Andrew Serrano, Author at UP College of Law

Asian Society of Labour Law Holds Manila Special Conference

The Asian Society of Labour Law (AsianSLL) held a Special Conference in Manila last 16-17 December 2022, with the theme “Labour Rights in the New Normal”. The Conference was organized in cooperation with the Workers and Employees Program (WEP), University of the Philippines College of Law/Law Center. Labour law practitioners, academics, experts, and law students from all over Asia attended physically in the Malcolm Theater and Bocobo Hall, both in the UP Law Complex, Diliman, Quezon City, and virtually via Zoom Webinar. The Manila Special Conference is the second AsianSLL conference held in Manila, after the 2010 Biennial Conference which…

Law Aptitude Examination (LAE) 2023 ANNOUNCEMENT

Opening of Applications The UP College of Law is pleased to announce that applications for the 2023 Law Aptitude Examination (LAE) are now being accepted. The College will be accepting applicants for Diliman, BGC and Iloilo campuses. The deadline for LAE registration and submission of academic records and other requirements is on 17 February 2023. The LAE, which will be administered online, will be held on 12 March 2023, Sunday at 9:00 a.m. Please also take note of the following dates for prerequisite activities to the LAE: Mock LAE - 26 February 2023 at 9:00 a.m. Practice LAE - anytime…

Philippine Law Journal Volume 96 Examination Result

Philippine Law Journal Student Editorial Board Volume 96, A.Y. 2022-2023 The Faculty Examination Committee is pleased to announce the students who attained the ten highest scores in the qualifying legal writing and editing examinations of the Philippine Law Journal (Volume 96, A.Y. 2022-2023): Rañola, Bianca Marie J. Angela M. Chair Sanders, Robert Jr. M. Vice-Chair Mangahas, Iñaqui Angelo Member Nonato, Vince Alvic Alexis F. Member Butac, Troy John G. Member Cañaveral, Maria Isabel R. Member Ramirez, Mika Andrea O. Member Estrada, Katrina Kaye N. Member Castro, Jan Aurel Nikolai M. Member Manlangit, Luis Alfonso F. Member Under the rules of…

UP IHR hosts 11,103 film screening in celebration of National Human Rights Consciousness Week and International Human Rights Day

National Human Rights Consciousness Week and International Human Rights Day On 10 December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. Following this proclamation, the 10th of December became recognized as International Human Rights Day. The Philippines, as one of the first signatories of the UDHR, later enacted Republic Act No. 9102 or the National Human Rights Consciousness Week. In celebration of National Human Rights Consciousness Week and International Human Rights Day, the University of the Philippines Law Center Institute of Human…

UP IHR co-hosts the 2022 World Press Freedom Day forum

Cyberattacks, Fake News, and Disinformation in Southeast Asia's Elections: The Ailment, The Antidote On the occasion of the 2022 World Press Freedom Day, the UP Law Center Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR), the Advocates for Freedom of Expression Coalition-Southeast Asia (AFEC-SEA), and the Center for International Law-Philippines (CenterLaw) hosted a virtual forum entitled “Cyberattacks, Fake News, and Disinformation in Southeast Asia's Elections: The Ailment, The Antidote” on 3 May 2022 via Zoom and Facebook Live. The delegates and attendees were welcomed by UP IHR Director Professor Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan, AFEC-SEA Chairperson Atty. Gilbert T. Andres, and CenterLaw President Atty. Joel…