salonga Center)—with its director, Atty. Mikhail Lee Maxino, its staff, and volunteers from the Silliman University College of Law and Foundation University College of Law and Jurisprudence—expressed its gratefulness for all the blessings it has received all throughout the year by sharing the same with the children of the Amador Dagudag Memorial School Day Care Center as part of its annual Christmas Gift-Giving Program. The fun-filled morning started with a stretching activity to energize the children and the participating Salonga volunteers. Thereafter, the Salonga volunteers introduced themselves individually, followed by the children introducing themselves. They then played various games…

The Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development (Salonga Center) was off to a great start as it had its Grand Orientation for its new recruits last July 6^th, 2017 at the Justice Venancio D. Aldecoa, Jr. Moot Court, College of Law, Silliman University. The orientation was organized by the Sophomore law students/volunteers of the College of Law of Silliman University.