Even Senator Bong Go, hardly ever spotted at social events, came to wish his friend good health and, one supposes, longevity.
It was, as reports show, “a surprise stop,” though it is certainly not a surprise that Atty. Divina — dean of the University of Santo Tomas’ Faculty of Civil Law since 2009 — would have a diverse network.
Our DAILY TRIBUNE columnist was born on 20 February 1965. Through hard work and dedication — long the values he had lived by since his school days — he built a career as lawyer, professor, author, educational administrator and restaurateur that can only be described as “illustrious.”
Building his dream, raising a family (his “anchor”) and teaching future legal minds could not have come easy. And, to be sure, Dean Divina has always admitted this, never forgetting how he struggled and sacrificed to reach his goals.
His focus and resilience earned for him a spot at the Top 50 Influential People in the Philippines, among other awards that he once told DAILY TRIBUNE were very much appreciated, but never for a minute made him rest on his laurels.
