The Barrister
ABOUT
thebarrister, or The Barrister, is the official student publication of San Beda University-College of Law (SBU-COL). It has been producing magazines biannually and planners and literary folios, tagged as Red Ink, yearly.
Founded in 1971, the publication has been one of the main sources of the said institution of up-to-date university-wide and college-based events and relevant updates on the legal profession and local laws and jurisprudence, among others.
Over the years, thebarrister has been decked by several Bar examination topnotchers and prominent figures like Senator Leila de Lima and Sandiganbayan Justice Bernelito Fernandez, among others.
In 2020, Red Ink: Padagos was nominated as a finalist for the Best Student Organ (College Category) in the 42nd Catholic Mass Media Awards.
A leading student organization in SBU-COL, thebarrister has remained steadfast in performing its role of providing responsible campus journalism in service of the whole Bedan community despite the challenges the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic brings. From print, it has now migrated online and has continued its operations therein since the start of the pandemic. Its audience comprises mainly law students and lawyers.
Its office is situated in the corner beneath the stairs of the first floor of the hallowed St. Benedict’s Hall at San Beda University.
AWARDS
thebarrister has won an award in the Publications category at this year’s 20th Philippine Quill and 10th Philippine Student Quill Awards for the 2022 literary folio “Red Ink 2022: Fragments” last January 23, 2024.
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For concerns, news tips, and other information, you may email us at contact@sbuthebarrister.com and/or sbu.thebarrister2223@gmail.com.
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STAFF
GILDA FRANCESCA G. FLORES
Editor-in-Chief
REY DAVID A. GAYAS
Associate Editor
MICAH MARIE F. NAADAT
Managing Editor
JAIRA LOU V. BATANGAN
News Editor
CLARISSE MARQUEZ
Features Editor
ELLA MARIE MERCADO
Literary Editor
CINDY O. MONTEREY
Head of Photography
SOFIA ANREANA FRANCESCA G. VALERA
Creatives Director
ELIJAH CHRISTIANE M. FAJARDO
Social Media Manager
Writers
LOUISE ALEXANDRA DIA, ALYSSA CHRIZELLE N. MICLAT, GABRIELLE L. PANGAN, MILLIENE IANAH R. ROCAS, CARLO ALFONSO S. SALES, JANINE D. SOLIMAN, and ANELIZA T. TANGONAN
Photographers
SARAH ANGELA E. HERNANDEZ and RAYMOND EMMANUEL ARCADIUS C. MANNING
Illustrators/Layout Artists
SOFIA ANREANA FRANCESCA G. VALERA
Faculty Adviser
Atty. JOSEPH PHILIP T. ANDRES
LATEST ISSUE
Viri Honores – Vol. XLVII, Issue 2 – Publication Year 2022-2023