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Geneva-based NGO taps UP IHR Director Prof Aguiling-Pangalangan

Geneva-based NGO taps UP IHR Director Professor Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan as Expert UP IHR Director Professor Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan’s contribution on the rights of children to have an identity earned recognition from Child Identity Protection (CHIP), a Geneva-based International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO). Professor Aguiling-Pangalangan’s work was cited by CHIP in its 2022 signature publication entitled “Preserving ‘family relations’: an essential feature of the child's right to identity”. The said publication argues for the recognition of the right of the child to identity as a stand-alone right. It frames identity rights as the right to be registered at birth, have proof of one’s registration, have…

Labor Code Revision Project Culminating Activity

Labor Code Revision Project Culminating Activity Last June 21, 2022, the Labor Code Revision Project, chaired by Prof. Patricia R.P. Salvador Daway in partnership with the UP Institute of Government and Law Reform (UP IGLR), culminated in the formal presentation of the proposed Revised Labor Code of the Philippines, to the UP College of Law Dean Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II. Dean Vistan commended the completion of the project. He saluted the members of the committee who toiled hours for the past several years. Hon. Rufus B. Rodriguez of the House of Representatives also attended the event and shared his…

Qualified for Admission for Academic Year 2022-2023

Final List Qualified for Admission for Academic Year 2022-2023 The Admissions Committee of the UP College of Law is pleased to announce that a total of 402 applicants have qualified for admission to the College’s Juris Doctor program in Diliman, BGC and Iloilo for the Academic Year 2022-2023. Please be advised that the Admissions Committee will not entertain any request for reconsideration for admission. Click here to download the list.

DTI Acknowledges Crucial Support from the U.P. Law Center

The Philippines Accedes to the UNECC; DTI Acknowledges Crucial Support from the U.P. Law Center Cross-border electronic communications and contracts involving Philippine parties are now subject to the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts (UNECC), following the adoption in June 2022 by President Rodrigo Duterte of the instrument of ratification for the Convention, which the Philippines had originally signed in September 2007. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), led by Secretary Ramon Lopez had spearheaded the efforts towards the country’s accession to the Convention. The UNECC facilitates the use of electronic communications in…

List of LAE 2022 Qualifiers for Interview

Qualifiers for Interview after the Law Aptitude Examination The Admissions Committee of the UP College of Law is pleased to announce that based on the results of the Law Aptitude Examination (LAE) and undergraduate general weighted averages, a total of 422 applicants have qualified for the interviews to be conducted to determine the final list of applicants to be admitted to the College's Juris Doctor program for the Academic Year 2022-2023. The interview will commence within the month of June 2022. Those who have qualified for interview will be notified of their respective schedules. The College reserves the right to…

Curbing the Pandemic of Disinformation

Curbing the Pandemic of Disinformation: What Really Happened During Martial Law On 21 April 2022, the UP Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR) and Democracy Watch Philippines - a citizen-led democratic initiative whose advocacies include combating election-related disinformation, hosted the online forum entitled, “Curbing the Pandemic of Disinformation: What Really Happened During Martial Law”. The forum challenged the false narratives being spread on social media about the country’s Martial Law experience under the Marcos Dictatorship. It further underscored the dangers of disinformation & fake news and highlighted the urgent need for everyone to combat it. The event, moderated by UP…

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