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SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Friday urged the country\u2019s new lawyers to help protect the rights of other Filipinos, promote justice, contribute to the nation\u2019s development and to serve the people with integrity and compassion.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAs you begin your journey as lawyers, I encourage you to always keep the greater good in mind. Use your skills to protect the rights of others, promote justice, and contribute to the progress of our nation. The law is a powerful tool to create meaningful change – let it guide you to serve with integrity and compassion,\u201d said Speaker Romualdez, a lawyer from the University of the Philippines.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe country needs lawyers who are not only skilled but also principled and driven by a strong sense of duty to the people. Let your practice reflect the values that brought you here – hard work, fairness, and service to others,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The leader of the 307-strong House of Representatives congratulated the new members of the law profession. \u201cYour hard work, dedication, and perseverance have paid off, and you now stand as members of one of the most honorable professions in our society,\u201d Speaker Romualdez said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAs a fellow lawyer and alumnus of the UP College of Law, I understand the immense effort and sacrifice it takes to reach this milestone. It is not an easy road, but you have proven your resilience and commitment to your dreams,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Speaker Romualdez told the Bar passers that the \u201cnation celebrates this achievement with you.\u201d \u201cMay your career as a lawyer bring honor to your family, our profession, and the country we all love,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Friday urged the country’s new lawyers to help protect the rights of other Filipinos, promote justice, contribute to the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10686"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10686"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10688,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10686\/revisions\/10688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}