Contractualization and ENDO still an urgent concern; the focus of WEP’s first 2025 RTD on the Security of Tenure Bill Mindful of the urgent need to address contractualization and ENDO (end-of-contract) due to their impact on the constitutional and cardinal right of all workers to security of tenure, the University of the Philippines (UP) Law Center Workers and Employees Program (WEP) focused its first roundtable discussion (RTD) in 2025 on the Security of Tenure Bill.  Held online on Saturday, 15 February 2025, the RTD was WEP’s 32nd since its inception in 2021, and still in line with the mission to…

LAE 2025 ANNOUNCEMENT | DISQUALIFYING ACTS DURING THE LAE PROPER Applicants are reminded that the following actions are NOT ALLOWED during the LAE and will result in disqualification of the applicant: Going to the bathroom or otherwise going out of the camera frame during the exam; Closing the SMOWL Computer Monitoring Application during the exam; Asking someone to assist you in answering any of the exam questions; Researching for any answer or part of an answer in books, notebooks, or any other source; Using any form of scratch paper; Using any electronic device other than the one you will use…

IMPEACHMENT PRIMER AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS The University of the Philippines (U.P.) College of Law has prepared a primer on the impeachment process, following the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte by the House of Representatives last February 5, 2025.   This document was prepared by Asst. Prof. Paolo S. Tamase and his team to provide the media, the public, and officials with basic information on impeachment proceedings. Opinions on novel issues are the personal academic views of the authors and do not reflect those of the U.P. College of Law.   #UPCollegeofLaw #UPLaw #ImpeachmentPrimer  

UP COLLEGE OF LAW FACULTY MEMBERS STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR THE URGENT PASSAGE OF THE SOGIESC EQUALITY BILL We, the undersigned Faculty Members of the UP College of Law, declare our strong and unequivocal support to the campaign for the urgent passage of the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, or Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) Equality Bill. In making this stand, we recognize the widespread stigma, discrimination, and marginalization faced by members of the lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) community. Many of them have been deprived of their freedoms and right to livelihood, education, health, and public…

Announcement: Applications for Young Leaders’ Program 2025 will be accepted until 20 September 2024, 12:00 noon The UP College of Law, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan, is now accepting applications for the 2025 Young Leaders’ Program. Interested applicants are required to submit the following documents (both hard and soft copies) for screening: Application for Admission (prescribed form) Official Transcript or Certified Academic Record of the university the applicant attended Recommendation Letter from the Recommending authority Two Recommendation Letters from the Employer or from the supervising Professor of the university the applicant last attended (prescribed form) Certificate of Health…

Philippine Law Journal Faculty Examination Committee Announcement Editorial Board Volume 98 (AY 2024-2025) The Faculty Examination Committee is pleased to announce the students who attained the ten (10) highest scores in the qualifying legal writing and editing examinations of the Philippine Law Journal (Volume 98, AY 2024-2025): Castro, Jan Aurel Nikolai M. Chair Mangahas, Iñaqui Angelo Vice-Chair Tanriosa, Eleni Tammi T. Member Sebastian, Josemaria J. Member Carmen, Joshua Cedric I. Member Villareal, Ignacio Lorenzo D. Member Pugay, Sophia Lorena L. Member Dael, Celine Mae D. Member Mencias, Andrew Daniel H. Member Casiño, Benedict Gabriel M. Member   Under the rules…