MERLIN M. MAGALLONA: A Giant of His Time, A Man Ahead of His Time
Remembrance MERLIN M. MAGALLONA: A GIANT OF HIS TIME, A MAN AHEAD OF HIS TIME Rommel J. Casis and Theodore O. Te UP College of Law When a great tree falls, the forest is a bit bare and a lot emptier. At the dawn of this year, the 10th Dean (1995-1999) of the University of the Philippines College of Law (UP Law), Merlin M. Magallona (August 6, 1934-January 1, 2022), left the forest barer and emptier as he entered immortality.[1] He was, bar none, the pre-eminent scholar of his time, and foremost teacher of International Law in the country. He…