Six lawyers from the Judiciary recently completed the Training Program for Young Leaders-Legal and Judicial System Development Program for 2009 sponsored by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Tokyo, Japan.
Seen as potential young leaders, Atty. Marie Grace Mappala (Office of Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno), Atty. Evangeline Co (Office of Justice Arturo D. Brion), Atty. Rodel Hernandez (Philippine Judicial Academy), Atty. Richard Pascual (Judicial and Bar Council), Atty. Melody Chan (Court of Appeals), and Atty. Alfred Manzano (RTC Nueva Vizcaya) were among the 16 Filipino lawyers who took the specialized legal training there. For 18 days, the lawyers also studied the development and framework of the Japanese Legal System.
The other lawyers who participated in the Program are Atty. Jeanie Rose Bacong (Senate); Atty. Ralph Michael Cataquiz (Quezon City Prosecutors Office); Atty. Rosalie Cumla (Office of the Chief State Counsel); Atty. Apryll Dumas (House of Representatives); Atty. Fretti Ganchoon (Office of the Chief State Counsel); Atty. Xerxes Garcia (Department of Justice-National Prosecution Office; Atty. Sharon Millan-Decano (Office of the Solicitor General); Atty. Charina Ramos (Bataan District Public Attorneys Office); Atty. Sharon Rose Saracin-Galgo (Tagum City Office of the City Prosecutor); and, Atty. Reginald Tongol (House of Representatives).
The Filipino lawyer-delegates engaged in knowledge- sharing workshops and lively discussions with their Japanese lecturers and legal counterparts. They discussed the salient similarities and differences between the two countries’ legal systems. They likewise engaged in the joie de vivre of Tokyo living and imbibed the richness of Japanese culture.
The participating Filipino lawyers, taking on the opportunity and the challenge to represent the Philippine legal community in Japan, visited several government offices including the Supreme Court of Japan, the Ministry of Justice, the Research and Training Institute, the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Daini Tokyo Bar Association, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, the Tokyo Office of Japan Legal Support, Waseda University, Waseda University Legal Clinic, and the National Diet. They also presented, for the benefit of their Japanese legal counterparts, a report of the functions and responsibilities of their respective offices as well as a Program Report of lessons learned from the Japan experience.
The Program is an enhancement of the Youth Invitation Program (formerly the ASEAN-Japan Friendship Programme for the 21st Century) which began in 1984 and for more than 20 years, had served as a significant venue for cultural exchange and the promotion of friendship and mutual trust between Japan and the ASEAN countries.
http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/publications/benchmark/2010/031015.php
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