The UP Institute of International Legal Studies (IILS), together with the Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS) and the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the World Trade Organization (WTO), hosted the 2nd High-Level Roundtable on Trade, Climate, and Sustainable Development: Towards a Trade-Related Climate Strategy for a Climate-Resilient Philippines on 09 July 2026 at the Conference Room in Bocobo Hall, UP Law Center, Diliman, Quezon City. The event that featured six key sessions had over 90 representatives from key government agencies, including the Department of Energy, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Climate Change Commission,…

UP Workers and Employees Program's statement titled “On Wages, Rule of Law, and Social Justice"     The Workers and Employees Program (WEP) of the University of the Philippines Law Center has issued a statement on the Pasig City Regional Trial Court’s Temporary Restraining Order against the implementation of Wage Order No. NCR-27. Signed by individual faculty members and lawyers affiliated with WEP, the Statement presents the view that the issuance of the status quo ante order and the temporary restraining order is contrary to law, jurisprudence, and the Constitution. “The courts cannot say that they recognize social justice for…

Prof. Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan serves as amicus curiae in SC oral arguments on Baluyot v. Baluyot During the resumption of the hearing of oral arguments for the case of Baluyot v. Antonio-Baluyot on 28 July 2026, UP College of Law Professor and amicus curiae Elizabeth H. Aguiling-Pangalangan responded to questions from Associate Justice Japar B. Dimaampao.\ Professor Aguiling-Pangalangan explained that if the “Most Significant Relationship” approach is applied, it is the law of the United States, not the Philippines, that will govern, since it is the United States that is most closely connected to the case.  The case of Baluyot v.…

𝙈𝙪𝙡𝙖 𝙨𝙖 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙤 𝙨𝙖 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩? Kung pinag-usapan natin sa Part 1 ang mahalagang bahagi ng barangay at LGU sa pagbibigay ng mga kinakailangang permit at clearance para sa operasyon ng mga negosyo at iba pang aktibidad, pati na rin ang mga tamang requirement na kailangang ipasa, sa Part 2 ng ating talakayan ay aalamin natin kung paano pinalalakas ng Ease of Doing Business Law at ng Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) ang karapatan ng bawat Pilipino para sa tapat at mabilis na serbisyong pampubliko. Tuklasin din natin ang kritikal na papel ng barangay sa pagpapadali ng pagkuha ng mga clearance…

  Legal Method Essentials Fifth Edition by Professor Dante B. Gatmaytan is now available at the UP Law Center Book Room! The fifth edition builds on previous editions with updated discussions and reflects recent developments in Philippine jurisprudence. To purchase your copy, please visit the UP Law Center Book Room or click on this link: https://uplaw.ph/uplcbookroomhowtopurchase