The University of the Philippines College of Law is pleased to announce that, following the 2026 Law Aptitude Examinations (LAE) and the admissions interviews, the applicants below are offered admission to its Juris Doctor program for the AY 2026-2027 intake. Classes commence on 10 August 2026 but successful applicants must make themselves available by 01 August 2026 for registration and a mandatory orientation program. Offers of admission and further details shall also be transmitted via the LAE portal or their email addresses on record.  

  On May 4 and 5, 2026, Professor Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan attended the 32nd Meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) as the Philippine Representative to the ACWC, together with Dr. Amal T. Torres, ACWC Chair. The Philippines is hosting the ASEAN this year. The meeting, held in hybrid format, served as an important venue for ASEAN Member States to reaffirm their shared commitment to protecting and promoting the rights of women and children across the region, while advancing a safe, inclusive, and empowered future for all.  During the discussions,…

The UP Institute for the Administration of Justice is now accepting applications for the position of three (3) part-time research assistants. Must be 2nd or 3rd year UP Law students in good standing. You may send your letter of intent and Personal Data Sheet to iaj_law.upd@up.edu.ph on or before 27 May 2026.

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…