UP Law Center Hosts High-Level Roundtable on Trade, Climate, and Sustainable Development: Towards a Trade-Related Climate Strategy for a Climate-Resilient Philippines The Institute of International Legal Studies (IILS) of the University of the Philippines (UP) Law Center, in partnership with the Forum on Trade, Environment and the SDGs (TESS) and the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the World Trade Organization (WTO), hosted the High-Level Roundtable on Trade, Climate, and Sustainable Development: Towards a Trade-Related Climate Strategy for a Climate-Resilient Philippines on 2 October 2025. The event gathered representatives from key government agencies and institutions, including the Department of Trade…

UP College of Law Associate Professor Rommel J. Casis Presents His Paper at the 10th Asian Society of International Law Biennial Conference The UP College of Law warmly commends Associate Professor Rommel J. Casis, for presenting his paper during the first plenary session of the 10th Asian Society of International Law Biennial Conference, hosted by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam on 9 to 10 October 2025, at the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel. Associate Professor Casis presented his paper entitled “ILC’s Codification Works as Portals for Asian Influence on International Law,” which focused on Asia’s Role in the Development of International Law.…

UP GLPP Participates in Pasig City Committee Hearing on Proposed Health Proxy Ordinance The University of the Philippines Gender Law and Policy Program (UP GLPP) participated in the Committee Hearing on the proposed Health Proxy Ordinance held on 9 October 2025, at the Pasig City Hall Session Hall. The hearing, presided over by Hon. Erik Gonzales, Chairperson of the Committee on Health and Sanitation, brought together members of the Pasig City Council, representatives from the City Legal Office, City Health Department, and Gender and Development Office, as well as the UP GLPP team composed of Prof. Virginia Viray, Atty. Irene…

UP GLPP attends Technical Working Group Meeting on Senate Bill Nos. 565 and 845 - An Act Amending R.A. No. 11313 (Safe Spaces Act) On 6 October 2025, the UP Gender Law and Policy Program (UP GLPP),  represented by Atty. Glenda Litong, Atty. Angelo Santiago, Atty. Irene Pua, and Gari Acolola, participated in a technical working group meeting convened by the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality, in collaboration with the Committee on Justice and Human Rights. The event was held at the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay City. The meeting was also attended by…

UP Institute of Human Rights Marks Indigenous Peoples Month with Advocacy and Action The University of the Philippines Law Center – Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR) and its Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program join the nation in commemorating Indigenous Peoples Month this October. The observance is rooted in Presidential Proclamation No. 1906 (2009), which underscores the Constitutional mandate to recognize and protect the rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) within the framework of national unity and development. This is further reinforced by Republic Act No. 8371, otherwise known as the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997.…