List of 2020 LAE Qualifiers

University of the Philippines College of Law List of 2020 LAE Qualifiers The UP College of Law Admissions Committee is pleased to announce that a total of 349 applicants to the LAE have qualified to participate in the preparatory program to be conducted as prerequisite to admission to the UP College of Law. The qualifiers will receive their individual letters containing the terms of participation in the program. The Admissions Committee will not entertain any request for reconsideration of the list of LAE qualifiers. Download the PDF Copy here.

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Impact of COVID-19 in the Judiciary

UP IAJ, organizations, hold webinar series on the impact of COVID-19 in the judiciary The University of the Philippines Institute for Administration of Justice (UP IAJ) together with co-convenors that comprise the Courts of Appointments Watch (CAW) shall hold the second installment of its three-part webinar series #EyesontheCourt: A Court Appointments Watch Webinar Series on the Impact of COVID19 on Access to Justice and the Judiciary’s Role in Shaping the New Normal. The session entitled “Challenges to Rendering Justice During and After the Pandemic” is scheduled on June 3, 2020 (Wednesday) from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. via Zoom. Following…

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Notice for 2020 LAE Examinees

Notice for 2020 LAE Examinees The Admissions Committee hereby gives notice of the following policies and protocols governing  the admission of First Year students  to the UP College of Law  for the Academic Year 2020-2021. The list of LAE passers will be released through email from the Office of the College Secretary no later than 09 June 2020. The cut-off mark for LAE passing will be a composite of the applicant's LAE rank, the general weighted average obtained in the undergraduate course, certain Affirmative Action Indicators, and other qualifications the Committee may find relevant to assessing the examinee's academic performance and…

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On Freedom of the Press and the Rule of Law

A free press is indispensable to the rule of law. When the truth cannot come out because the press is cowed, captured, or co-opted, the rule of law is undermined. When it is not possible to hold government accountable because the press is not free to report, the rule of law is degraded. We, concerned faculty members of the University of the Philippines College of Law, express our support for the immediate consideration and passage of the pending bills filed in Congress for the grant of a legislative franchise for ABS-CBN. It is in the best interests of the public…

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Message of the UP Law Dean on the Release of the Bar Results

Masalimuot ang panahon nang dahil sa isang salot na bumabagabag sa lipunan. Nguni’t hindi tayo hihingi ng paumanhin sa ating galak na nadarama. May karagdagang isang daan at apatnapu’t isang abogado mula sa UP College of Law ang ngayo’y nakahanda nang ipagpatuloy ang tradisyon ng paglilingkod at pagtataguyod sa pantay-pantay na pagpapairal ng batas.

To our bar passers, remember the rule of law. Alalahaning ikaw’y naiiba sapagkat ikaw’y iskolar ng bayan at may pananagutan sa bayang tumustos ng iyong pag-aaral.

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Dean Fides Cordero-Tan: UP Law Helps Online Legal Assistance Goes Live Monday, 20 April

I am pleased to announce that on Monday, April 20, 2020, at 8:00 in the morning, #UPLawHelps will go live. This is an online legal assistance platform conceptualized and designed to handle requests for legal assistance, legal advice and education, and if necessary, legal representation for issues arising from the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine. You may access UPLawHelps through this portal: https://law.upd.edu.ph/uplawhelps/ or directly email us at uplawhelps@up.edu.ph. #UPLawHelps brings together the commitment, passion, expertise, resources, and networks of the entire UP Law Community — faculty, REPS, staff, students, and alumni (with a lot of friends and allies joining …

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