AN URGENT APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT TO PROTECT ITS LAWYERS, STOP IMPUNITY, AND UPHOLD THE RULE OF LAW WE, the undersigned lawyers[1] and officers of the Court, earnestly and urgently call the attention of the Court to the deeply disturbing action widely reported in the media that the Philippine National Police has asked trial courts to compile a list of “lawyers who represents [sic] Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) personalities.” Inquiries with other lawyers and court officials across the country by curious and concerned lawyers confirmed that similar letters were received by them. That the top leadership has subsequently denied…

Fr. Joaquin Bernas S.J, eminent Constitutionalist, passes away at 88 Father Joaquin G. Bernas S.J., one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution and Dean Emeritus of the Ateneo Law School, passed away March 6. He was 88. Ateneo Law School Dean Jose Maria Hofileña confirmed the eminent Constitutionalist’s death in a memo released early this morning. “This morning brought very sad news of the passing of Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J., Dean Emeritus of the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law,” said UP College of Law Dean Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II. “The College of Law community joins…

UP Law Wins 2021 Jessup Moot Court National Championship The UP Law Jessup team, led by Team Captain Julia Inez Blando (III-E) with members Camille Angela Cruz (IV-C), Peter Joshua Ortega (III-E), Andrea Jasmine Yu (III-E), and Rissa Nicole Lumba (II-C), brought home the championship in the 2021 DivinaLaw Philippine National Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition conducted from February 22 to 26, 2021 via Zoom. This championship marked the 4th consecutive win of UP Law in the national rounds. Aside from the championship, the team received special awards for their written submissions and oralists. The…

LAE Announcement on Certified True Copy of Grades and Certification of General Weighted Average In recognition of the difficulties being experienced by applicants in securing their minimum requirements (Certified True Copy of Grades [TCG] and Certification of General Weighted Average [Certificate of GWA]) due to the pandemic, the Admissions Committee issues the following guidelines: The submission of these minimum requirements is extended to 07 March 2021, for applicants with existing LAE accounts as of 15 February 2021; Applicants who are experiencing delays in the release of their application documents from the office of the registrars of their universities are advised…

UP IHR co-organizes webinar series on human rights and A2J for women in conflict with the law. The UP Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR) and the Foundation for Integrative and Development Studies Inc. (FIDS), together with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN), invite interested participants to its webinar series on human rights and access to justice (A2J) issues of women in conflict with the law (WICL). Prof. Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan, UP IHR Director and FIDS Project Leader, and the other UP IHR lawyers, Atty. Glenda Litong, Atty. Daniel Lising, MD, Atty. Raymond…

UP IHR webinar highlights prevalence of online gender-based violence in the Philippines The UP Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR) and the UP Foundation for Integrative and Development Studies (FIDS), together with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women), organized on 2 February 2021 a webinar discussing the Cybercrime Prevention Act. The webinar is a part of the UN Women Access to Justice Program, which aims to raise awareness and understanding to prevent cybercrime and online gender-based violence. The program is led by Ms. Jona Marie Ang, the National Program Officer of UN Women,…