By Cyrus A. Natividad

CPU 4th year Law student John Michael Suelo is National President of the Association of Law Students of the Philippines. 

John Michael A. Suelo, 4th year Juris Doctor Student of Central Philippine University was elected National President of the Association of Law Students of the Philippines, Inc. (ALSP) during the 30th  National Convention held last July 4-7 at the Century Park Hotel, Pasay City.

Suelo also received the Leadership Award, and Community Service Award during the Awards Night for the 2019 Top Law Students of the Philippines. “I am humbled to be elected with overwhelming majority votes from Law Schools all over the Philippines”, he said.

In a message to his fellow Filipino law students, Suelo said “It was more of God’s Divine intervention. I didn’t know what I did to deserve this but with the full trust and confidence of all the law students of the Philippines, we will continue reaching greater heights in upholding our mission to contribute to the improvement of legal education in the Philippines.”

As National ALSP President, Suelo aims to instill a sense of social awareness among Filipino Law Students, particularly with regard to social justice and to cultivate a spirit of cordiality and camaraderie in its network.

The Association of Law Students of the Philippines, Inc. (ALSP) is the biggest national network of law students in the Philippines with over seventy (70) member law schools all over the country including Central Philippine University. ALSP is officially recognized by the Supreme Court of the Philippines as the student counterpart of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP).

Suelo is the First Ilonggo and First Centralian to be elected National President of ALSP.