Wit ith h th the e fu full ll supp support of Dea ean n Leo eon nen an and d th the e Su Sup pre rem me Cou ourt rt Library Lib rary staff under under Dir Directo ectorr Milag ilagros ros Santo Santos-O s-Ong, ng, the process of dig digitizi itizing ng almost almo st a hun hundred dred year years' s' wo worth rth of JOURN JOURNAL AL articles articl es has beg begun. un. The These se will eventuall even tually y be featu featured red in the Su Suprem preme e Co Court urt E-L E-Libra ibrary ry and mad made e acce accessib ssible le LAw JOURNAL in th the e UP Co Colle llege ge of La Law w thr throu ough gh an of offic ficial ial PHILI PHILIPP PPIN INE E Website, a project also initiated by this Board. It is a dream come true, and I recalll the frus recal frustratio tration n of gath gatherin ering g imp impossi ossible ble seve seven-fi n-figur gure e dig digitiza itization tion quotes quotes with wi th Ch Chair air Agu guirr irre e in 20 2004 04,, un until til Ch Chair air Tan Tan sp spok oke e to Ju Justi stice ce Ca Carp rpio io..
Osc scar ar Fr Fran ank kli lin n Tan outl tlin ined ed one tr tran ansc scen ende dent ntal al VIS ISIo Ion n as th the e JOUR JO URNA NAL'S L'S90t 90th h An Anniv niversar ersary y Ch Chair: air: "to mak make e the JO JOUR URNA NAL Leve even n mo more re rele re leva vant nt an and d ef effe fect ctiv ive e in th the e ye year arss to co com me. e."2 "24 4 He ci cite ted d "t "the he ne need ed to ke keep ep ties wit with tra tradi ditio tion, n, an and d th the e ne need ed to in inno nova vate te fo forr th the e ins instit tituti ution on's 's gr grow owth. th."2 "25 5 Five Fi ve years years later, later, at its fi firs rstt di dinn nner er mee eetin ting, g, th this is Boa oard rd as aspi pire ress to ta take ke th the e same JOU JOURNA RNAL tLo ev to even en greater greater he heig ights hts an and d fu fulfi lfill ll each each of its th three ree rol roles. es. We We resolve reso lve not to be con content tent with merely merely releasin releasing g four four issues (though (though this is in itself its elf a for formi mida dable ble ch chall allen enge ge and the ba barr is to rel releas ease e issues issues sho showc wcasi asing ng the next ne xt Ire Irene ne Co Corte rtes, s, Jose Jose B. B.L L. Re Reyes yes or An Anton tonio io Ca Carpio rpio).26 ).26W We hop hope e to serv serve e as catalysts catalysts of chan change, ge, to be worthy worthy of answ answerin ering g the clari clarion on call to bec becom ome e nott on no only ly legal legal theo theoret retici ician anss bu butt als also o to torch rchbe beare arers rs of ju justi stice, ce, and and no nott on only ly legall tech lega technicia nicians ns but also trailb trailblaze lazers rs in every hum human an end endeavo eavorr .27 When
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