To everyone who had been a part of this journey with me, I am forever grateful. @KentLawSchool@UniKentLive@laura_charleton
Bea Marie Vergara Manlapaz
First Class Honours
Bachelor of Laws with Honours in European Legal Studies
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Downright horrific that 36 years after ousting the dictator Marcos, the Philippines has elected Marcos Jr. as President with Duterte's daughter as VP. Years of historical revisionism, elite politics and massive networks of disinformation and fake news have led to this. 😔
Thank you for the amazing talk (and waking up early to talk to us and answer our questions through Zoom), and an even bigger thank you for the meaningful work that you do
The fight for a fair, equitable, and contextualised justice system is an ongoing fight still. Very happy to hear from @paroleproject's talk on how they provide support for people who are trying to rebuild their lives after serving long sentences in prison.
Early career years are painful.
You feel like an idiot 98% of the time - lost, confused and insecure.
I wish I had a cheat sheet of principles for my first job.
So I put one together.
Here are 20 things about building a career I wish I knew sooner: