Archives for 2026

Our subjects on the last, or fourth, Sunday were POLITICAL LAW, INTERNATIONAL LAW, CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES. Before we were required or told to get our test notebooks, I saw the candidate in front of me holding a ¼ piece of bond paper and memorizing its contents. When he went to get his test notebook […]

I was invited by Col. Solud to ride with him after office hours to my review class, which was along his way to Pasay via Sta. Mesa Street and Nagtahan Bridge. I used to drop off at the corner of Legarda Street and Sta. Mesa Street, which was still a good, around 1000 meters to […]

The much-dreaded and publicized sickness of “Asian Flu” caused Pat and all our four small children to get sick of high fever! All throughout Saturday and Saturday night, I had to attend to them, giving them medicine and lots of water to drink. I wasn’t able to sleep a wink the whole night, watching and […]

When I woke up on the first Sunday of our Bar Exam, I told Pat that I had taken the Bar Exam in my dream and that I was not able to answer a question on adoption. I took the Civil Procedure book and read about adoption before I left for the Normal School. After […]

After reviewing for a while, somebody tapped my shoulder, saying: “What are you doing here, Joe?” I looked around and saw our Chaplain, Capt. Jose Bozor, smiling. I said: “Reviewing for the Bar, Father.” “Come here,” he said, beckoning me toward the altar. We entered his office. Handing me a key, he said: “This key […]

As I knelt at the altar, I said: “Lord, if you will make me a lawyer, I will use my profession to help the poor, the needy, the oppressed, and those who cannot afford to hire a lawyer.” Amen. JBS