Inc ) is a federation of more than sixty (60) law student governments all over the Philippines. Its members include all bona fide law students whose student councils have affiliated themselves to the ALSP. The ALSP is divided into five (5) geographical regions namely, Northern Luzon, NCR, Southern Luzon, Visayas, and MINDANAO. Each region elects it's annual set of Regional Officers who will veer t
he members in that region towards achieving the objectives of the ALSP, implimenting both National and Local programs and activities. The ALSP is the officially recognized student counterpart of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP). The Office of the President through the National Youth Commission (NYC) also recognizes it as a legitimate national organization concerned with youth-related problems. HOW WAS THE ALSP FOUNDED? The ALSP traces its beginnings to a series of informal meetings among law students from Adamson, Arellano, Ateneo, FEU, Lyceum, MLQU, PLM, PLS, San Beda, San Sebastian College, UE, UM, UP, and UST. Those who attended the said meetings agreed to form a network, which will coordinate and support each other in both academic and non-academic endeavors. On November 2, 1989, the Founding Congress was held with the theme "Achieving Unity in Excellence, Justice and Responsibility". The General Assembly ratified the constitution and adopted the name Association of Law Students of the Philippines (ALSP). The first major activity of the ALSP was the "Conflicts of Law", an annual sports and academic competition among law students and professors in the National Capital Region, on February 10-11, 1990. WHEN DID THE ALSP BECOME A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION? It became a national organization when it had its FIRST National Conference at the University of the Philippines on April 28-29, 1990. The theme of the conference was "Unity for Excellence and Social Responsibility". By this time, the ALSP has already twenty seven (27) member law schools. Thereafter the following conferences have been organized:
