Championship win for UP at the 2018 ANC Square Off: The Firm Debates After a four year stretch, the UP Law team emerged as the champions at the 2018 ANC Square Off: The Firm Debates, beating St. Louis University at the finals round. The finale of the competition was held on June 6, 2018, at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center. The team, composed of Marijo Angela Conejero, Tanya Renee Rosales, and Basilio Enrique Claudio, wrested the laurels from SLU on the topic of “LIBRT: The Bangsamoro Basic Law is Unconstitutional,” arguing for the affirmative. The win was decided by a five-man…

UP Community bids farewell to Sec. Edgardo Angara Paalam kay PEJA The UP community led by President Danilo Concepcion and four past Presidents (Emmanuel Soriano, Jose Abueva, Emerlinda Roman, Francisco Nemenzo) paid their respects to an esteemed son and President of his alma mater, the University of the Philippines, in a final farewell on 18 May 2018 held in Malcolm Hall. Edgardo J. Angara, who ably steered UP (1981-1987) during a turbulent period in the nation’s history, passed away at age 83 on 13 May 2018. During his six years as President of the UP, EJA made fundamental and enduring…

UP Team bags Team Prize in Best Victim's Counsel at the 2018 ICC Moot Court Competition The UP Law team showed their true mettle at the 2018 Universiteit Leiden - International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition (English Edition), where the students finished as Quarter Finalists among representatives of 45 countries. They likewise garnered the Team Prize for Best Victim's Counsel. The team was composed of Cathy Alcantara, Hilton Aguila Lazo, Michelle Lao, Anton Sison, Deanna Clarisse Heceta, and team captain Vaupetroanji Peña.  Coaching their team was Atty. Raphael A. Pangalangan,  while their Faculty adviser was Prof. Nicholas Ty. The competition,…

Event Report: UP Institute of Human Rights holds “Strengthening Support for RPRH Law Implementation: Training of Legal Advocates”

The Institute of Human Rights, in cooperation with the Population Commission, conducted a three-day seminar last April 4 to 6, 2018 entitled “Strengthening Support for RPRH Law Implementation: Training of Legal Advocates.”

This seminar aimed to capacitate legal advocates on defending the full implementation of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law (RPRH Law) through building their knowledge and skills on the RPRH Law and other relevant statutes, on clarifying misconceptions on the interpretation of the law particularly for LGU implementers, and on providing legal remedies for implementers of RPRH Law being question and harassed by anti-RH Groups. The seminar also aimed to provide guidance and support to the Legal Support Team in dealing with legal barriers posed against the full implementation of the RPRH Law.

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UP Law members among signatories for “A Call for Adherence to Constitutional Process” Quoting Justice JBL Reyes’s words “No Master but Law; No Guide but Conscience; No Aim but Justice,” UP Law members, along with various law faculties, signed a statement expressing concern over unconstitutional means used to remove former Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. The statement was released on May 10, 2018, prior the Supreme Court decision granting the quo warranto petition on May 11. Over 130 signatories firmly insisted that “the integrity of the process is as important as its result.” The full document appears below.…