UP Law Heads to China for Stronger Academic Collaboration The University of the Philippines College of Law (UP Law) recently concluded its inaugural academic exchange program with the Asia Pacific Institute of Law of the Renmin University of China in Beijing. The first batch of student-delegates included second to fifth year Juris Doctor candidates of UP Law, namely, Francisco Ashley Acedillo, Alddon Christner Ang, Rey Alan De Juan, Jerome Joker Dela Cruz, Danizza Monique Fortuna, Genesis Ijay Leal, Anton Gabriel Leron, John Ellyson Letran, and Rejinel Valencia. UP Law Dean Fides Cordero-Tan notes that the exchange program is in line…

UP Law Partners with DTI on E-commerce Roadmap Initial consultations between the UP Law Center and DTI have resulted in the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 25 October 2019, between UP Law Dean Fides Cordero-Tan and Trade Undersecretary Rafaelita Aldaba (DTI), on cooperation in the area of buying and selling of goods and services online. As reported in the Philippine Star the two agencies will work on “a review of the country’s e-commerce roadmap,” where the UP Law Center, through its Technology Law and Policy Program, will provide expertise on e-commerce regulations, in particular, insights into policies…

UP LAW Pioneering Mental Health Care in Law Schools UP LAW must not only lead the country in the making of great lawyers, but in ensuring that these lawyers have the mental fortitude to withstand the psychological weight of lawyering. The College must, by example, show that it is possible to prepare students for the bar exams, while also preparing them for life as a lawyer, as their client’s pillar of strength. Towards this end the UP LAW Mental Wellness Committee held a talk in the Learning Commons on October 18, 2019. Dubbed “#HappyReactsOnly,” the talk gave due focus to…