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1 July to December 2017 Volume VI Issue no. 2 Dean Sta. Maria of FEU Delivers Professorial Lecture on Liberty and Prosperity F EU Institute of Law hosted another public lecture on September 26, 2017 with its new Dean, Atty. Melencio Sta. Maria, FLP’s recently appointed Holder of the Chief Justice Panganiban Professorial Chairs program. Discussing in detail his paper titled “Human Rights, Politics, International Law and Trade Arrangement and Economic Prosperity: A Reading of the Philippine Situation”, Dean Sta. Maria focused on provisions of the Philippine Constitution vis-à-vis several tenets of international law that demonstrate how the government’s commitment to economic prosperity is equally important as human rights. Investing in human capital, according to the Dean, necessitates safeguarding the basic human rights of the people, as well as their right to work, right to adequate food and good health, right to housing, and right to education, among others. He argued that at the international stage, the Philippines is constantly under scrutiny, hence the government must think twice before its reputation is ruined. Reactions were offered by Ateneo School of Government Dean Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD, University of San Carlos School of Law and Governance Dean Joan S. Largo, and Ateneo Human Rights Center Executive Director, Atty. Ray Paolo J. Santiago. Discussions focused on the need to lawfully manage institutions that will propel the country’s economy to bridge the roles of economists and lawyers as well as on how economic stability is hinged on socio-political stability. • www.libpros.com Dean Mel Sta. Maria of FEU, widely known for his regular radio program “Relasyon” (News5), tweets about his upcoming professorial lecture as one of the newly-appointed holders of FLP’s Professorial Chairs on Liberty and Prosperity (image available from: https://twitter.com/attymeltweet/status/910161223777263617) CONTENTS Featured Executive Summaries . (of 2016-2017 Scholarship Awardees’ Essays ...... 2 Ongoing Program and Projects ........................... 7 Recent Developments in 2017, . Future Plans and Direction ............................... 10 Assets and Financial Position ............................ 11 (Thank You, Mr. Sycip ......................................... 12 Subscribe to our Online Newsletter : The Official Publication of the Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity
