News SC: Review “Academic Honesty” Policy; 2024 Bar Exam Remains Digitalized and Regionalized The 2024 bar exam remains digitalized and regionalized as part of the changes initiated by the SC. Examinees are required to bring one laptop in good working condition with installed Examplify Version 3.4.4 for macOS or Version 3.4.6 for Windows OS.
COL News CLSA 2024 Elections Candidates Conclude Campaign in a Final Showdown The parties clashed on key issues pertaining to school facilities and amenities, the impartiality of the CLSA, and ratification of the changes in the CLSA Constitution-and-By-Laws, among others.
National News New check format and specifications introduced in the Philippines starting May 1, 2024 The new layout aims to optimize the automated check verification system.
COL News Emerging Skills Cannot Be Unnoticed They competed against Notre Dame University (NDU) for the first round and Notre Dame of Marbel University (NDMU) for the second round.
COL News MSU triumphs as 1st Runner-up in the first Kastulen 2024: The Regional Law School Debate Tournament In this year's tournament, the topic for the Championship Round is “Let it be resolved that the ICJ be granted independent jurisdiction to implement penalties against States that do not abide by its rulings.”
COL News MSU Law GenSan highlights childhood games and friendly sports on Law Week Day 2 Law students went back to the grassroots of Filipino childhood – Larong Pinoy. Amihan, Alena, Pirena, and Danaya sought to carry off the first place in Patintero, Pinoy Henyo and Pukpok Palayok.
COL News Dribble Dare: Friendly Fraternity Frolic Residents and alumni of fraternities and barbarians fired up the MSU-CETD gymnasium in their showdown, bridging the old and new blood and forging friendships in the esteemed institution.
Campus News Tanglaw Diwa Legal Clinic of MSU COL Gensan conducts a Public Legal Consultation Series “We believe that due to the constant presence of the younger generations in social media, they should be aware of the dangers as well as on how to protect themselves.”
National News SC launches revised book of judicial forms and codification of issuances The Revised Book of Judicial Forms is a compilation of templates that may be used by judges and legal practitioners in civil cases and special proceedings.
University News JURISTS: VARNISHING THE MSU INTRAMURALS 2023 WITH HUES OF PURPLE Ending the 50th Intramurals on October 10, the Jurists were left with mementos preserved in pictures and moments embedded in each memory.
Campus News MSU COL A.Y. 2023-2024 kicks off with GA; new CLSA officers take oath To kick-off the opening of the Academic Year 2023-2024, law students of MSU – GenSan Extension attended the first General Assembly of the year to discuss matters relevant to the college.
National News Applicability Of Anti-VAWC To Lesbian Relationships Clearly, the use of the gender-neutral word ‘person’ who has or had a sexual or dating relationship with the woman encompasses even lesbian relationships.
National News SC: “Slightest degree” of penetration of male genitalia to cleft labia majora is considered rape “Mere introduction, however slight, into the cleft of the labia majora by a penis that is capable of penetration, regardless of whether such penile penetration is thereafter fully achieved, consummates the crime of rape,” SC ruled.
National News SC considers use of AI-powered tools to improve legal research in Ph courts "Through artificial intelligence, the SPJI will enable faster and easier access to legal references and will usher in the redevelopment of the Judiciary ELibrary, which will include AI-enabled tech to improve its legal research capabilities."
Campus News MSU DMS newbies clash against SKSU debaters in friendly match Mindanao State University (MSU) College of Law General Santos extension campus Debate and Moot Society (DMS) accepted the invitation of Sultan Kudarat State University (SKSU) to a friendly debate.
National News Law requiring sim card registration signed Under the new law, all new SIM cards sold after the effectivity of the law should be deactivated, and new users are required to register their SIM cards with their telco.
Campus News Miting de Avance heats up CLSA election season 2022 This academic year’s CLSA Election hosts two slates, namely the ‘T.A.R.A Party’ and ‘The Round Table Party’, vying for the 10 positions in the College’s student government offices.
National News RA 9999 affords free private legal assistance to indigent Filipinos According to Sen. Manuel “Lito” Lapid, the said Act aims to encourage private lawyers and firms to provide free legal services to indigent Filipinos to decongest the workload in the Public Attorney’s Offices.
National News Unpopular, unaffiliated candidates not a nuisance, SC rules “The Court further stressed that a candidate is considered to have bona fide intent to run when he or she can demonstrate seriousness in running for office.”
National News Sen. Padilla files a bill legalizing same-sex civil union in PH Newly elected Senator Robinhood Padilla filed the Senate Bill No. 449, which seeks to legalize same-sex civil union and grant it the same protection under the Family Code of the Philippines.
National News DOJ issues new guidelines on plea bargaining for drug cases The Circular revoked Department Circular No. 027 series of 2018 dated June 26, 2018 (old guidelines) for plea bargaining in drug cases.
University News 2020/21 bar passers sign Roll of Attorneys As part of the few remaining steps to finally set about their journeys as lawyers, the successful 2020/21 Bar candidates from all around the Philippines started signing the Roll of Attorneys on May 4, 2022.
Campus News Purplehood 2022 celebrates graduating law students “This will be your fight. If the career you would love to have is that of a lawyer, you will have to work for it and fight for it, no matter how difficult it will be.”
National News SC denies with finality petitions challenging RA 11479 Citing lack of substantial issues and arguments raised by the petitioners, the Supreme Court (SC) en banc denied with finality today, April 26, the motions for reconsideration of its December 7, 2021 decision on the petitions challenging Republic Act (RA) No. 11479 or The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.
National News National Women’s Month 2022 highlights progress on empowerment, gender equality Culminating with its six-year theme, “”WE Make CHANGE Work for Women”, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) launched the celebration of National Women’s Month last March 1, 2022 in line with today’s International Women’s Day.
