PUP RECAP - Refreshers' Enhancement Capacity & Advancement Program

𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧!

Step into excellence with the Refresher’s Enhancement Capacity and Advancement Program (RECAP) for SY 2026–2027.

📝 Requirements include:

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐏 𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐬:
- Letter of Intent to Enroll addressed to Dean Gemy Lito L. Festin, LL.M.
- Scanned Law School TOR
- Scanned PSA Birth Certificate
- Scanned PSA Marriage Certificate (for married female applicants)
- Make a copy of RECAP Admission Form and fill it out. https://bit.ly/PUPReCAPAdmissionForm
- 2x2 colored ID photo

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐏 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬/ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐏 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬:
- Letter of Intent to Enroll addressed to Dean Gemy Lito L. Festin, LL.M.
- Make a copy of RECAP Admission Form and fill it out. https://bit.ly/PUPReCAPAdmissionForm
- 2x2 colored ID photo

Kindly submit your requirements to [email protected]

📅 Enrollment Period: May 2026
🎓 Classes Begin: June 2026

Strengthen your foundations. Advance your skills. March to the bar.

𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞! 👀

The Legal Education Board (LEB) issued 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗡𝗼. 𝟮𝟲-𝟯𝟬𝟬𝟲 renewing the authority of PUP-RECAP to offer refresher course valid for three (3) academic years from 2026 - 2029.

Interested? Enroll in our 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 refresher program and together, let’s get that dot.

For enrollment inquiries, reach us at [email protected]

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐰!

PBRC has assembled a powerhouse 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 dedicated to help you master the law and conquer the Bar. At PBRC, your success is your mission.

Enroll now:

🔗 𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://bit.ly/PBRC2026Enrollment

𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗦

𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭: 𝐏𝐇𝐏 𝟏𝟑,𝟓𝟎𝟎.𝟎𝟎 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲

Online Pre-Bar Review + Syllabus-based Reviewers + Chair's Cases + Weekly Legal Tidbits + Pre-Week Lectures + Pre-Week Notes

𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮: 𝐏𝐇𝐏 𝟏𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎.𝟎𝟎 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲

Online Pre-Bar Review + Syllabus-based Reviewers + Chair's Cases + Weekly Legal Tidbits + Pre-Week Lectures + Pre-Week Notes + 𝗠𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝘀

𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟯: 𝐏𝐇𝐏 𝟏𝟕,𝟎𝟎𝟎.𝟎𝟎 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲

Online Pre-Bar Review + Syllabus-based Reviewers + Chair's Cases + Weekly Legal Tidbits + Pre-Week Lectures + Pre-Week Notes + 𝗠𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝘀 + 𝗢𝗻𝗲-𝗼𝗻-𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽/ 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

For queries, message us through this page or through our email address:
📩 [email protected]

Barrista Solutions | A Barrista’s Journey

My mother was a stenographic reporter at the RTC of Legazpi City. As a child, I admired how she wrote in steno notes late into the night, studying tirelessly. I remember her reviewing lessons on easements and servitudes in Civil Law. When I was about to enter college, I initially chose Journalism, with Economics as my second choice. Quietly, she changed my first choice to AB Political Science at Bicol University, a decision that unknowingly shaped my future.

As an academic scholar, I treated my mother to simple meals whenever I received my tuition refund. I promised her that I would do my best to graduate cm laude, on the condition that I would work and study law in Manila.

From her expression alone, I knew she opposed the idea. I graduated with Latin honors and entered law school, though I managed to keep my scholarship for only one semester.

Along the way, I was warned to be discreet about my sexuality. I was not ready to come out to my parents, especially my mother. My classmates, however, knew from the beginning and treated me with professionalism and respect.

Everything changed when I was outed during my third year. My mother was told that I had been “infected with homosexuality.” I wanted to transfer law school, but she begged me to endure until graduation. I stayed respectful outwardly, but deeply hurt.

I failed the Bar in 2013. And again in 2014. I laughed off the 2014 news, but my heart broke seeing my mother cry. In 2015, my father drove me out of the house.

I carried the burden alone and, at my lowest point, even thought of ending my life. What stopped me was a small grace that led me to take the Bar again with my mother beside me in Manila.

I worked various jobs, surviving on grit and prayer. In 2017, my mother was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5. I resigned from work to help care for her. Medical expenses drained everything we had.

I later found work in a company where I was trained in real estate, corporate registration, and due diligence. Sleep became a luxury as I monitored my mother daily.

In 2018, I took the Bar again. While I was in Manila, my mother suffered a heart attack. She survived. Shortly after, my father was diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer and eventually passed away.

Before his death, he told me we are just human.
After his death, my salary went almost entirely to my mother’s dialysis, medications, and treatments.

Over the years, more than two million pesos were spent. I survived through loans, kindness, and endurance. In 2020, my mother’s condition worsened. Diagnosed with metastatic cancer, we chose to let her live her remaining days in peace. She passed away quietly in her sleep that July.

Afterward, generosity poured in. Donations helped settle medical balances. Hospitals waived fees. I carried gratitude alongside grief.

I later became an HR/Admin Manager but lost my job when I refused to terminate an employee without lawful cause. I pursued a labor case solely to recover what was due. The matter was settled, and I received my lawful compensation affirming my belief in dignity and fairness.

I worked in a law office that constantly challenged me to study again. I narrowly failed the 2023 Bar. In the 2025 Bar, technical issues and exhaustion tested me once more, but I held on. On the day of the results, I prayed for a sign. When I finally saw my name on the list, I wept.

I passed.

The delays had a purpose. I let go of excess baggage and forgave my father. The deepest pain I carry is when my mother once told me, “Noy, dae na ako ma-Bar.” It was her dream too barred not by money or effort, but by illness.

To those whose success is delayed: please, take the Bar.

If you still can, take it.

-Atty. Lawrence C. Lesangke

Announcement to All RECAP Completers ( SY. 23-24, SY.24-25 )

We would like to inform all RECAP Completers who wish to request the updated certificate, please send us an email at:

📧 [email protected]

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙋𝙐𝙋 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝘼𝙋 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙇𝙖𝙬𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨!

You’ve proven that perseverance and dedication lead to success. May your triumph inspire others to chase their dreams with courage.

𝙒𝒆 𝒂𝙧𝒆 𝒔𝙤 𝙥𝒓𝙤𝒖𝙙 𝙤𝒇 𝒚𝙤𝒖!

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. ⚖️💜💛

The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) College of Law rises to the 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝟐 in 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗜: 𝟱𝟭-𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝘀 (All Candidates) in the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐁𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, achieving a proud 𝟖𝟗.𝟖𝟗% passing rate, and Top 3 for First-Time Candidates with an outstanding 𝟗𝟒.𝟐𝟎% passing rate. 🥳

This milestone honors every sleepless night, every page turned in faith, every mentor who guided, and every Iskolar ng Bayan who dared to believe. In PUP Law, excellence is earned, service is lived, and victory is shared.

𝙀𝙓𝙄𝙈𝙄𝙐𝙎 𝘼𝘾𝘼𝘿𝙀𝙈𝙄𝘾𝙐𝙎!

Happy Birthday, Dean Gemy Lito L. Festin!

On this special day, we honor not just your birth, but the legacy of excellence, integrity, and transformation you continue to build at the PUP College of Law. Your unwavering dedication to legal education, your visionary leadership, and your tireless service as our “tanglaw” have inspired generations of future lawyers

May this new chapter bring you continued health, peace, and fulfillment. We celebrate you today and always.

With deepest respect and warmest wishes from all of us!

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬— 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆!

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