To Forthwith Proceed | An Open Letter and Urgent Call to the Senate of the Philippines to Commence the Impeachment Trial of Vice Individual members of the University of the Philippines College of Law faculty have issued an open letter to the Senate, entitled To Forthwith Proceed, containing their position on the moves to declare the impeachment against Vice-President Sara Duterte functionally or de facto dismissed. (Please note that the UP College of Law has no official position on this matter.) A copy of the statement with updated signatories will be made available at: https://uplaw.ph/urgentcalltocommencetheimpeachmenttrialofvpduterte. Click here to download the…

UP IHR Co-organizes Forum on Victim Participation and Reparation in ICC Proceedings On 15 May 2025, the UP Law Center Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR), in partnership with the Center for International Law (CenterLaw), hosted the “Forum on Victim Participation and Reparation in the Pursuit of Justice in International Criminal Proceedings.” The event focused on how victims can engage in proceedings before the International Criminal Court (ICC), with particular emphasis on the Philippine government’s war on drugs and the case of The Prosecutor v. Rodrigo Roa Duterte. More than 80 participants attended the morning session, including law students, legal…

A Forum Exploring the Interplay Between Intellectual Property Rights and Human Rights In celebration of National Intellectual Property Rights Month, the University of the Philippines Law Center Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR), in partnership with the UP College of Law Intellectual Property and Human Rights (Law 194-A) class, hosted an insightful and dynamic online forum titled “A Forum Exploring the Interplay Between Intellectual Property Rights and Human Rights.” on April 30, 2025. The event was attended by over 140 participants, including students, human rights advocates, government officials, and legal professionals. The forum served as a crucial platform for discussing…

36 Union Representatives Complete March 2025 DOLE UP Law Paralegal Training Program on Labor Rights and Remedies Thirty-six (36) participants from the Cordillera Administrative Region, Regions I, II, and III completed the 3rd round of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)–University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law Paralegal Training Program on Labor Rights and Remedies held in Sequoia Hotel, Timog Avenue corner Mother Ignacia Avenue, Quezon City, last 25-30 March 2025.  Pursuant to the 23 August 2023 Memorandum of Agreement between the DOLE, UP College of Law, and UP Law Center, the training was a gender-sensitive paralegal program…

UP GLPP Held a Two-Day Seminar on Anti-Sexual Harassment for the Securities and Exchange Commission The UP College of Law (UP Law) - Gender Law and Policy Program (GLPP) held an Anti-Sexual Harassment Seminar for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from December 2 to 3, 2024. The two-day seminar was held at the Commons Law, UP Malcolm Hall. The seminar was dedicated to and attended by the members of the SEC’s Committee on Decorum and Investigation (CODI) on sexual harassment and their extension offices. The event was organized by the GLPP in partnership with the SEC as part of…