Obverse
The 100-piso note bears on the obverse the portrait of President Manuel A. Roxas, who took his oath of office on during rites celebrating the independence of the Philippines from American Rule. The ceremony was highlighted by the raising of the Philippine flag as the American flag was being brought down. The figure of Winged Victory appears on the vignette. "Ang Salaping ito ay bayarin ng Bangko Sentral at pinananagutan ng Republika ng Pilipinas" "Republika ng Pilipinas" "Sandaang Piso"
Reverse
On the reverse of the note is an image of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas head office complex in Manila. Also featured is the Intendencia in Intramuros, the first office of the central bank. President Roxas envisioned and initiated the establishment of a central bank for the country. The 100 piso has a micro-printing of "Bangko Sentral ng PIlipinas" on the 5-storey Building at the back of the note. "Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas" "Sandaang Piso" "100"
Security Features
Portrait watermark that can be seen when viewed against the light. Broken security thread arranged in a vertical line. Windowed security thread, vertically located like "stiches" at the obverse of the note with clear text of the denomination in repeated sequence and changes in color from magenta to green or vice versa depending on the angle of view. Iridescent band of wide glistening gold vertical stripe with the numerical value printed in series. Red and blue visible fibers all over the note and invisible fluorescent printing
Overprint
Image of the Ateneo Blue Eagle over number 75 "75 Years Ateneo Law School" "Ad majorem dei gloriam"
Note
Issued to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Ateneo Law School on
Demonetized
New Design Series was considered demonetized after pursuant to BSP Circular No. 863, 910, 935, 954, 977
Literature
Seventy-Five Years of the Ateneo Law School
Not unlike many of its counterparts worldwide, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has long incorporated into its legal tender banknotes depictions of critically important persons, institutions or events in the nation’s history. Indeed, the wide circulation of these bills better ensures that these meticulously selected slivers of Philippine history and the cherished values they represent remain constantly in the collective awareness of the people.
Beginning , a special series of the 100-Piso bid will prominently bear an imprint of the Ateneo Law School Indubitably, it is a singular recognition that the Ateneo Law School and its valuable contributions throughout its seventy-five year history—a history marked with a tenacious campaign to produce exemplary lawyers dedicated to the service of others-rightfully deserve to be embedded in the national consciousness.
The Mission
From the time of its establishment to this day, seventy-five years hence, the mission of its founders was clear: the Ateneo Law School must devote itself tirelessly to the formation of men and women who are “not only skilled in the science and art of the law, but also imbued with a burning passion for justice and the fervent desire to serve others.” And so it was the relentless drive for legal expertise, the unwavering passion for justice and the unconditional desire to serve others that have incessantly permeated across and through the many generations of students, faculty members and staff of the Ateneo Law School since its founding on .
It was in that Ateneo Law School graduates first took the bar examinations. The following year, it produced its first bar topnotcher in the person of Claudio M. Teehankee whose consummate career eventually led him to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines in . Since then, the Ateneo Law School has consistently produced bar topnotchers and achieved the highest passing rate in the bar exams, thus, in the listing of the Commission on Higher Education, it was ranked first among the top 20 Law Schools based on percentile passing rate of successful first-time takers of the bar exams, thus serving as the heading model for other law schools in producing successfull first-time takers of the Bar Exams, minimizing wastage and frustrations in graduates.”
Maintaining a steadfast commitment to its mission and vision, the Ateneo Law Schooll successfully survived difficult chapters in the country’s history. Although the outbreak of the Second World War forced the Ateneo Law Schooll to close down in , it was promptly reopened in 1948 at the ruins of the old Ateneo in Padre Faura, Manila, with no less fervor in the pursuit of its virtuous objectives. In , partly in response to demographic developments in the Greater Manila area, it transferred to the Ateneo Professional Schools Building at 130 H.V. de la Costa, S.J. Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City. It transferred to its present location at the Ateneo Professional Schools Building at the Rockwell Center in Makati City during the latter part of .
Innovations in Legal Education
The Ateneo Law School has always been at the cutting edge of legal education pioneering the first Juris Doctor (J.D.) program in the country. Starting 1991, all Ateneo Law School graduates were conferred with the J.D. degree. The rigid and enriched law curriculum of the J.D. program, which has now surpassed 19 years of solid track record, would later become the diamond standard of legal education in the Philippines addressing as it does the current needs of the legal profession and the changing conditions of the Philippine society. Elective subjects were designed to enable the students to complement their knowledge of the law with a preparation to actual practice, and, in the process, make them commit to help the less fortunate in our society. Through subjects like human rights, consumer protection and environmental law, the students are immersed in the problems of indigents, the oppressed and the marginalized
In its ardent desire to integrate social responsibility into the already high standards of the academic curriculum, the Apprenticeship Program - an integration of the Clinical Legal Education with the Legal Aid Program of the Ateneo Law School that formally puts together in a working relationship law students and law alumni to handle the cases of laborers, indigents and other marginalized members of society was made a major component of the J.D. Program.
Actively remaining at the forefront of advocacy work for victims of human rights violations and championing the causes of women and children is the Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC), which was established in . Its internship program has exposed law students to the plight of the marginalized and the unrepresented in society. In , the AHRC was formally integrated into the Ateneo Law School and began to handle the Ateneo Legal Aid Program.
In , the Center for Continuing Legal Education was established as a special unit of the Ateneo Law School providing a venue for continuing legal education programs by holding legal education lecture series, undertaking legal researches and producing legal publications on current, relevant and important legal topics and subjects.
In , the Ateneo Law School Legal Services Center was formally established geared towards achieving the following noble objectives: (a) expanding the opportunities for law students to participate in the legal aid and related programs of the Ateneo Law School that render service to indigent clients and heighten their awareness for the possibilities of alternative lawyering; (b) making justice accessible to the marginalized and indigent members of Philippine society, by providing quality legal representation; and (c) offering the Ateneo alumni a vehicle by which to pursue their pro bono vocation, through a closer working relationship with the Ateneo Law School
These three establishments are testaments to the Ateneo Law Schools existence as a Catholic and Jesuit institution. As such, the Ateneo Law School is committed to establish a Christian presence in the legal world by way of fidelity to the Christian message as it comes through the Church and by serving others. Towards the accomplishment of its Catholic and Jesuit mission, the Ateneo Law School integrates into its program opportunities for the deepening and maturing of Christian commitment and for participation in the social mobilization for the creation of a more just social order.
Measuring Up to International Standards
The Ateneo Law School has likewise been increasing its showing of exemplary performances in the international mooting scene. The style of the Ateneo-Philippine Teams, mainly in the Jessup Moot Court Competition, has now come to be regarded to be the highest form of excellence in international mooting competitions. In the same vein, the consistent excellence, thoroughness and thoughtfulness of the Ateneo Law School memorials have achieved global distinction.
As part of its lifelong commitment to academic excellence, the Ateneo Law School continues to etch its mark in the country’s legal landscape with its formal launching of International LL.M. Program starting School year -. The Masters of Law Program of the Ateneo Law School is offered to both local and international scholars with basic law degree who are intending to pursue higher research and learning with strong international orientation.
The Commitment to Serve
The Ateneo Law School, throughout the years, has been producing top-caliber graduates, a good number of whom perform indispensable roles in the public and private sectors.
From these ranks rose legal luminaries, justices and judges, prosecutors and government officials who hold key positions in the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government, four of the incumbent justices of the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice, are Ateneo Law School graduates. Atenean lawyers serving at the Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, Court of Tax Appeals and other government tribunals, Constitutional bodies, Senate, House of Representatives and Local Government Units work hand in hand in the responsible dispensation of justice and good governance. On the other hand, Atenean lawyers in the private and business sector, mostly founders and partners of our country’s top law firms and counsels of some of the largest local and foreign corporations, have been vital partners in the administration of justice and nation-building.
Faithful to its motto, the Ateneo Law School produces not only brilliant legal minds, but golden hearts as well Graduates of the Ateneo Law School include staunch advocates of human rights, national reforms and social justice in the government service, private practice and in non-governmental organizations, through alternative lawyering.
Seventy-Five Years for the Greater Glory of God
Indeed, the Ateneo Law School has come a long way from its founding 75 years back. It has genuinely become a source of local and international pride. Its 75th Anniversary is, thus, a historical landmark and a significant national event, immortalized in the overprint of its commemorative logo in the 100-Piso note.
Undoubtedly, a milestone has been painstakingly and deservingly achieved A milestone resonating a truly Atenean pedagogy — Men and Women for Others. Men and women who, according to Fr. Pedro Arrupe, former Father General of the Society of Jesus, "will live not for themselves but for God and his Christ...; who cannot even conceive of love of God which does not include love for the least of their neighbors; men and women completely convinced that love of God which does not issue injustice for others is a farce”.
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam!
75 Ateneo Years
Law School
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
About the logo
The official logo of the 75th Anniversary of the Ateneo Law School was modified for the overprint on the 100-piso notes. The logo contains the blue eagle, the well-known icon of the Ateneo de Manila University, flying over the stylized number 75 on the left portion, the anniversary year. This conveys the idea of the eagle carrying the 75th year of the Ateneo Law School to new heights. The name “Ateneo” is displayed prominently on the right side, below which is the “Law school.” The last line contains the Latin phrase “Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam” (for the greater glory of God), the motto of the Society of Jesus, which runs the Ateneo de Manila University. The entire logo is rendered in blue, the official color of the University and of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Acknowledgment
The special issue of the 100-piso notes bearing the logo of the 75th anniversary of the Ateneo Law School is a joint project of the Ateneo Law School class of and the Ateneo Law School headed by Dean Cesar L. Villanueva. The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), chaired by Governor Amando M. Tetangco, Jr., favorably acted upon the recommendation of the BSP Numismatic Committee, headed by Deputy Governor Diwa C. Guinigundo, indorsing the request of the Ateneo Law School for this issuance. Printing of special notes is allowed only in exceptional cases and is quite rare. These notes commemorate a milestone of the Ateneo Law School as an institution which has made a very significant contribution to nation-building and enjoys both national and international recognition. The issuance and design of these notes were approved by President Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. As required by law (Section 53,
Rep. Act. No. 7653, or the BSP charter). A special logo was prepared for this purpose, conceptualized and designed jointly by Ms. Junadette Ayroso-Avedillo, Attys. Elmore O. Capule, Danilo O. Cortina, Emmanuel P. Solidum and Leilani D. Capule, all of class '. Ms. Avedillo also prepared the design for the special folder containing these commemorative notes. The artists who executed the design are Messrs. Alain Bert G. Regis and Jameson B. Caranza. Attys. Jose Maria G. Hofilena (Class ‘), Rowena L. Soriano-Dionisio (Class ‘) and Emmie-Lou L. Siongco-Aquino (Class ') provided assistance, including the preparation of the write-up. Attys. Elmore O. Capule and Rowena Turingan-Sanchez (Class ') took charge of governmental administrative details. Special mention should be made for the invaluable assistance of former Deputy Governor Armando L. Suratos (Class ‘), as well as Director Nestor B. Salanio and Deputy Director Santiago D. Sales, Jr., both of the BSP Banknotes and Securities Printing Department.
President Benigno Aquino III, on received the uncut sheet of 32 2011 100 Piso 75 Years Ateneo Law School Commemorative Banknote during the celebration of the 75th anniversary of Ateneo Law School