Notice of Postponement - VI International Scientific Congress: EuroAsia Vision 2020 The VI International Scientific Congress, originally scheduled on June 4-6, 2020, is postponed to a later date to be announced, in line with the efforts of the government, the University and the community, to protect everyone’s health and safety from the spread of COVID-19.
On Public Apathy, Weaponization of the Law, and the Demise of Fundamental Freedoms An Opinion piece in the Rappler on 7 May, rings alarm-bells concerning the new “norms” evolving in governance. Commenting on the shut-down of ABS-CBN, Professor John Molo who teaches Constitutional Law at UP, takes us through the process that enabled such a move – from the acquiescence to a fatal government measure, to the normalization of impunity, down to the express undermining of fundamental freedoms. The Opinion traces the many extra-Constitutional acts of Government that have honed the art of “weaponizing the law,” which an uncomplaining public…
A free press is indispensable to the rule of law. When the truth cannot come out because the press is cowed, captured, or co-opted, the rule of law is undermined. When it is not possible to hold government accountable because the press is not free to report, the rule of law is degraded. We, concerned faculty members of the University of the Philippines College of Law, express our support for the immediate consideration and passage of the pending bills filed in Congress for the grant of a legislative franchise for ABS-CBN. It is in the best interests of the public…
Authors: Jay L. Batongbacal, JJ Disini, Michelle Esquivias, Dante Gatmaytan, Oliver Xavier A. Reyes, and Theodore Te (20 minutes reading time, 6,487 words) In this paper, professors of the UP College of Law recommend an implementation framework for temporary alternative court procedures to facilitate the prompt resumption of court proceedings despite the health risks posed by the COVID-19 emergency. This is in recognition of the effects of the pandemic to the judicial system, including its consequences on the efficient operation of the courts to its general impact on the rule of law. The authors formulate short-term, medium-term, and long-term approaches to…
Our #UPLawHelps volunteers from UP Law Class of 2019 passed the 2019 bar examination (results announced on 29 April 2020). Congratulations, attorneys! 1. Sarah S. Atienza 2. Eliza Pauline R. Batac 3. Eljay M. Bernardo 4. Marx Erson R. Bulosan 5. Kimberly D. Dela Cruz 6. Michelle Anne P. Esquivias 7. Katrina Mae C. Santos 8. Christine Faith M. Tango 9. Aivan Charles A. Torres _ Read the Dean's message for all UP Law bar passers here: Message of the UP Law Dean on the Release of the Bar Results _
Masalimuot ang panahon nang dahil sa isang salot na bumabagabag sa lipunan. Nguni’t hindi tayo hihingi ng paumanhin sa ating galak na nadarama. May karagdagang isang daan at apatnapu’t isang abogado mula sa UP College of Law ang ngayo’y nakahanda nang ipagpatuloy ang tradisyon ng paglilingkod at pagtataguyod sa pantay-pantay na pagpapairal ng batas.
To our bar passers, remember the rule of law. Alalahaning ikaw’y naiiba sapagkat ikaw’y iskolar ng bayan at may pananagutan sa bayang tumustos ng iyong pag-aaral.
Jayvee Arbonida del Rosario (Student)
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What is to wake? As days blur by and memory fails, so too does the line between dream and reality fade. One is as ephemeral as the other. Perhaps, it is in this realm of warped time and lost futures, of muted joys and terrors, where things make more sense.
Marissa Lucido Iñigo (Admin Staff)
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Bagamat matagal at paulit-ulit na tayong naghihigpit at lumuluwag sa mga kwarantin na ipinapatupad sa ating bansa, iisa lang ang nababakas sa mga buhay ng mga Pilipino araw-araw, pagsulong at pagtataguyod sa pamilya sa kabila ng pagsubok na sinasagupa araw-araw.
Nababata ng mga manggagawa ang lahat para sa kanilang mga pamilya.
Nadagdag isuot araw-araw ang proteksyon laban sa nakakahawang sakit,
pero talaga nga bang napoproteksyunan tayo sa totoong sakit sa bansa?
“Ano nga ba ang tunay na pagsubok? Ang Pandemya o ang sistema?”
– Tanong ng Pilipinong lumalaban.
Gianina O. Cabanilla (REPS)
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The fury, the fire, the glory of endings and beginnings,
the bone melting pain of it all
Razel Ann Pelandas Esteban (Student)
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Razel Ann Pelandas Esteban (Student)
The Class of 2020 Zoom session went live on 28th August 2020 (5:00pm until 7:00pm). This link is now closed. Thank you for visiting our virtual graduation ceremony. Congratulations, graduates!
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