UPHSD Law Journal

12/12/2024

06/12/2024

ADMISSION IS ONGOING ⚖

The University of Perpetual Help - Las Piñas Campus is currently accepting applications for Juris Doctor Program for the 2nd Semester of AY 2024-2025.

Scan the QR code now to begin your application.

For more information, you may contact:
☎: (02) 8871-0639 loc. 103

06/12/2024

Today we celebrate the Birthday of our University President, Dr. Anthony Jose M. Tamayo. 🎂🎉

On this special day, we admire your unwavering dedication to uplifting the lives of countless students through quality education. Your visionary leadership and tireless commitment have transformed the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA into a beacon of academic excellence and innovation. 📚

Thank you for inspiring us to strive for greatness and for championing the virtue of ✨Character Building is Nation Building✨. May this year bring you even more success, happiness, and fulfillment.

04/12/2024

We invite you to contribute your work! Check this post for details. 📕

CALL FOR PAPERS
(Volume II, 2024)

The UPHSD Law Journal invites enrolled law students, faculty members, and alumni to submit their original scholarly works (articles, legal research, book reviews, or commentaries/discussion on recent jurisprudence).

Kindly email your submissions to [email protected] (in .docx format) on or before December 20, 2024.

For inquiries, kindly contact Mr. Cedrick C. Sagun (Editor-in-Chief) at [email protected].

Thank you.

03/12/2024

The Supreme Court reiterated that using online chat logs and videos as evidence does not violate the right to privacy if they are used to determine if a crime has been committed.

The Court upheld the conviction of a man for qualified trafficking in persons under Republic Act No. 9208 or the Anti-Trafficking of Persons Act of 2003, finding that the videos and recordings of the chat logs of his conversations with an undercover agent can be admitted as evidence.

The Court rejected the accused’s arguments that they were inadmissible for violating his privacy rights. Republic Act No. 10173, or the Data Privacy Act of 2012, allows the processing of sensitive personal information to determine a person’s criminal liability and to protect the rights and interests of persons in court proceedings.

As the chat logs and videos were submitted as evidence to assess his criminal liability for qualified trafficking, his right to privacy was not violated.

The Court emphasized that the videos and chat logs were presented as evidence to show the accused’s method of reaching out to foreigners through Skype or Facebook and offering minors for sexual exploitation.

The Decision is from the Supreme Court’s Second Division, written by Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez.

Read the full text of the press release at: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/sc-chat-logs-videos-may-be-used-as-evidence-in-criminal-cases/

Read the full text of the Decision at: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/263603-people-of-the-philippines-vs-eul-vincent-o-rodriguez/



Copying of this content is subject to the SC PIO’s Credit Attribution Policy: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/credit-attribution-policy/

27/11/2024

Good luck, future Perpetualite lawyers! ⚖️

The Office of the Chairperson has issued a Notice announcing that the results of the 2024 Bar Examinations will be released on December 13, 2024 at the courtyard of the Supreme Court (SC) Main Building.

The results will be displayed on LED walls inside the SC courtyard and uploaded to the SC website and official social media pages (X/Twitter, Threads, Facebook, and Instagram). The YouTube and Facebook livestream links and QR codes of the results will also be shared through the SC's official communication channels.

READ the Notice in full at: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/2024-bar-examinations-result/

26/11/2024

CALL FOR PAPERS 📢

CALL FOR PAPERS
(Volume II, 2024)

The UPHSD Law Journal invites enrolled law students, faculty members, and alumni to submit their original scholarly works (articles, legal research, book reviews, or commentaries/discussion on recent jurisprudence).

Kindly email your submissions to [email protected] (in .docx format) on or before December 20, 2024.

For inquiries, kindly contact Mr. Cedrick C. Sagun (Editor-in-Chief) at [email protected].

Thank you.

20/11/2024

On November 14, 2024, a seminar on Republic Act No. 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children (VAWC) was conducted at Barangay Zapote by law students Zhella Lirac, Ana Marie Fabros…

20/11/2024

Select students represented the UPHSD College of Law at the legal assistance program for Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) held on November 8, 2024 at the minimum security camp of the New Bilibid …

19/11/2024

UNFAZED by the threat of Super Typhoon “Pepito,” alumni from different batches gathered to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA College of Law last Novemb…

18/11/2024

Mabuhay, UPHSD Law Alumni Association!

LOOK: The newly elected officers of the UPHSD Law Alumni Association pose for a photo with Court of Appeals Associate Justice Zenaida Laguilles and College of Law Dean, Dr. Amado Paolo C. Dimayuga, DCL.

The officers were elected during the Grand Alumni Homecoming held last November 16, 2024 at the Ernesto Palanca Crisostomo Hall, celebrating 30 years of UPHSD Law.

They are: Atty. Veronica G. Villadolid (Class of 2015), President; Atty. Orlando M. De Villa (Class of 2021), Vice President; Atty. Joana Candy B. Roque-Martinez (Class of 2016), Secretary; Mr. Mark Anthony G. Cantos (Class of 2023), Treasurer; Atty. Ma. Jeanette M. Baccay-Tolentino (Pioneer Batch, Class of 1998), Auditor; and Ms. A***n Gaye S. Jambre (Class of 2023), Public Relations Officer.

Full report to follow via THE PONENCIA.

18/11/2024

CALL FOR PAPERS
(Volume II, 2024)

The UPHSD Law Journal invites enrolled law students, faculty members, and alumni to submit their original scholarly works (articles, legal research, book reviews, or commentaries/discussion on recent jurisprudence).

Kindly email your submissions to [email protected] (in .docx format) on or before December 20, 2024.

For inquiries, kindly contact Mr. Cedrick C. Sagun (Editor-in-Chief) at [email protected].

Thank you.

16/11/2024

LOOK: Perpetualite Law alumni gather to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the UPHSD College of Law. (Photos from The Perpetualite) ⚖️

06/11/2024

We join the whole country in wishing our former UPHSD Law faculty member and Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo a happy and blessed birthday!

Today is the birthday of Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo. Happy birthday, Your Honor.

Learn more about Chief Justice Gesmundo, the 27th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/chief-justice-alexander-g-gesmundo/

06/11/2024

UPHSD LAW HOLDS SEMINAR FOR BARANGAY OFFICIALS

October 24, 2024 – Legal counseling students of the UPHSD College of Law held a seminar entitled, “Refreshing and Enhancing the Capacities of Barangay Tanods for Strengthened Community Peace and Safety” at the Villar Gymnasium in Barangay Talon Dos, BF Resort Village, Las Piñas City.

The event aimed to support barangay officials’ understanding of the laws and regulations concerning the performance of their duties. It was attended by Barangay Talon Dos chairperson Arnold “Jojo” Reyes, as well as barangay councilors and tanods. Supervised by faculty member and PAO lawyer Veronica G. Villadolid, law students discussed vital points from relevant jurisprudence concerning barangay governance.

October 24, 2024 – Legal counseling students of the UPHSD College of Law held a seminar entitled, “Refreshing and Enhancing the Capacities of Barangay Tanods for Strengthened Community Peace and Sa…

28/10/2024

WATCH: In this vlog, UPHSD Law professor Atty. Morgan Nicanor shares lessons and tips on how to avoid being victimized by fraudsters when buying real property. ⚖️

15/10/2024

Calling all alumni! ⚖️

[UPDATED] CALLING ALL UPHSD LAW ALUMNI ⚖️

Our law school is now on its 30th year!

To celebrate this special occasion, you are being welcomed back by our dear alma mater for a Grand Alumni Homecoming and Election of Officers. This will be held on November 16, 2024, 2:00 p.m., at the Ernesto Palanca Hall (Auditorium), Perpetual Las Piñas campus.

The event will likewise honor the achievements of outstanding alumni; prepare the graduates for the conferment of the Juris Doctor degree; organize a program for the Legal Aid Clinic and Bar Operations; and inspire everyone to be active in collaboration with each other, and to be of service to the Perpetualite community, guided by the mantra, “Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve, Return with Honor.”

It is fitting for the College of Law to welcome back the living testimonies to its prowess and continued relevance: you, our esteemed alumni. What makes this gather more special is that we stand at the door of the University’s 50th founding anniversary in 2025.

We hope you will be part of this historic occasion. The first step is to kindly fill-out the registration form here:

➡️ uphsdlaw.com/alumni
➡️ uphsdlaw.com/alumni
➡️ uphsdlaw.com/alumni

Let us reignite old connections, inspire new ones, and bond as proud children of Perpetual Help as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of our beloved UPHSD College of Law!

For queries, you may reach us through the following:

➡️ (02) 88710639 loc. 120
➡️ 09173181793
➡️ [email protected]

12/10/2024

The Ponencia—now at your fingertips.

Our official newsletter (Issue No. 9, 2023-2024) is now available for online reading. Just visit our website at uphsdlaw.com/download 🪶