The search for fireflies in Ifugao rice terraces
THE FILM “Firefly”, which won best film in the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival, depicts the sad state of these blinking bugs – they...
Walking barefoot during Traslacion
WALKING barefooted during the Traslacion is a symbolic gesture that emulates Christ’s suffering as he was carrying his cross to Golgotha.
I was able to personally...
‘Kulam’ in the legal sense
THE COUNTRY’S supernatural folklore is incredibly diverse and varies from region to region, including the belief on kulam or “witchcraft.”
In Pinoy movie landscape, kulam has been...
‘May giting at tapang’
‘BE sad for now, and tomorrow, look forward and represent the University of the Philippines community.”
Thus declared 6’11” Malick Diouf in an interview after...
Honoring Rizal’s literature, activism through movies, plays, TV series
REMEMBERING the works on social activism of our heroes like Jose Rizal is made easy through the use of different platforms like movies, plays...
IKOT jeep phaseout highlighted in UP Lantern Parade
THE ICONIC IKOT jeepneys took center stage during this year’s Lantern Parade on Dec. 20, 2023 at the University of the Philippines in Diliman.
Participants echoed the...
Disciplinary proceedings as means to preserve the integrity of profession
THE NEW Lawyer’s Oath mandates that a member of the bar “shall do no falsehood nor shall pervert the law to unjustly favor or prejudice anyone”...
Artificial Intelligence and intellectual property rights issues
ARTIFICIAL Intelligence (AI) is the discipline concerned with the design and development of automated intelligent systems that perceive, reason out, formulate decisions, and act...
To teach law in the grand manner
“KUNG hindi tayo kikibo, sino ang kikibo? Kung hindi tayo kikilos, sino ang kikilos? Kung hindi ngayon, kailan pa?”
A slogan lifted from the editorial column...
PH to host 2024 conference of Asian Patent Attorneys Association
THE PHILPPINES will be the venue of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) council meeting next year at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, Metro Manila...