Fake news is a 'calamity' in the marketplace of information Fake news is a 'calamity' in the marketplace of information." – Florin T. Hilbay Professor Florin Hilbay who teaches Constitutional Law at the College advocates for a public institution whose sole task will be to identify and publicize government dishonesty, to be formed outside the purview of the appointing power of the President. His expert opinion as Law Teacher and former SolGen, was sought by Senator Grace Poe, Chair of the Senate Committee Hearing on ‘fake news’ when she invited him to give direction to the ongoing discussions. A fuller account…

UP Law Faculty joins call to stop "Chain of Killings" Statement from Academe and Scholars We are professors and scholars of various academic institutions in the Philippines. We are non-partisan, non-political and independent. We teach and apply the idea that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” This statement has nothing to do with political partisanship or affinity with individual politicians. Rather, it upholds values and rules enshrined in the Philippine Constitution as approved in a plebiscite by the Filipino people, and recognized in international human rights treaties signed by the Philippine government in the…

Prof. Tony La Viña: Misuse of Impeachment Impeachment has been distorted in the Philippines- to replace policy debates or legal forums where differences in approaches to governance are litigated. The point is – impeachment cannot be used as a tool to persecute or silence perceived political opponents or critics or to subject presidents or other officials to harassment for performing their duties. This can never be the intent of the framers of the Constitution. In Rappler’s online column Thought Leaders (5th and 8th Sept. 2017), Professor Tony La Viña raises alarm bells on the way resort to impeachment proceedings is…