We are Now Accepting Applications for the 2026 Young Leaders Program The UP College of Law, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan, is now accepting applications for the 2026 Young Leaders’ Program. Interested applicants are requested to submit the following documents for screening, both in original and photocopy: Application for Admission (prescribed form) Photographs (6 x 4 cm, taken within the past 6 months, should be affixed on each of the 2 application forms) Official Transcript or Certified Academic Record issued by the university the applicant attended Recommendation Letter from the recommending authority Two Recommendation Letters from the employer…

Workers’ Forum on Key Labor Bills Filed in the 20th Congress The University of the Philippines Law Center – Workers and Employees Program (UPLC-WEP), the Federation of Free Workers (FFW), and the National Anti-Poverty Commission Formal Labor and Migrant Workers Sectoral Council (NAPC-FLMWSC) jointly conducted the “Workers’ Forum: Talakayan hinggil sa Security of Tenure bills, Freedom of Association bills, Living Wages bills, at ilang amendments sa Labor Code” on 1 August 2025. The whole-day event took place at Function Rooms A and B of Bocobo Hall, UP Diliman, and focused on labor-related bills filed in the House of Representatives and…

Asst. Prof. Tiu Wins 2025 Kouba Prize for Best Paper in International Peace and Security Asst. Prof. Tiu’s paper, titled “Treating Social Media Corporations as Quasi-State Actors to Address the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Content Moderation,” is this year’s winner of the Jon Kouba Prize for Best Paper in International Peace and Security. His work interrogates the transparency problem in artificial intelligence tools used in content moderation by social media companies, and how these tools adversely impact human rights, particularly the right to freedom of expression. Prof. Tiu engages with international law instruments and long-standing domestic conceptions to demonstrate…

GLPP attends Gender Equality Consultative Writeshop in Congress UP Gender Law and Policy Program (GLPP) attended and participated in the Gender Equality Consultative Writeshop, organized by Akbayan Partylist and Babaylanes, Inc., held on 3 July 2025 at the House of Representatives. The writeshop was also attended by key government agencies and civil society organizations whose insights, comments, and proposals are integral to the development and strategic filing and refiling of several gender-responsive bills for the 20th Congress. GLPP strongly supports this ongoing initiative of mobilizing stakeholders into collaborative discussions to further strengthen and boost the community’s urgent demand for genuine…

CALESA Digital reports on the Digitization of the Administration of Justice The first set of the Interim CALESA Digital reports on the Digitization of the Administration of Justice examines how digital tools and processes can improve judicial efficiency, accessibility, and transparency. Professor Emerson Bañez, representing the Department of Justice, provides an analysis of the present rules and digital systems within the Philippine court systems and offers proposals for reforms to facilitate its further digitization. [Click here to download the report.] Alejandro Fernández Muñoz of the Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Parliamentary Relations of Spain, provides a comprehensive overview of…

Applications to the UP College of Law Scholarship Program are now being accepted for Academic Year 2025-2026 Applications to the UP College of Law Scholarship Program are now being accepted for Academic Year 2025-2026. For the First Semester of AY 2025-2026, a scholar may receive a full tuition and miscellaneous fees award, an internet & book allowance (set at PhP 10,000.00), and a monthly stipend for three to four months (set at PhP 10,000.00/month). REQUIREMENTS: Accomplished Application Form Letter of Intent detailing ALL the justifiable reasons why the applicant should be granted a scholarship. Justifiable reasons include any existing hardships…