The Parliament

The Parliament The Parliament is the official debate and moot court organization of the USA College of Law. Dโ€™Cunha
Deputy Prime Minister: Marco Giorgione A. Javier
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As the official debate and moot court organization of the USA College of Law, the Parliament and its teams represent our proud university in national, regional, and international moot court competitions. The Parliament Executive Board A.Y. 2024-2025
Prime Minister: Ancel P. Dava
DPM for Training: Isaiah Daniel O. for Training: Glyngie Erika S. Basilan
DPM for Administration: Gabriel Jesse A. Dumap

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Asst. for Administration: Jonathan D. Ligacion
DPM for Finance: Honey Reeza Grace G. Tam
Asst. for Finance: Carla Faith M. Aquino
DPM for Public Relations: Abegael S. Caoyonan
Asst. for Public Relations: Rogely S. Tendencia

The Parliament proudly congratulates its members from Batch Talaghay for reaching remarkable milestones in their legal e...
04/06/2026

The Parliament proudly congratulates its members from Batch Talaghay for reaching remarkable milestones in their legal education.

In todayโ€™s Baccalaureate Ceremony, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐—ผ was recognized as the ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป for her dedication and outstanding academic performance.

The Parliament members of the Batch was also recognized for representing the College of Law in prestigious competitions, including the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, the Price Media Law Moot Court Competition, the International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition, and the Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition.

To The Parliament members of Class 2026, your journey stands as a testament to perseverance and excellence. You brought honor to the College, inspired future generations of mooters, and strengthened the organizationโ€™s tradition of competitive excellence.

The Parliament celebrates all that you have accomplished. Bulahan kamo!

The ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐š๐ง ๐€๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง โ€“ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ (๐‚๐Ž๐‹) ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ก๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‰๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ paid a courtesy call today with the ...
23/04/2026

The ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐š๐ง ๐€๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง โ€“ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ (๐‚๐Ž๐‹) ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ก๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‰๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ paid a courtesy call today with the ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐…๐ซ. ๐€๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ณ๐จ๐ง, ๐Ž๐’๐€, ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐Ž๐‹ ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐‰๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข ๐๐ž๐ง๐ฃ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ ๐”. ๐“๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ.

This comes on the heels of their recent distinctions, with the ๐‰๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž 2026 ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ ๐‚. ๐‰๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ ๐Œ๐จ๐จ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ€“ ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž & ๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ, held in Washington, D.C., and the ๐๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐›๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฌ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž 2026 ๐๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐š ๐‹๐š๐ฐ ๐Œ๐จ๐จ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ€“ ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ, held at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

As this moot season draws to a close, The Parliament expresses its deepest appreciation for the continued support of the COL and the University. We look forward to building on this momentum and continuing the institutionโ€™s proud legacy of excellence in international advocacy.

Bulahan!


The ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐š๐ง ๐€๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง โ€“ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ก๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ proudly emerged as ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐Œ๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐ during the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐๐ซ๐ข๐œ...
17/04/2026

The ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐š๐ง ๐€๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง โ€“ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ก๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ proudly emerged as ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐Œ๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐ during the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐š ๐‹๐š๐ฐ ๐Œ๐จ๐จ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ€“ ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘โ€“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐จ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐ฑ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐.

This victory marks a ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐œ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ for the University, securing its first-ever championship at the global stage and affirming its place among the worldโ€™s leading advocates in media and human rights law.

Demonstrating mastery of international media law, the USA Law Price Team delivered an outstanding performance throughout the competition. The team concluded the preliminary rounds with a flawless record of ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ŸŽ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ, successfully advancing into the advanced rounds of the competition. In the octofinals, they competed against a team from Jordan, followed by a strong showing in the quarterfinals against a team from the United States. The team then secured a hard-fought victory in the semifinals against the University of Oxford. In the championship round, they faced Osgoode Hall Law School from Canada, ultimately prevailing to claim the title.

In addition, ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐จ ๐†๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฏ๐š was recognized as the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ, marking a distinguished individual achievement alongside the teamโ€™s landmark performance. This follows after being awarded as the ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ฌ๐ข๐š ๐๐š๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ held on ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿโ€“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.

The Parliament extends its highest commendation to the ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ก๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ for their excellence and discipline, as they continue to uphold the institutionโ€™s proud tradition of distinction on the international stage. Bulahan!


The ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป โ€“ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐—๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ proudly emerged as ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ at the ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ...
05/04/2026

The ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป โ€“ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐—๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ proudly emerged as ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ at the ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—–. ๐—๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ & ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€, held in ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐——.๐—–. on March 29 to April 4, 2026.

Competing against the worldโ€™s top law schools, the teamโ€™s advancement to the Octofinal Round sets a new record for the institution, showcasing excellence and distinction on the global stage.

Furthermore, a special commendation was given to ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—œ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ต ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, who achieved the highly coveted ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ. ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ having been recognized as the ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ, this follows his recent achievement as Top 1 Best Oralist in the Preliminary Rounds and Best Oralist in the Championship Round in the 2026 DivinaLaw-UST Philippine Jessup Cup.

The Parliament extends its warmest congratulations to the Jessup Bulahan Team as they continue to bring pride and honor to the institution and uphold its enduring tradition of excellence in mooting. Bulahan!


Photos from the 8th Dean Emeritus Cesar Tirol Memorial Debate Cup.Thank you, USA Law Publications!
30/03/2026

Photos from the 8th Dean Emeritus Cesar Tirol Memorial Debate Cup.

Thank you, USA Law Publications!

We proudly congratulate ๐—๐—— ๐Ÿญ๐—” for emerging as ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป of the 8th Dean Emeritus Cesar Tirol Memorial Debate Cup. Your br...
29/03/2026

We proudly congratulate ๐—๐—— ๐Ÿญ๐—” for emerging as ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป of the 8th Dean Emeritus Cesar Tirol Memorial Debate Cup. Your brilliance and unwavering resolve in the face of intense competition have earned you the title.

We also extend our heartfelt congratulations to the debaters recognized as Best Debaters and Best Speakers in the Preliminary Rounds:

๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€:
1st - Fritzen Rose C. Corros
2nd - Erika Suzette J. Alberto
3rd - Mary Rose S. Cadungog and Adrian Kyle C. Zulueta
5th - John Zymon Ecol

๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€:
1st - Fritzen Rose C. Corros
2nd - Rayan Barodi
3rd - Adrian Kyle C. Zulueta
4th - Fritz Carlisle Alabado
5th - John Zymon Ecol

Congratulations as well to Fritzen Rose C. Corros who was awarded as ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ and Adrian Kyle C. Zulueta as ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ. You have truly embodied the spirit of debate at its highest level.

The Parliament expresses its deepest gratitude to our dedicated organizing committee whose hard work made this event possible; to the College of Law Dean, Atty. Jose Mari Benjamin Francisco U. Tirol and the Heirs of Dean Emeritus Cesar Tirol; to our advisers, Atty. Anfred P. Panes and Hon. Elijo Sharon Herrera-Bellones; to the esteemed alumni of The Parliament who served as judges; and to our partner organization, the USA Law Publication.

With passion ignited and voices heard, we celebrate not just victory, but the enduring power of discourse.


The stage is set for the final clash.Rising above the heat and proving their mettle, two teams, JD 1-A and JD 1-C, will ...
29/03/2026

The stage is set for the final clash.

Rising above the heat and proving their mettle, two teams, JD 1-A and JD 1-C, will advance to the Championship Round of the 8th Dean Emeritus Cesar Tirol Memorial Debate Cup.

One last battle. One ultimate victor. Witness the fire as the bests face off at this yearโ€™s Tirol Cup Championship Round.


Registration is now ongoing for the 8th Dean Emeritus Cesar Tirol Memorial Debate Cup at the 7th Floor of the CPMT Build...
28/03/2026

Registration is now ongoing for the 8th Dean Emeritus Cesar Tirol Memorial Debate Cup at the 7th Floor of the CPMT Building.

Step forward, take your place, and be part of the clash of ideas. For those who seek the thrill beyond the podium, we invite you to witness the passion, the fire, and the battle of minds unfold.

Be there. The debate begins.


๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ผ!The flames are at their peak, and the stage is set. Tomorrow, voices will clash, minds will ignite, and on...
28/03/2026

๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ผ!

The flames are at their peak, and the stage is set.

Tomorrow, voices will clash, minds will ignite, and only the fiercest will rise above the heat at the 8th Dean Emeritus Cesar Tirol Memorial Debate Cup.

This is your moment. Step into the fire.

๐—ง๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ผ!The fire is building, and the podium awaits those ready to speak with conviction. The 8th Dean Emeritus C...
27/03/2026

๐—ง๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ผ!

The fire is building, and the podium awaits those ready to speak with conviction. The 8th Dean Emeritus Cesar Tirol Memorial Debate Cup draws near, where passion meets precision and every word carries weight.

Stand firm. Speak boldly. The heat is rising.

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