Weather stations on military bases also serve the purpose of the military base Maritime Law scholar Dr. Jay Batongbacal who is Director of UP Law Center’s IMLOS, expressed concern over China’s installation of weather observation stations in the Spratleys. Reacting to a report in the South China Morning Post, Professor Batongbacal told the Philippine Daily Inquirer when interviewed, that the government should “question” this development considering that it has taken place in the territorial waters of the West Philippine Sea (as ruled upon by the Court of Arbitration in The Hague). Link to the full report : https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/philippine-daily-inquirer/20181106/281543701935237  

The footprint of Mrs. S in UP Law annals At an intimate gathering in the Ambion Room on Friday, 26 October 2018, UP Law alumni and faculty paid tribute to Mrs. Celia Sebastian – of ‘Mommy’ fame.  Atty. Arnel Cassanova and Professor Gaby Concepcion delivered remarks on behalf of the two constituencies. Mrs. S. belongs in the annals of the UP College of Law, through her canteen where lawyers-in-the-making have dined over the years. The tribute gave recognition to her for running an enterprise where the bottom line was never profit but Service to the iskolar ng bayan. For oral…

A call on Law Faculty to help generate a better informed public In a media conversation moderated by Maritess Vitug on the topic “Inside the Supreme Court,” with Professor Teodoro Te and  reporter Lian Buan, Justice Leonen called on legal academics to “assist the public in the interpretation of certain decisions.”  A good part of the exchange dealt with how the public needs to understand the workings of the SC and how the Court arrives at its decisions. Justice Leonen advocated that it is the role of law academia to “explain the decision” in a manner that imbues public understanding…

UP Law Complex, UP OUTLaws partner for Forum on Gender Discrimination and SOGIE Equality Bill The UP Law Complex Gender and Development Committee, UP OUTLaws, with the UP Diliman Gender Office cordially invites the public to  the "Forum on So G! The SOGIE Equality Bill and Gender Discrimination in the Philippines." The event will be held on October 25, 2018, at the Malcolm Theater, UP College of Law, from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM. The forum coincides with the UP Diliman Pride Month 2018, themed "Pride is a Protest: UP Para sa Paninindigan, Pagkakaisa at Pagkakapantay-pantay."