VILLANUEVA, MARK ANTHONY

LLB 1 1D1
Seminar 1 3-4pm

Exercise I

Man-made Laws are inspired

and based in our Gods
Commandment specifically
the 5th to 10th
Commandments of Gods.
Gods Commandment, Law for
man in the relation with
neighbors and other man.

The virtue of Wisdom. Virtue

of Wisdom are not given to
all, its a gift from God. Not
all, able to understand the
true intention of the Laws,
not all able to comprehend
the reasons of the Laws.

All the deeds we do, for our

neighbors are deeds we do for
our God. What we do to others,
are exactly what we do with our
God.
VILLANUEVA, MARK ANTHONY
LLB 1 1D1
Seminar 1 3-4pm

Exercise I

Other law books references in

comparisons of the existing in
framing new. Reference of
existing and weak law, and make
them firm.

History, Philosophy,
Logic, Language (Latin)
are few subjects not
related to Law, but it
may inspired, in framing
the latter.

Knowledge, service, mission is just

the few of the Lawyers attitude;
oath to do.

Knowledge - sharing, interpreting

the Law in the most laymans
form, for other to understand.

Service - are serving people, who

needs to defend and not able to
pay. There is saying those who
are less in life, should have more
in Laws

Mission - is to prevail the Truth.

Thats the only mission of all
Lawyers in defending their clients.
VILLANUEVA, MARK ANTHONY
LLB 1 1D1
Seminar 1 3-4pm

Exercise 2

2. Prepare a list of BAR-related books you are "to read for retention and recall" this semester.

Bar-related Law Books for this Semestral June to November 2016

Revised Penal Code

Civil Code of the Philippines
1987 Philippine Constitution

3. Make an outline of your strategy of reading and studying, your notemaking and review
strategies.

Strategy / Outline in notemaking and review strategies

I Article Number. (brief context)
I-Precedent/Relevant Case supporting the above article.

Example.

FAMILY CODE:

Article 1 Marriage is a Special Contract.

ex. Pugeda vs Trias (Testimony by one of the parties to the marriage, or by one of the witnesses to the marriage,
has been held to be admissible to prove the fact of marriage. The person who officiated at the solemnization is also
competent to testify as an eyewitness to the fact of marriage.)

Article 2 Marriage, essential requisite

* must be male and female at legal capacity,
* consent freely given in the present of solemnizing officer

Article 3 Marriage, formal requisite

* authority of the solemnizing officer
ex. Navarro vs Domagtoy (where Judge Domagtoy solemnizes a marriage outside his courts jurisdiction, there was a
resultant irregularity in the formal requisite laid down in Article 3 of the Family Code which while it may not affect the validity of the
marriage, may subject the officiating official to administrative liability.)

* a valid(up to 120 days) marriage license

ex. Carino vs Carino (Marriage of deceased Santiago Nicdao to Susan (1st marriage) and Susan Yee (2nd marriage)
are void ab initio, due to lack of formal requisite marriage license; as for the 2 nd marriage, it wass likewise void ab initio due
to violation of Art 40, subsequent marriage without final judgement is void ab initio)

* marriage ceremony
ex. Morigo vs People (Morigo and Lucias marriage was void ab initio due to the lack of formal requisite, marriage
ceremony; they contract marriage by just signing marriage certificate and without marriage ceremony.)

Article 4 - marriage, absent of any of the essential and formal requisite shall render void ab initio
- a defect on essential requisites shall render marriage voidable.
- irregularities of formal requisites shall not affect the validity of marriage, party or parties responsible for
irregularity may shall be civilly, criminally and administratively liable

Article 5 any male or female of the age of 18 upward not under any of the impediments art. 37 or 38 may contract
marriage.
VILLANUEVA, MARK ANTHONY
LLB 1 1D1
Seminar 1 3-4pm

Exercise 3

Head realistic, able to understand each and every articles, provisions of my Bar subjects this
Semester.

Heart I love studying law because, I able to understand/comprehend them even I am not a
graduate of Pre-Law course. SSC-R is my home, from High School (1992-1996) to College of BS-
Computer Science 1996-2000. I tried to apply to other schools, but my fate telling me to finish the
Law School in SSC-R, which I belong, my HOME!

Tools/Materials Before enrolling in law school, I prepare myself, how to endure and to love
readings. I use the technology of the TTS or Text-to-Speech, which, someone with natural voice of
human, less robotics, reads me words by words. It increases my comprehension, it saves time, ink,
papers in reading cases. It helped me a lot in my studying of Law.

Strength I able to use my knowledge of being Computer Science graduate. I able to apply my skills
in making my work easily, especially in locating cases, how to get it, in much shorter time. Time in
Law school are so precious, I able to apply my strength to maximize it.

Accompaniment Library is very helpful to me since day one. I just wish that, the library able to lend
Law books to the students for at least 30 days. I scanned my books and read it with the help of TTS
for me to comprehend easily and save times.

Service I am graduate of Computer Science, and I intend to study the Law in order to integrate my
depth computer technical skills with the knowledge of the Law. Our society, frontier to the future
that requires my skills set, and with the guidance of the Law, I will able to do It right and just for our
society. The newly created government department, the Dept. of Information, Communication and
Technology DICT fits me to work soon after passing the Bar exams, and finishing my Law school in
SSC-R.
VILLANUEVA, MARK ANTHONY
LLB 1 1D1
Seminar 1 3-4pm
Exercise 4

how do you read with retention and recall a 300-page book within a 15-minute reading time? (dedicating 4
minutes for distraction; 10 minutes for concentrated reading to cover only three pages; and 1 minute for
review (A total of 15 minutes). 300-pages / 3-pages = 100 (of 3-pages) 100 (of 3-pages) x 15-mm. reading time =
1500 minutes 1500" / 60" = 25 hours [needed to finish a 300-page book) NB. While reading apply the review
technique you have developed, make markings

In reading Law books, I cannot set pages that I need to read, but I strictly set topics
need to finished and understand. In the exercise of setting pages need to read in a
certain period of time, it will not work for me since it is time pressure.
My reading comprehension will surely affect if I read under time pressure. In the
exercise, I think and I believe it is not a good way to benchmark the number of pages
in order to manage reading time, but for me, is the topic requires to finish, before
attending my class.

Exercise 5

Assess your current situation and state of mind with reference to the aims of
Seminar I. Be guided by the following questions:

1. Do you observe in your person growth in your love of law and in your desire to serve your country?

Yes, I see myself loving the law and in desire to serve my country. I plan to finish and pass the Bar exams
in Law, for me to be a IT-Lawyer, soon to work in the Dept. ICT, for me to serve my people and my country.

2. Is your desire to become a lawyer intensified the more you are aware of how much our society today, needs God
fearing lawyers?

Yes, to tell you frankly, one of the reason of my studying of law, was just recently, I love watching news.
With the help of social media, Facebook and twitter, I just recently, enjoying sharing my thoughts and opinion
with the current issues. Thats the deciding point of my life, why not put it on proper study, why not apply it in the
study of law. It just happened that, my undergraduate course was BS Computer Science, which was far from the
pre-law course that requires in the studying of law, but I put it on a challenge, that I cannot be left behind with my
young fierce pre-law graduate classmates; I study, I apply the current issues that interest me most and apply in
the recitation in our class.

3. Can you show signs that you are learning to read with retention and recall law books related to the BAR
examinations?

Yes, I was able to distinguish and retained, few articles of my major subjects in law school.
Article 36 of the Family Code which discussed about the Psychological Incapacitated, Article 19 of
Civil Code about the good faith, Article 4 of Revised Penal Code about the Felony, Article 7 of 1987
Philippine Constitution about The Executive Department, Article 8 of the Constitution about the
Judiciary Department and many more. I retain those article because I understand the particular
articles.
VILLANUEVA, MARK ANTHONY
LLB 1 1D1
Seminar 1 3-4pm

Exercise 6: As proof of your desire to really learn to read and study "with retention and
recall", you may do the following:

1. Describe an experience of struggle to be free from bad habits that scatter your attention,
making it difficult for you to concentrate on your studies.

I am an internet/tech savvy, a gamer, a YouTube watchman and everything about

online. Im having difficulty on stopping being online when reading online articles or
videos that interest me most, that I need to know everything, that I need to know until I
get tired or spending mobile games for more than hour, until it gets me bored. Time
passed by, that I wasted few hours, should be dedicated in reading cases, or law books.
Sometimes, even I spend several hours wasting doing that, it still remains in my head, that
makes me out of focus on reading/studying my law school lessons.

2.Describe how it is to be chained or fettered by disorderly and inordinate passions, making

it difficult for you to speed up reading and studying with retention and recall.

Again, even I need to read/study for the lessons, it remains in my head, that leads
me out of focus. Its like reading in a 1 sentence, and yet I never understand.

3.What you done so far to set yourself free from such chains,
Well, Im a changed Man, I learned to manage my time. If I got tired in reading law
books, I make sure to spend at the maximum to 2 hours on the internet; its like craving to
eat, but with control.
After doing the internet, and when I back to reading, it gives me focus again Time
management is the Key to be effective student.
VILLANUEVA, MARK ANTHONY
LLB 1 1D1
Seminar 1 3-4pm
Exercise 7

A. Faith-filled Confidence: Continue to improve your reading andstudying.for "Retention and

Recall Do the following

1 Prepare a list of books you need to read next semester, with corresponding number of
pages of each book-2-book

1987 Philippine Constitution Book 2

Revised Penal Code Book 2
Civil Code of the Philippines Book 2

2 Specify the schedule of reading of each book with the details (a) Which part of the
day/evening? (b) How many minutes for each book' (c) Where do [read' (d) Stick to your
schedule

a. Evening
b. At least 1 whole Chapter
c. reading eBooks anywhere using my Smartphone
d. At least 5 Chapters before the start of Semester

3 Know your span of attention in reading law books How many minutes'

My maximum straight reading is less than 2 hours, it should have at least 20-
45minutes break

4 Discover your Reading Speed (with retention) To determine this, ask How many pages can
I finish reading with retention in 5 minutes'

For 5 minutes, maybe at least 2-3 pages.

5 Discover your reading peak Which part of the day or evening'

My reading peak during nighttime, from 6pm to 1:30am, 4-6hrs

6 [(now well and optimize your review practice When do you start the review'

Early morning, 6am until before I take the shower and prepare to go to school, I
read/listen while eating lunch.

7 Learn and practice other memory, retention and recall techniques. Pray, Study and Serve.

Retention or memorization using Audio/MP3 keep playing for at least 20x until I
able to catch the rhyme and memorize the words.
VILLANUEVA, MARK ANTHONY
LLB 1 1D1
Seminar 1 3-4pm

Exercise 9: Elements for, a project of life and mission

(1) Have you created a strategy of reading and studying the BAR subject books
that are required in the school of law' If you have, how effective is your
strategy'

Yes, reading in advance is best practice as Law student.

(2) Have you realistically assessed your preparedness for the study of law, a
study that demands a lot of reading' How much time do you have for reading'
Do you still have time for your loved ones and other commitments?

Yes, At least 4hrs a day of reading, yes I still have time with my wife.

(3) How do you see yourself now? Do you feel any growth in your love of the law and your
desire to really become a lawyer?

Yes, from day 1 of my class and recitation, I was able to answer and impress my professor and
appreciate my answers. And yes, with the grace of God and the virtue of Wisdom, I can have finished my
study of Law in time, and hopefully in Gods time, I can pass the Bar exams in just 1 take.

(4) Have you found your own way of reading and studying law books' How about your review
technique' And how effective are they' How have you managed your limited time so far' Or are
you still "scattered"

Yes, at this moment, I had already adjusted and able to manage the proper division of my time in
reading, reviewing, time for myself, time for my wife. And yes, its true the saying in study of Law, study
SMART, not hard

(5) Have you restructured your lifestyle and program of activities? Have you made your environs
conducive to study?

As of this moment, final week, 2 weeks before the final exams, I have to skipped to give way of
fulfilling requirements like this. Ill grabbed my time once I am free as bird after fulfilling the requirements in
law school.

(6) Do you feel more strongly, the need to discipline the self? Can you do it by yourself, or you
need the help of friends and relatives? What have you done so

At my age of 37, its part of my plan to study law before my 40s. The reason, I want to make sure I
have enough maturity in studying Law. I want to make sure, that I will not waste my money and resources
once I got in to the Law school. No, I dont need the help of others in order for me to disciple myself, I can
very well manage it.

(7) Are you becoming more determined to do something about your lifestyle and study habits in
favor of your love of law and your desire to become a God-fearing lawyer?

Yes, my preparation in going to Law school was nearly 2 years. With the grace of God, I asked him
for the signs and wisdom, if my decision in going to Law school is the right way for me or not. But once I got
into Law school, it seems that reading cases, I can easily grasp it in my hands; comprehension seems more
than enough, since I am not Pre-Law course graduate.