In partnership with the Office of the Associate Dean of the University of the Philippines College of Law (UP Law), the Workers and Employees Program (WEP) of the University of the Philippines Law Center (UPLC) launched the first WEP Kapihan sa Commons on 10 March 2026 at the Learning Commons, Malcolm Hall, UP Law Complex, UP Diliman, Quezon City. A total of 81 members of the UP Law Complex, mostly law students, were introduced to the concept of Just Transition (JT), its intersection with climate law and policy, and its impacts on the working conditions and rights of Filipino workers.…

  Atty. Ross Tugade, Senior Lecturer at the UP College of Law and Managing Editor of two UP Institute of International Legal Studies journals, has published three scholarly articles on international law and human rights in different international outlets. Her full-length research article, “Temporal Ruptures in International Human Rights: Authoritarian Populism and a View of Critical Re-engagement from the Philippines,” was published in the European Journal of Legal Studies, a peer-reviewed, Scopus-indexed journal hosted by the European University Institute Law Program. The article is open-access and may be downloaded from EUI’s article repository.  Her essay “Eroding Impunity: How the Groundwork of…

The College of Law hosted its first Alumni Weekend on 11 April 2026 in the Law Complex. The event brought more than 200 alumni back to Malcolm Hall for a day of fellowship, reunions, and tributes. After a simple opening program in the Malcolm Hall Lobby, the Class of 2001 conducted “Panata at Pagbabalik,” an art and history tour of Malcolm Hall. The building’s state rooms were opened to alumni, who recalled attending their classes and admissions interviews in spaces that now look different but remain familiar. Organizations also welcomed alumni to their renovated rooms, allowing students to interact with…

The Workers and Employees Program (WEP) is now accepting applications for two (2) Research Assistants from 2nd or 3rd year law students of the University of the Philippines College of Law. Responsibilities: Host and document WEP meetings, trainings, discussions, and forums Assist the WEP team in labor law-related research for position papers, draft legislative bills, and research outputs Draft posters for WEP social media account (https://www.facebook.com/uplcwep) about labor law updates Document meetings and proceedings of the UP Law Center Proposed Revised Labor Code and other labor-related advocacy activities in the Senate and the House of Representatives Assist in the operations…

  Assistant Professor Theodore O. Te is now accepting applications for the position of Faculty Research Assistant. Start date is 01 June 2026. Applicants must have skills in legal research, editing, citation checking, and graphics & design (an advantage but is not required). Open to incoming 2nd and 3rd year UP Law students only. Applicants must send their CV to tote@up.edu.ph on or before 15 May 2026.