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.

GET CONNECTED WITH US

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