SLU Political Science Academic Society

24/09/2026

21/09/2026

𝗞𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗬𝗦𝗔𝗬𝗔𝗡 𝗦𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗢𝗗 𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗚𝗔 𝗡𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗢 𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗦 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗥

Limampu’t apat: ito ang bilang ng mga taon na lumipas mula nang ideklara ang tinaguriang “Martial Law” sa ilalim ni dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Sr. noong Setyembre 21, 1972, isang petsa na nananatiling isa sa mga hindi malilimutang yugto sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas.

Bawat isa ay may pangalan, pamilya, pangarap, at kuwentong hindi dapat kalimutan. Bawat isa ay kumakatawan sa isang buhay na naapektuhan ng karahasan at kawalang-katarungan.

Para sa ilan, ang panahon ng Martial Law ay iniuugnay sa tinatawag na “Golden Age.” Ngunit sa likod ng ganitong paglalarawan ay naroon ang mga Pilipinong nawalan ng trabaho, kalayaan, kinabukasan, at higit sa lahat: buhay. Sapagkat mahirap tawaging malaya ang isang lipunan kung ang kapangyarihan ng estado ay ginagamit upang patahimikin ang mga mamamayan.

Ayon sa mga paliwanag ng dating pangulo, kabilang sa mga dahilan ng pagdedeklara ng Martial Law ang pag-usbong at paglala ng tinatawag na “communist threats” mula sa Communist Party of the Philippines at New People’s Army, gayundin ang armadong kilusan ng Moro National Liberation Front. Binanggit din ang tumataas na karahasan sa mga lungsod, kabilang ang Plaza Miranda bombing at ang iniulat na tangkang pagpatay kay dating Defense Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile.

Sa ganitong katwiran, iniharap ang Martial Law bilang isang kinakailangang hakbang upang iligtas ang Republika at magtatag ng isang disiplinadong “New Society.”

Ngunit naging disiplinado, bago, at higit na mabuti nga ba ang kalagayan ng mga Pilipino? Hindi.

Hindi. Sapagkat ipinasara ang mga malalayang pahayagan o ‘di kaya pinangunahan ito ng mga awtoridad, kung kaya’t lubos na mahigpit ang daloy ng impormasyon. Ganap na kinontrol ng estado ang daloy ng impormasyon sa pamamagitan ng sapilitang pagsasara sa 7 istasyon ng telebisyon, 16 na pambansang pahayagan, at 292 na istasyon ng radyo sa bisa ng Letter of Instruction No. 1. Higit sa 400 na mamamahayag, editor, at publisher ang dinakip at ikinulong nang walang demanda upang patahimikin ang kritikal na pag-uulat. Sa kabila nito, sumibol ang "Mosquito Press" o ang mga lihim at alternatibong pahayagan na patuloy na nagbunyag sa katotohanan ukol sa korapsyon at paglabag sa karapatang pantao na siyang gumising sa damdamin ng mga Pilipino tungo sa EDSA People Power Revolution.

Hindi. Sapagkat libu-libong kalaban sa pulitika, mamamahayag, lider ng manggagawa, at aktibista ang madalas na nakakulong nang walang pormal na kaso o paglilitis. Mahigit 70,000 na Pilipino ang arbitraryong dinakip at ikinulong nang walang warrant o pormal na demanda. Ang malawakang pag-arestong ito ay hindi lamang sa mga armadong rebelyon kundi maging sa mga lider ng oposisyon, mga mamamahayag, lider-estudyante, unyonista, at manggagawa sa simbahan upang paralisahin ang anumang boses na kritikal sa rehimen.

Hindi. Sapagkat sa ilalim ng batas militar, matinding napinsala ang sektor ng paggawa dahil sa agresibong pag-atake sa mga karapatan ng mga manggagawa. Ipinagbawal ang mga welga kaya nawalan ang mga labor sector ng kapangyarihang humingi ng makatwirang sahod at benepisyo. Ito ay nagresulta sa pagbagsak ng mahigit 60% hanggang 70% ang tunay na halaga ng sahod sa mga manggagawa sa lungsod, habang talamak naman ang pagsasamantala sa pamamagitan ng kontraktwalisasyon.

Hindi. Sapagkat sistematikong ginamit ng mga pwersa ng estado ang pisikal, sikolohikal, at sexual na tortyur laban sa humigit-kumulang 34,000 hanggang 35,000 na dokumentadong biktima upang wasakin ang moralidad ng mga kritiko ng pamahalaan. Kabilang sa mga kasumpa-sumpang paraan ang "San Juanico Bridge" (pagpupwersa sa biktima na iunat ang katawan sa pagitan ng dalawang k**a), "Water Cure" (pagpasok ng maraming tubig sa tiyan bago ito sipain o dambahan), at pagdaloy ng kuryente sa mga sensitibong bahagi ng katawan.

Ang mga kababaihang detenido ay dumanas ng malawakang panggagahasa, pambubugbog, at pang-aabusong sexual, habang ang mga biktima ay nakaranas din ng matinding trauma sa isip sa pamamagitan ng solitary confinement, Russian roulette, at kunwaring pagbitay (sham executions). Ang malupit na karahasang ito ng estado ay opisyal na pinatunayan ng pamahalaan ng Pilipinas sa ilalim ng Republic Act No. 10368, kung saan ginamit ang nabawing nakaw na yaman ng mga Marcos mula sa Swiss bank upang bayaran ang pinsala sa libu-libong legal na kinilalang biktima.

Hindi. Sapagkat ang lubos na sentralisasyon ng kapangyarihan sa ehekutibo ang nag-alis sa mga pagsusuri at balanse (checks and balances) sa pamahalaan, na siyang direktang nagbunsod sa talamak na korapsyon at sa mapaminsalang paglobo ng utang ng bansa. Sa pamamagitan ng pagbuwag sa Kongreso, pagsuspinde sa halalan, at pagkontrol sa hudikatura, namuno si Ferdinand Marcos Sr. gamit ang mga dekreto, na nagpahintulot sa kaniyang pamilya at mga "crony" na docopolyo ang mga mahahalagang sektor ng ekonomiya at mangurakot ng bilyon-bilyong pondo ng bayan. Upang tustusan ang mga malalaking proyekto sa imprastraktura at itaguyod ang mga naluluging industriyang hawak ng mga crony, labis na umasa ang rehimen sa mga dayuhang pautang, kaya naman ang utang ng Pilipinas ay lalong sumabog mula $360 milyong dolyar noong 1962 patungong $28.3 bilyong dolyar noong 1986. Ang nakalalasong kumbinasyong ito ang nagbunsod ng matinding krisis sa ekonomiya na nagbaon sa bansa sa resesyon at naglaktaw sa milyun-milyong mamamayan sa matinding kahirapan sa loob ng maraming dekada.

Napakalayo at napakatagal ng naging paglalakbay ng mga Pilipino para sa karapatan at kalayaan—mula sa paglaban sa kolonisasyon hanggang sa paglaban sa diktadura. At sa ilalim ng paniniil, muling napatunayan ang isang bagay: May kapangyarihan ang kolektibong boses ng mamamayan.

Kaya ang Martial Law ay hindi dapat alalahanin lamang bilang isang petsa, isang pangalan, o isang yugto sa kasaysayan. Dapat itong alalahanin bilang paalala.
Paalala na ang kalayaan ay hindi dapat ipagwalang-bahala, kapangyarihan ay kailangang may pananagutan, at ang karapatang pantao ay hindi dapat isinasakripisyo sa ngalan ng “kaayusan.” At higit sa lahat, paalala na walang sinuman ang dapat ilagay sa ibabaw ng batas—No one is above the law!






✍️: 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘕. 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘺 (𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳, 𝘗𝘖𝘚𝘈𝘚 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵)

20/09/2026

𝗣𝗔𝗚𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗛𝗜𝗡, 𝗠𝗚𝗔 𝗞𝗔-𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗦𝗔𝗬: 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗘𝗫𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Pero nay aminin mo… nakapag-review ka na ba?

Dahil nalalapit na ang Preliminary Examination 2026-2027, o marahil narito na ang araw na ating pinakahihintay, nawa’y maging makabuluhan at matagumpay ang maging resulta nito.

Habang nagsisi-review mode ang mga aparatong panteknokohiya o mga kuwaderno, nangingitim ang mga mata sa dami ng binasa, at natataranta marahil sa dami ng kaping nainom. Masasabi nating iisa lamang ang sigaw ng ating puso’t isipan—mairaraos din ito!

Tandaan mga Ka-Polsay: Sa bawat katanungan, ugaliing basahin nang maigi, maglaan ng tama-at-eksaktong oras, at sagutin nang buong tiwala.🙌🏼

Marahil may mga tanong sa exam na susubok sa ating pasensya, ngunit huwag nating kalimutang huminga nang malalim; huwag hayaang ‘walang bitaw’ ang review sessions araw-araw.✨

Ngunit higit sa mga konsepto na gabi-gabing isinaulo, dalhin natin ang mga prinsipyong nagsisilbing liwanag sa atin bilang sining ng Agham pampulitika: Competence, Innovation, Compassion, Christian spirit, at Integrity.

Muli, pagbutihin mga ka-Polsay—para sa katotohanan, serbisyo, at komunidad. 💙

✍🏼: RSLA
🎨: Anne Martini M. Buenaventura (𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳, 𝘗𝘖𝘚𝘈𝘚 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴)

20/09/2026

𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗣 | 𝗦𝗟𝗨 𝗕𝗔 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗢 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧’𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 ✊

𝗢𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, BA Political Science students from Saint Louis University (SLU) stood alongside fellow youth leaders, advocates, student groups, and fellow organizations across Baguio City for the annual 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

The theme “𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗚𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘂𝗽 𝟮.𝟬!”, was implemented for gathering student participants throughout Baguio City to equip and teach them various youth-centered topics such as policy writing, legal literacy, public speaking, and campaign management, these workshops not only supplied the student’s knowledge of critical thinking but also fostered civic engagement beyond the school establishment to solidify the #𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 movement.

We must remember that we, the students, can contribute to the system not only in academic classes but through organizations that help foster civic and political engagement addressing systemic issues in our society. Through these workshops, the students learned that it is their responsibility to be servants of society and for the common good, and to progressively help Baguio in becoming safe and sound.

This event not only encapsulates the idea of promoting youth leadership but it also showed that us students can have an impact on society demonstrating both 𝗦𝗗𝗚 𝟰: 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and 𝗦𝗗𝗚 𝟭𝟲: 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

We students must be empowered by education and guided by justice.

✍: 𝘛𝘺𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘛. 𝘛𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘰𝘯 (𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳, 𝘗𝘖𝘚𝘈𝘚 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵)

20/09/2026

𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐋𝐄

Exam season is here, Ka-PolSay! ✨

Please be guided by the Departmental Preliminary Examination Schedule for the First Semester of AY 2026–2027. Refer to the posted schedules for your respective year level, examination time, course, block, and assigned room.

As we enter the preliminary examinations, may everyone come prepared, stay focused, and remember to take care of yourselves throughout the week.

𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐊𝐚-𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐒𝐚𝐲! 🤍

𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒂 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝑺𝒂𝒚, 𝑴𝒂𝒉𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒚!

19/09/2026

𝗕𝗔 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗟𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗟 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗘𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘

Nine students of the BA Political Science program of Saint Louis University participated in the Global Youth Association Model Conference (GYAMC), held at Cooyeesan Hotel Plaza and the DBP Training Complex in Baguio City from August 28 to 30, 2026.

The Global Youth Association Model Conference is a youth-led academic/professional conference that convenes young leaders, student delegates, and youth advocates from schools and organizations across the Cordillera and beyond.

The three-day simulation consisted of Committees of the United Nations and a Model Congress Committee on Social Justice and Human Rights. Accordingly, it provided young participants an avenue to apply their skills in debating, diplomacy, international relations, legislation, and human rights advocacy.

The students engaged in discussions with Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, Malaysian Ambassador to the Philippines Dato Abdul Castelino, and Congressman Brian Poe, gaining insights into leadership with ethical leadership, good governance, and genuine public service.

Notably, the students serving in the Model Congress Committee on Social Justice and Human Rights received Honorable Mention awards for their exemplary performance in the simulation’s legislative proceedings.

Through this, the Political Science program showcases its interest to engage in meaningful political discourse, develop their skills, and represent in youth-led platforms for diplomacy and public service.

Basta PolSay, mahusay!

✍️: 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘎. 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘥 (𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳, 𝘗𝘖𝘚𝘈𝘚 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵)

19/09/2026

𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗔 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗦𝗔𝗬, 𝗠𝗔𝗛𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗬: 𝗕𝗔 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘, 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗧 𝟲𝗧𝗛 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧

On August 15 and 16, 2026, students from the Bachelor of Arts in Political Science program of Saint Louis University (SLU) participated in the 6th Baguio Youth Parliament at the Sangguniang Panlungsod Session Hall, Baguio City Hall.

The Baguio Youth Parliament is an annual leadership and legislative training program that provides young people with an opportunity to experience the local legislative process firsthand. Throughout the program, participants take part in various stages of lawmaking, including committee deliberations, formal debates, amendments, and voting.

Putting their knowledge into practice, BA Political Science students Ivy Talania, Dhale Mark Dayao, Kryztal Careene Fontanoza, Mariel Jane Gonzales, Shiearleen Mae Roldan, and Byonce Allaga, representing the Committee on Governance, secured Second Place for their proposed ordinance with the short title, “Baguio Youth Policy Continuity Framework (BYPCF) Ordinance.”

Meanwhile, BA Political Science students Trisha Karylle Bugayong, JR Dumlao, Hannah Stephanie Sin, Laarnie Francine Bitaga, Raphael Sebastianne Asprec, Justin Lloyd Labandilo, and Germalyn Milanie Refuerzo, representing the Committee on Active Citizenship, received the special awards for Best Parliamentarians and Best Speakers.

Also participating in the event were John Benedict Reyes, Alexia Mae Caguioa, Josiah Jeshua Bruno, Julienne Narag, Kale Tara Gabrielle Gavino, and Princess Aneliese Catubay, representing the Committee on Agriculture; and Karla Santos, Nuel Edward Coloma, and Constance Marithe Ramos, representing the Committee on Global Mobility.

Through their participation, the BA Political Science students demonstrated the program’s commitment to developing young leaders equipped with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to engage meaningfully in public governance and legislative processes.

Basta PolSay, mahusay!

✍️: 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘊. 𝘙𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 (𝘗𝘖𝘚𝘈𝘚 𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴)

17/09/2026

𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟳 | 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗛

Every September 17, the Church remembers 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲, a Jesuit priest, theologian, cardinal, and archbishop. He dedicated his life to studying, teaching, and defending the Catholic faith and doctrine. Through his knowledge and service, he became an important figure in the Church during the Counter-Reformation. Because of his significant contributions to Catholic theology and teaching, he was proclaimed a 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 by Pope Pius XI in 1931.

His journey in faith also crossed paths with our patron saint, 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗮𝗴𝗮, another dedicated Jesuit. In fact, Bellarmine served as one of Aloysius’ spiritual guides and helped him grow in his faith and religious life. Although they served God in different ways, both showed a deep commitment to faith, learning, and service.

Apart from his work in guiding others in their faith, he also developed important ideas about political authority. He opposed absolute monarchy, believing that kings did not have unlimited power simply because they claimed to rule by divine right. He taught that 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝘄, 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱. Besides this, he recognized monarchy, aristocracy, and popular government as legitimate forms of government when they serve the common good. He also distinguished the role of Church and state, that civil governments possess legitimate political authority, while the Pope’s primary authority is spiritual. Since, rulers are subject to law and morality—for him unjust or tyrannical rulers could, under certain circumstances, be resisted or removed.

As students, may Saint Robert Bellarmine inspire us to seek truth through study, think carefully before accepting information, and use our knowledge responsibly. In a world where misinformation and conflicting opinions can easily spread, his example reminds us of the importance of listening, understanding different perspectives, and thinking critically before forming our own conclusions.

Beyond his influence on students today, he is honored as the patron saint of canon lawyers, catechists, and catechumens.

As we celebrate his feast, may his example challenge us to look beyond simply knowing the right answers. May we seek truth with humility, respect others even when we disagree, and remain open to learning from different perspectives.

In our own way, may we follow Bellarmine’s example by using what we learn to strengthen ourselves, help others, and make a positive difference in our community.

𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀.






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