THESIS

TITLE
2012-2013

1.

NAME
ABDULWAHID, SHAHANA EDDING

2.

ADARNA, ERNEST G.

3.

ADVINCULA, PAULA ELIZE A.

4.

AGUILA, ERASTO MIGUEL D.

5.

AGUILA, KATRINA CABALO

6.

ALBERTO, JULIANNE S.

7.

ALDANA, DARYL C.

8.

ALFONSO, KRISSEL ESTEBAN

9.

ANBOCHI, FRANCESCO BENZON

10. ANG, HANNAH STEPHANIE Y.

11. ANTONIO, ANGELA A.

12. AQUINO, CYRIS ANN A.

13. ARAGONES, CHRISTINE MARIE DE

14. ATILANO, PATRICK JASON

TITLE
A LOOK ON THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE
LAW CREATING THE NATIONAL COMMISSION
ON MUSLIM FILIPINOS (RA 9997)
AVERTING
FINANCIAL
MELTDOWN:
PROHIBITING NAKED CREDIT DEFAULT
SWAPS TRADING IN THE PHILIPPINES
PRETERITION OF SURVIVING SPOUSE:
EXPANDING THE COVERAGE OF ARTICLE 854
OF THE CIVIL CODE
THE PUBLICATION OF MUGSHOTS: AN
ANALYSIS OF PRESS FREEDOM AND RIGHT TO
PRIVACY
LA PROTECTION DE LA CONFIANCE
L'EGITIME IN INTERNATIONAL LAW:
PROTECTING THE PHILIPPINES FROM
POTENTIAL
LIABILITY
UNDER
INTERNATIONAL LAW THROUGH AN
ANALYSIS
OF
CHANGE-OF-LAW
STIPULATIONS IN BOT CONTRACTS
IDENTIFYING
A
FRAMEWORK
OF
PROTECTION: A RIGHTS- BASED APPROACH
TO ASCERTAINING RIGHTS OF PEOPLE
EXPOSED TO TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS
PROTECTING THE RAINFOREST OF THE SEA:
A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF LAWS ON CORAL
REEF EXPLOITATION LEGAL GAPS AND
SOLUTIONS
A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE ENUMERATED
AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER
ARTICLE 14 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE TO
INCLUDE THOSE SIMILAR AND ANALOGOUS
CIRCUMSTANCES
ACADEMIC FREEDOM VS. SEXUAL IDENTITY:
WHERE DO WE DRAW THE LINE? BALANCING
THE EXERCISE OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM AS
AGAINST THE STUDENTS EXPRESSION OF
SEXUAL IDENTITY AND RIGHT TO PRIVACY
THERES NO PLACE LIKE HOME: ENFORCING
HOUSE ARREST
IMPEACH ME NOT: IMPEACHMENT GROUND
OF BETRAYAL OF PUBLIC TRUST OF SUPREME
COURT JUSTICES AS DETERMINED BY THE
NEW CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT
AN OFWS RIGHT TO TRAVEL: AN ANALYSIS OF
THE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE
UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW
NOLI ME TANGERE: EXAMINING THE
DISRESPECT FOR TORRENS CERTIFICATES OF
TITLE OVER FRIAR LANDS IN THE CASE OF
MANOTOK IV VS. HEIRS OF BARQUE
STRENGTHENING LABOR SPEECH RIGHTS:
THE APPLICABILITY OF CONSTITUTIONAL
DOCTRINES IN SETTING A STANDARD FOR
SYMBOLIC SPEECH IN LABOR LAW

15. ATILLO, MARIA OLIVIA ANA R.

16. AVILA, FERMO II BAGAPORO

17. BACANI, KRYSTLE C.

18. BAHJIN, TISHREEN I.

19. BALANI, ROSHNI VASHI

20. BARRIENTOS, CARLO DELA CRUZ

21. BARTOLOME, JEMIMAH ESTELLE

22. BASCUNA, ROSS RAPHAEL T.

23. BATAC, CATHERINE

24. BATTAD, GEOANNE

25. BAUTISTA, VERA MARIE H.

26. BEJAR, KRISTEL ANN-MARIE A.

27. BELLOSILLO, NIKKI MAGDALENE

28. BESAES, NIO GUDA

29. BRIONES, JAN DERRIC PAHICULAY

THE DOCTRINE OF INFORMED CONSENT:

SETTING STANDARDS IN THE PHILIPPINES
PROOF DESPITE DOUBT: PRECAUTIONARY
PRINCIPLE
IN
INTERNATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AS A QUANTUM OF
EVIDENCE
PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY: WHEN DOES THE
PERIOD OF PRESCRIPTION BEGIN TO RUN
MODERN DAY GODS: A CASE STUDY ON THE
AMPATUAN PRIVATE ARMY AND THE
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS COMMITTED BY
THEM AND OTHER PRIVATE ARMIES IN
STATE-BACKED MILITIAS
ADDRESSING
THE
NEEDS
OF
ENVIRONMENTALLY DISPLACED PERSONS: A
RIGHTS-BASED AND LITIGATION APPROACH
A CRITICAL LOOK AT THE PURITY CLAUSE IN
SECTION II OF RA 9165 OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS THE COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS
ACT OF 2000
TAMARGO VS. AWINGAN CASE: RE-
EXAMINING THE PROPER APPLICATION OF
THE RES INTER ALIOS ACTA RULE
CHAMPION OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY:
ANALYZING THE LEGALITY OF THE
OMBUDSMANS INVESTIGATIVE POWER AS
EXERCISED AGAINST THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF
THE SUPREME COURT
GIVING THE FILIPINOS THE FIRST CRACK:
DEFINING THE DEGREE OF THE RIGHT OF
PREFERENCE TO BE GIVEN TO QUALIFIED
FILIPINOS IN AWARDING CONTRACTS
COVERING THE NATIONAL ECONOMY AND
PATRIMONY
THE RESEARCHER-PARTICIPANT SHIELD
LAW: PROTECTING THE IDENTITIES OF
RESEARCH
PARTICIPANTS
AND
INFORMATION OBTAINED IN CONFIDENCE
REVIEW OF THE NON-RETROACTIVITY OF BIR
RULINGS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE POWER OF
THE BIR COMMISSIONER TO REVOKE
RULINGS IN LIGHT OF THE PEACE BONDS
CONTROVERSY
DEEPENING THE TRUST: SETTING THE
STANDARD OF DILIGENCE FOR BANK
ENTITIES ENGAGED IN DIRECTIONAL TRUST
AGREEMENTS

COMPELLING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO
CLEAN UP WEEE
A PROPOSAL TO INSTITUTIONALIZE THAT
THE ADOPTED CHILD SHALL INHERIT FROM
BOTH THE BIOLOGICAL PARENTS AND THE
ADOPTING PARENTS
MONEY IS MONEY: RE-EXAMINATION OF THE
RULES ON CONFIDENTIALITY OF PESO AND
FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS

30. CABRALES, DIANA MAY V.

31. CALDERON, FRANCECA ISABELLE

32. CALDERON, MA. SHERLYN D.

33. CASIPIT, MARQ JONATHAN CRUZ

34. CASTANEDA, KIMBERLY L.
35. CASTOLO, CAMILLE MARIA L.

36. CASTRO, ALEXANDRA C.

37. CASTRO, JOSEFA GERTRUDIS D.

38. CHAN, JOYCE AIZA ZULUETA

39. CHUA, CHRISTINE O.

40. CHUA, JORDAN MAE T.

41. CO, JOCELYN CU

42. COMAFAY, MELISA JANE B.

PLACING ON THE SAME FOOTING AN

ADOPTED CHILD WHO IS AN ALIEN AND A
MINOR CHILD OF A NATURALIZED FILIPINO
OR A FILIPINO WHO REACQUIRES/ RETAINS
PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP
ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGES
IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A LEGAL
PROPOSAL FOR DEBT FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE
SWAPS
MISGUIDED CONTRACTS: JUDGING THE
LEAGLITY OF THE GUIDELINES FOR
RENEWABLE ENERGY SERVICE/OPERATING
CONTRACTS VIS--VIS ARTICLE XII, SECTION
2 OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION, THE IPRA,
AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
SYSTEM
UNDERSTANDING THE RIGHT OF THE POOR,
DECRIMINALIZING
P.D.
1563:
THE
MENDICANCY LAW OF 1978
THE PAPARAZZI CODE: DEFINING THE
PERMISSIBLE INTRUSION OF MEDIA IN THE
LIVES OF PUBLIC FIGURES
RE-EXAMINING THE TAKINGS DOCTRINE IN
THE CONTEXT OF CULTURAL PRESERVATION
AND ASSESSING ITS EFFECTS ON REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 10066
FINAL/ RECALL: AN ANALYSIS OF RECENT
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS RECALLING
FINAL JUDGMENTS VIS A VIS THE PRINCIPLE
OF IMMUTABILITY OF JUDGMENT
BIR RMC NO. 27-2011: TAXING OF
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO SSS, GSIS,
PHIC AND PAG-IBIG CONTRIBUTING TO THE
PERIL TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE
OF FULL PROTECTION TO LABOR.
DUAL CITIZENSHIP: DUAL CONFLICT- A
LEGAL INQUIRY INTO THE UNEQUAL
TREATMENT
TOWARDS
NATURALIZED
CITIZENS IN THE DETENTION AND
REQACQUISITION OF THEIR PHILIPPINE
CITIZENSHIP BASED ON AN ASSURED
POSSESSION OF AN INFERIOR ALLEGIANCE
ADVENT OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF
GENETICALLY
MODIFIED
CROPS:
ESTABLISHING THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND
JUDICIAL REMEDY IN THE PROTECTION OF
THE RIGHT TO ENVIRONMENT
LIMITING THE LEX PACIFICATORIA POWERS
OF THE STATE IN THE CONTEXT OF
TRANSITIONAL
JUSTICE:
PROHIBITING
AMNESTY GRANTS TO PERPETRATORS OF
GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
BRING HIM HOME: THE BALANCING OF THE
PRESUMPTION OF LEGITIMACY VERSUS THE
BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD
INCULTURATING LIKE PRODUCTS: CULTURE

43. CRUZ II, BENJAMIN JEREMIAS B.

44. CRUZ, DAN JOSEPH T.
45. CUA, MICHAEL VALDEMORO

46. DABAO, PHILIP GERARD P.

47. DAUZ, TIMOTHY CLARK-BUENO

48. DE GUZMAN, GABRIEL PAOLO L.

49. DE JESUS, JOSEPH GEORG MICHAEL D.

50. DE LA CRUZ, MARIA CECILIA A.

51. DE LEON, JOSE MIGUEL B.

52. DE TORRES, MARCELLA ALITA D.

53. DE LOS SANTOS, MADELYN CRUZ

54. DE TORRES, MARCELLA

55. DEDALA, FRANCIS YSMAEL M.

56. DEL ROSARIO, MARGARITA ISIDORA
S.

57. DELA CRUZ, KAREN

58. DELA ROSA, CATHERINE
59. DELA TORRE, IVY LOU SALVADOR

AS A COMPARATOR IN THE CRITERION OF

CONUMERS TASTES AND HABITS
IMPLEMENTING THE RIGHT TO HOUSING:
ISSUES, LEGAL GAPS AND SOLUTIONS
CLIMATE
CHANGE,
FORESTS
AND
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: A RIGHTS AND
BENEFITS-BASED APPROACH TO REDD PLUS
UNBORN AND UNPROTECTED: EXPANDING
THE SCOPE OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST
WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN ACT OF 2004
TO INCLUDE THE UNBORN CHILD
PUBLIC CUSTOMARY LEX MERCATORIA:
ANALYZING THE OSMOSIS OF LEX
MERCATORIA INTO PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL
LAW AND ITS REPERCUSSIONS ON
PHILIPPINE DOMESTIC PRACTICE
DR. JEKYLL AND MRS. HYDE: ESTABLISHING
PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME AS A LEGAL
DEFENSE IN CRIMINAL CASES
ENDING THE IMPUNITY OF HIDING:
CRIMINALIZING THE ACTS OF BEING A
FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE AND USING
INFLUENCE TO EVADE ARREST
BREAKING THE SILENCE: ESTABLISHING THE
DUTY TO WARN IN THE CONTEXT OF HIV
STATUS DISCLOSURE
TOGETHER WE STAND: THE REMEDIES FOR
MASS TORTS AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE PROCEDURAL DEVICE FOR THE
VICTIMS THEREOF
JUS TERTII STANDING: THE RIGHTS OF THIRD
PARTIES. A CRITIQUE OF WHITE LIGHT V.
CITY OF MANILA
THE SURETY AS CO-DEBTOR: EXTENDING
THE APPLICATION OF THE STAY ORDER TO
SURETIES IN THE COURSE OF CORPORATE
REHABILITATION
MISUSE OF THE LETTER OF AUTHORITY IN
ASSESSMENT PROCESS
THE SURETY AS CO-DEBTOR: EXTENDING
THE APPLICATION OF THE STAY ORDER TO
SURETIES IN THE COURSE OF CORPORATE
REHABILITATION
P.D. NO. 1718 AND THE IN RE TRANSPACIFIC
PASSENGER
AIR
TRANSPORTATION
ANTITRUST LITIGATION: CHALLENGING THE
EFFECTS DOCTRINE IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF SHARES OF STOCK
LIMITED IN CORPORATIONS ENGAGED IN THE
OPERATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES: LEGAL OR
BENEFICIAL
WATCHDOGS ON A LEASH: A PROPOSAL TO
AMEND RA 53 AS AMENDED BY RA 1477
FIAT
JUSTITIA:
ESTABLISHING
THE
PARAMETERS OF DUE PROCESS IN AN
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
VIOLATION OF THE GOOD BEHAVIOUR
CLAUSE AS A CAUSE TO FORFEIT ASSETS OF

60. DELOS REYES, ROXANNE KATRIN

61. DUEAS, JOAN ROSHEN M.

62. DYCHITAN, PAMELA MARIE FABIA

63. ECHIVERRI, KING JOHN ERICSON

64. ELE, CHARLES ERNEST A.

65. ENRILE, WILLIAM II RAGOS

66. FABIA, FRANCIS

67. FABIA, KRISHIA MARIE LU
68. FAJARDO, ALMA-DURAN

69. FERMIN, DOREEN GRACE R.

70. FERNANDO, FRANCIS PAUL

71. FERRER, JEFFERSON WILFREDO P.

72. FRANCISCO, JUSTIN DE LEON

73. FULGUERAS, MARJORIE

SUPREME COURT JUSTICES

IMPROPRIETY TO IMPUNITY: WHY MURDER
IS
AN
IMPROPER
CRIME
AND
CHARACTERIZATION FOR EXTRAJUDICIAL
KILLINGS AND THE NEED TO FOR A SPECIFIC
LAW PUNISHING IT
TAKING
COMMERCIAL
GESTATIONAL
SURROGACY OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF
TRAFFICKING: AN ANALYSIS OF THE NATURE
OF SURROGACY VIS--VIS PROCREATIVE
LIBERTY
HIPPOCRATIC PRIVILEGE: THE APPLICATION
OF PHYSICIAN-PATIENT PRIVILEGE TO
OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
JUDICIAL
DISCRETION
OR
JUDICIAL
LEGISLATION? EXAMINING THE CURRENT
APPLICATION OF THE INDETERMINATE
SENTENCE LAW.
REEXAMINING THE CONCEPT OF DIRECTLY
RELATED TO THE MAIN BUSINESS OF THE
PRINCIPAL IN DETERMINING LABOR-ONLY
CONTRACTING
REVISITING CASE #002: 2011 IN THE MATTER
OF IMPEACHMENT TRIAL OF THE HON. CHIEF
JUSTICE RENATO CORONA, A CRITICAL
ANALYSIS OF THE SENATE RULES ON
IMPEACHMENT
GUARDIANS AND MINORS: AN ANALYSIS OF
SEC 6(F) OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
PARTYLIST SYSTEMS ACTS IN LIGHT OF THE
RULING IN PHIL. GUARDIANS BROTHERHOOD
VS. COMELEC
DETERMINING PARTY LIABILITY FOR
MISAPPROPRIATED RESIDUAL DATA ON
CLOUD SERVERS
ADVERTISING INDUSTRY BEYOND THE
CLUTCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT? THE
DEPRIVATIZATION
OF
ADVERTISING
REGULATION AND ITS TRANSFER TO THE
GOVERNMENT
TRANSCENDENCE:
CHALLENGING
THE
EXISTING LABOR LAW ON DISCRIMINATION
TO UPHOLD THE RIGHT TO EQUALITY OF
LGBTS IN THE WORKPLACE
BREAKING THE WALLS: AN INTERNATIONAL
HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE ON THE
DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN LEGITIMATE
AND
ILLEGITIMATE
CHILDREN
IN
INHERITANCE CASES
AMBUSHED GLORY: AMBUSH MARKETING AS
A VIOLATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS
THE NON-DIMINUTION PRINCIPLE AND THE
RIGHT
OF
THE
EMPLOYER:
THE
UNCONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE PRINCIPLE
OF NON-DIMINUTION OF BENEFITS
THE IMPLICATION OF INDEPENDENT CIVIL
ACTIONS TO THE CIVIL LIABILITY OF THE



74. FUSTER, LIRA R.
75. GANZON, PEARL MARGARET C.
76. GARCIA, CARLOS P.

77. GARCIA, JOWIE BRENT T.

78. GESMUNDO, FRANCESCA ABIGAIL

79. GO, ANNE BERNADETTE

80. GO, JAN CLAUDE PUA

81. GRAN, MAJKEN ANIKA

82. GRUBA, KATHERINE THERESE

83. GUERRERO, MIA RUSTIEL M.
84. GUEVARA, JULIET MARIE M.

85. HABACON, GEORGE MATTHEW T.

86. HADUCA, MARVIN EDGAR R.

ACCUSED IN RELATION TO ACQUITTAL ON

THE
GROUND
OF
FACTUAL/LEGAL
INNOCENCE AND DOUBLE RECOVERY
GREEN OVER GOLD: A LEGAL APPROACH TO
EXCLUDING ECOTOURISM SITES FROM
MINING OPERATIONS
THE CYBERCRIME PREVENTION ACT OF 2012:
THREATENING
OUR
INTERNATIONAL
OBLIGATION TO PROTECT FREE SPEECH
UNVEILING THE INNOCENT: A MULTI-
DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE AUTO-
PIERCING CLAUSE UNDER PARAGRAPH 2
SECTION 10 OF RA 8042
JESUS AND PHALLIC SYMBOLS: AN ANALYSIS
OF THE CULTURAL CENTER OF THE
PHILIPPINES SUPPRESSION OF MIDEO CRUZS
POLETEISMO
REASONABLE
INVESTMENT-BACKED
EXPECTATIONS AS A PROTECTED PROPERTY
RIGHT: A LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR APPLYING
THE DOCTRINE OF REGULATORY TAKING IN
ENVIRONMENTALLY-SENSITIVE PROJECTS
THE INTERNAL RULE OF THE SUPREME
COURT (IRSC) 10.2: ESTABLISHING THE
CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE SUPREME COURT
EN BANC DELIBERATIONS AS AN EXCEPTION
TO THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION AND
SETTING ITS PARAMETERS THROUGH THE
APPLICATION OF THE DELIBERATIVE
PROCESS PRIVILEGE
SUPREME COURT VS. IMPEACHMENT COURT:
THE JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT
OVER THE SENATES SOLE POWER TO TRY
AND DECIDE ALL CASES OF IMPEACHMENT
PRIVILEGE IN THE CLOUD: ESTABLISHING A
LEGAL FRAMEWORK TO SAFEGUARD
PRIVILEGED
COMMUNICATIONS
FROM
INADVERTENT
DISCLOSURE
DURING
ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY
STRICT
COMPLIANCE
OF
EXPRESS
WARRANTY PROVISIONS AS RULED IN
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY V.
TANTUCO ENTERPRISES, INC. (2001) 366
SCRA 740
FROM JUAN TO JUANA: ESTABLISHING THE
RIGHT OF TRANSSEXUALS TO CHANGE THEIR
NAME AND SEX IN LEGAL RECORDS
EXPOSED:
ADDRESSING
THE
ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH HAZARDS OF
THE IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF BASE
STATIONS
THE SEARCH FOR PARAMETERS AND THE
DANGER OF UNBRIDLED DELEGATION:
ANALYZING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF
SECTIONS 401 AND 402 OF THE 1978 TARIFF
AND CUSTOMS CODE
RESOLVING THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA
DISPUTE: AN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL

87. HAN, STEFANO DONG CHUI C.

88. IMPERIAL, ND. P.
89. INOTURAN, SOPHIA P.
90. JO, JONATHAN

91. KAW, ALISON KATRINA GEORGINA T.

92. KEH, KATHERINE

93. KHO, SOPHIA

94. KING, JEREMY P.

95. LAGROSAS, SHERYL CHRISTINE

VALDEZ

96. LANETE, JESI HOWARD S.

97. LAUREL, MICHAELA VICTORIA L.

98. LAVADIA, ERIC BENJAMIN D.

99. LEE, ANNA OLIVIA

100. LEE, LARA CAMILLE

APPROACH TO JOINT DEVELOPMENT

AGREEMENTS
WHY SHOULD THE STATE NOT BE ESTOPPED
IN THE FIELD OF TAXATION?
HOW TO LOSE AN EMPLOYEE IN 30 DAYS:
REDEFINING THE FAIR AND RESONABLE
CRITERIA IN RETRENCHMENT CASES
PUBLIC POLICY IN ARBITRABILITY: THE
DISALLOWANCE OF PUBLIC POLICY AS
GROUND FOR REFUSING ARBITRATION
BALANCING THE RIGHT OF INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES TO PRACTICE THEIR CULTURE VIS-
-VIS THE STATES INTEREST AND
OBLIGATION TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE
THREATENED SPECIES OF WILDLIFE
INSTITUTIONALIZING
IMPARTIALITY:
ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES FOR THE
INHIBITION OF SENATOR-JUDGES IN AN
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
THE BRENT DOCTRINE: A VIOLATION OF THE
CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEE ON SECURITY
OF TENURE AND LABOR LAW
IMPUNITY IN IMMUNITY: EXAMINING THE
VALIDITY OF BILATERAL IMMUNITY
AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO BY THE
UNITED STATES AND STATE PARTIES THAT
RATIFIED THE ROME STATUTE
CRIMINALIZING KNOWINGLY SPREADING
EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI HOAXES,
SCARES, JOKES AND FALSE RUMORS:
PROPOSING AN ANTI-DISASTER JOKE LAW
PHILIPPINE EVICTION AND DEMOLITION
LAWS VIOLATING THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE
HOUSING
THRU
FORCED
EVICTION
RESULTING IN ARBITRARY INTERNAL
DISPLACEMENT
I LOST MY HOUSE TO THE NPA, NOW WHAT?
ASSERTING THE RIGHT TO REPARATIONS AS
CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW AND
ESTABLISHING A REPARATIONS PROGRAM IN
THE PHILIPPINES FOR VICTIMS OF ARMED
CONFLICT, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND
GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DURING
AN ARMED CONFLICT
MESSAGE SENDING FAILED: EXPLORING THE
LEGALITY OF CELL SERVICE PROVIDERS
PRACTICE OF DELETING UNSENT TEXT
MESSAGES
LACHES: AN INEQUITABLE TOOL OF EQUITY
ONLINE ADVERTISING: FINDING WHETHER
ONLINE SERVICE PROVIDERS IN SELLING OFF
TRADEMARKED WORDS AS KEYWORDS, MAY
BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR TRADEMARK
INFRINGEMENT
REVISITING THE RULING IN FUENTES V. CA
ON THE INADMISSIBILITY OF DECLARATIONS
AGAINST PENAL INTEREST OF A THIRD
PERSON TO FAVOR AN ACCUSED

101. LEE, JUDE ZURBITO

102. LIM, RAHLEE JANE B.

103. LIQUIGAN, CHRISTOFFER ALLAN

104. LOVERIA, ROMAN CARLO R.

105. LUCENARIO, MARIEN KATHRINE
106. MACALINO, RALPH VINCENT S.

107. MACATANGAY, SHERLEEN LOURDS R.

108. MANDOCDOC, DAN KEVIN

109. MANGAHAS, GABRIELLE RUTH D.

110. MANGCO, CARLOS JOSEPH
FREDERICK
111. MANLICLIC, ELENI FRANCESCA G.

112. MARANTE IV, HERMENEGILDO P.

113. MAWIS, SARA MAE

114. MELCHOR, BETTINA R.

THE OLD AND THE NEW: AN EXAMINATION

OF PARAGRAPH 3 OF ARTICLE 247 OF THE
REVISED PENAL CODE WITH RESPECT TO ITS
CONSTITUTIONALITY OR UNREASONABLE
APPLICATION IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT
DEVELOPMENTS OF CHILDRENS RIGHTS IN
INTERNATIONAL LAW.
DECRIMINALIZING
WOMEN
IN
PROSTITUTION: ADOPTING THE ABOLITION
REGIME TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY
SO YOUNG, SO CORRUPT: A CRITICAL
ANALYSIS OF THE PERTINENT LAWS AND
PRACTICES
IN
THE
SANGGUNIANG
KABATAAN INSTITUTION (YOUTH COUNCIL)
IN THE PHILIPPINES
SPYING ON OURSELVES: ESTABLISHING
TESTS FOR THE LAWFUL CONDUCT OF
DOMESTIC ESPIONAGE
NEWS UPDATE: DEFINING TERRORISM AS A
NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION TO
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
PROTECTING THE VULNERABLE, MAKING
OUR ROADS SAFER: A STUDY ON THE LACK
AND INADEQUACY OF LAWS PROTECTING
VULNERABLE ROAD USERS AS A VIOLATION
OF THE RIGHT TO LIFE AND RIGHT TO
TRAVEL
ENFORCING
THE
MILLENNIUM
DEVELOPMENT GOALS: ASSESSING THE
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL OBLIGATION OF THE
PHILIPPINES
QUID EST VERITAS? INTEGRATING THE
INEXTRICABILITY OF GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS
VIOLATION AND LARGE-SCALE CORRUPTION
INTO THE PHILIPIPINE TRANSNATIONAL
JUSTICE FRAMEWORK
STRENGTHENING THE WRIT OF KALIKASAN:
A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE TWO-OR-MORE
LGU REQUIREMENT OF THE WRIT
WHY WASNT I INFORMED? PROPOSED
LEGISLATION CRIMINALIZING THE ACT OF
CYBER HARRASSMENT UNDER PHILIPPINE
LAW
FREEZING THE WEB OF ACCOUNTS: DEFINING
THE LIMITS OF RELATED ACCOUNTS IN
BANK INQUIRY ORDERS UNDER SEC 2 OF RA
10167 OTHERISE KNOWN AS AN ACT
FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE ANTI
MONEY LAUNDERING ACT OF 2001
THE WARRIOR GENE AS A MITIGATING
CIRCUMSTANCE
THREE STRIKES AND YOU'RE OUT: THE
CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE GRADUATED
RESPONSE RULE IN CURBING ONLINE
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
THE ROAD TO PEACE BETTER PAVED: A
NOVEL LEGAL APPROACH TO PHILIPPINE
REVOLUTIONARY CONFLICTS USING LEX

115. MENDEZ, IVAN VIKTOR

116. MENDOZA, MIGUEL ANTONIO L.
117. MIRANDA, GIAN CARLO E.

118. NARAG, JULIAN PAUL

119. NAVARRA, ELLIE CHRIS C.
120. NAVARRA, JANELLE AQUILINA MARIE
A.
121. OCAMPO, JOSEPHINE GABRIELLE
122. OLALIA, MARY ANN PINEDA
123. ONG, MATTHEW AARON DY

124. PANLILIO, VICTOR CHRISTOPHER

125. PARAS, YLA GLORIA MARIE

PANGILINAN
126. PASQUIL, CRIA MARIE

127. PELAYO, JANNEFER GOMEZ

128. PIELAGO, JUAN CARLO O.

129. PINLAC, SERGIO ORTEGA

130. QUE, KATHRINA SHEENE MARIE

PACIFICATORIA
SUPPRESSION THOUGH SUBTERFUGE: THE
INHIBITION OF OFFENSIVE ART BASED ON
HOSTILE AUDIENCE RESPONSE
THE APPLICATION OF COPYRIGHT TO
INTERNET MEMES
IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO: DETERMINING
THE LIABILITY OF BUYERS OF PIRATED DISCS
UNDER THE AIDING AND ABETTING
PROVISION
OF
THE
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY CODE
LESS SUI GENERIS: APPLYING THE DOUBLE
JEOPARDY IN IMPEACHMENT CASES
ABANDONING THE DOCTRINE OF IMPLIED
ABANDONMENT IN CUSTOMS LAW
EXAMINING THE RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN
AND ITS APPLICABILITY IN THE PHILIPPINE
CONTEXT
ABSORPTION OF CREDITS IN MERGERS AND
CONSOLIDATIONS: EXPLORING THE RIGHTS
OF DEBTORS UNDER REHABILITATION
ABANDONING GAA VS. CA: EXEMPTING FROM
EXECUTION THE SALARIES AND WAGES OF
THE JUDGMENT OBLIGOR
DENIED PASSAGE: DETERMINING THE
CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE BUREAU OF
IMMIGRATIONS ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING
DEPARTURE SCREENING PROCESS AND ITS
GOVERNING RULES AND REGULATIONS
OUT OF THE ORDINARY: CRITICAL PAYMENTS
AND THE DOCTRINE OF NECESSITY IN THE
ERA OF THE FINANCIAL REHABILITATION
AND INSOLVENCY ACT (FRIA)
REDEFINING PHILIPPINE TORTS LAW
MEETING
THE
REASONABLE
CASE
REQUIREMENT ADJUDGED BY THE COURTS: A
LAW AND ECONOMIC APPROACH
TAKING THE BULLY BY THE HORNS:
PROVIDING A LEGAL REMEDY FOR CHILDREN
SUBJECTED TO BULLYING BY IMPOSING
VICARIOUS LIABILITY ON SCHOOLS
PUT PEP IN THE AMLA: A CRITIQUE ON THE
VALIDITY OF THE PROVISIONS CONCERNING
POLITICALLY EXPOSED PERSONS FOUND IN
BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS CIRCULAR
NO. 706
DEFINING THE NORTH KOREAN ROCKET
LAUNCH: A LEGAL AND GEOPOLITICAL
APPROACH IN THE SEARCH FOR THE STATUS
OF PERCEIVED NUCLEAR TESTS IN
INTERNATIONAL LAW
A REVISIT ON HOW THE SANDIGANBAYAN
ACQUIRES
JURISDICTION
AND
A
REDEFINITION OF THE ELEMENT IN
RELATION TO OFFICE
SCRUTINIZING THE LIABILITY OF PROPERTY
OWNERS ON THEIR NEGLIGENCE TO
PREVENT DRUG LABORATORIES ON THEIR

131. RABONZA, MARIA CHRISTINA

132. RAMIRO, ROBERTO MIGUEL

133. RAMOS, VINCE PAOLO L.

134. REAS, MA. RUBY ANN PASCUAL

135. REGIS, JASMIN MEI CRUZ

136. RELUCIO, RENDL JAMES C.

137. REVOTE, ALLAN

138. REYES, PIERRE MARTIN DE LEON
139. RIGETS, ROBERT EDWARD G.
140. ROBLES, JANNICA

141. ROMAN, MARTIN KRISTOFFER

142. ROXAS, IDESA DE LEON

143. RUMOHR, GLENDA R.

144. SACDALAN, STELLA MARIE G.

145. SALAZAR, HANNE

PROPERTIES
THE COCONUT LEVY FUNDS AS PUBLIC
FUNDS: ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES FOR
JUDICIAL RECOGNITION OF THE SUI GENERIS
NATURE OF ILL-GOTTEN WEALTH SUITS
DO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HAVE THE
RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN THE WORK PLACE?
PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FORCE:
EXPLORING THE OPERABILITY OF ARTICLE
118 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE IN THE
CONTEXT OF BOTH DOMESTIC AND
INTERNATIONAL LAW
DOCTOR, DOCTOR ARE YOU SICKENED? A
THESIS
ON
EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE
RELATIONSHIP OF HMOS AND HMO
PHYSICIANS
BALANCING THE SCALE: ASSESSING THE
INTEREST OF THE STATE VIS--VIS THE
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF THE MIGRANT
IN THE IMPOSITION OF MANDATORY
REMITTANCE OF THE EARNINGS OF
OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS
GENUINE AGRARIAN REFORM: A CRITICAL
ANALYSIS OF THE HACIENDA LUISITA CASE
ON THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE STOCK
DISTRIBUTION OPTION AND THE VALUATION
OF JUST COMPENSATION
OPEC PRODUCTION QUOTAS: IS IT A PROPER
EXERCISE OF PSNR A QUANTITATIVE
RESTRICTION UNDER THE GATT ART. XI:1?
THE GLOBAL CURRENCY CRISIS: PROPOSING
A FRAMEWORK FOR THE RESOLUTION OF
CURRENCY DEVALUATION DISPUTES
A CASE OF CONVENIENCE: ENFORCING THE
RIGHTS OF UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANT
WORKERS HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES
THE PRINCIPLE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
WITH REGARD TO THE ACQUISITION OF
CITIZENSHIP OF AN ADOPTED ALIEN CHILD
OF A FILIPINO CITIZEN AND THE CHILD OF A
NATURALIZED FILIPINO CITIZEN AND A
PERSON WHO HAS REACQUIRED FILIPINO
CITIZENSHIP
ON
LIMITATION
OF
TERMS:
THE
PREDICAMENT OF WINNING AN ELECTION
CONTEST IN THE SENATE.
PAVING THE WAY FOR PREMISES LIABILITY:
DEFINING THE DUTY OF POSSESSORS OF
REALTY FOR CRIMINAL ACTS OF THIRD
PARTIES WITHIN THEIR PREMISES
TORT FOR WRONGFUL LIFE: A CALL TO
GRANT CAUSE OF ACTION FOR MORAL
DAMAGES TO CHILDREN BORN ILLEGITIMATE
ONE MAN, ONE VOTE: A JURISPRUDENTIAL
ANALYSIS OF THE CREATION OF LEGISLATIVE
DISTRICTS TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR
REAPPORTIONMENT
AN INVESTIGATION ON THE POWER OF THE

146. SALVADOR, MARIA ILSEA WONG

147. SAMSON, DHAN MORRIS M.
148. SANGUIR, AILEEN MARCELO

149. SANTOS, SAMMY DAVE A.

150. SEGOVIA, JAN MICHAEL K.

151. SICANGCO, PAULO ALBERTO T.

152. SIRIBAN, VICTOR ANDREW A.

153. SUAREZ, ANDRE ANTON SANTOS

154. SULIT, MA. RICCA PEARL S.

155. SULTAN, VAL CHRISTIAN T.

156. SY, EDSON BYRON K.

157. TABORA, JAKE RUPERT T.

158. TAGRA, EARL CLARIDAD

159. TANHUECO, MARIE KARRISSA A.

160. TAYAG, MARIA ANGELINE L.

OMBUDSMAN TO CONDUCT BANK INQUIRIES

PROHIBITING INCITEMENT TO TERRORISM IN
THE PHILIPPINES
DECRIMINALIZING BIGAMY: THE RELATIVE
UNCONSTITUTIONALITY OF ART. 349 OF THE
REVISED PENAL CODE
A LEGAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE
TIMING OF DISCLOSURES IN PRE-MERGER/
CONSOLIDATION
NEGOTIATIONS
AND
SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS
THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF JAPAN-
PHILIPPINES ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT (JPEPA): AN ANALYSIS OF THE
AGREEMENT ON INVESTMENTS AND ITS
COMPLIANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF
NATIONAL ECONOMY AND PATRIMONY
UNDER THE 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
A FIGHT FOR FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY IN
LABOR STANDARDS: ERADICATING THE
DISCRIMINATION SET BY ARTICLE 82 OF THE
PHILIPPINE LABOR CODE AS REGARDS
WORKING CONDITIONS AND REST PERIODS
OF DOMESTIC WORKERS
RETHINKING RESPONSIBILITY: EXTENDING
THE SCOPE OF THE TOXIC TORTS REGIME TO
TOBACCO COMPANIES IN THE PHILIPPINES
MEN IN LIMBO: THE (50) FIFTY YEARS OLD
MAXIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT IN THE
EMPLOYMENT OF SECURITY GUARDS AS A
VIOLATION OF THE EQUAL PROTECTION OF
THE LAWS
A REVIEW OF THE BUILD LEASE TRANSFER
SCHEME: AN ANALYSIS OF RIGHTS OF THE
OWNER DURING THE LEASE OF A PUBLIC
UTILITY
THE EXTENT OF PROSECUTIONS EVIDENCE
IN CASES OF CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY: WHEN A
CO-ACCUSED FILES A DEMURRER
POWERFUL IN ITS OWN RIGHT: USING THE
RIGHT TO A BALANCED AND HEALTHFUL TO
CREATE EXCEPTIONS TO THE RIGHT TO
INFORMATION
LABOR [ED] CONTRACTING DEPARTMENT
ORDER NO. 18-A AS AN ATTEMPT TO MODIFY
THE SUBSTANTIVE LAW ON LABOR
CONTRACTUALIZATION
GUARDING THE GUARDIANS: JUDICIAL
REVIEW OVER EXECUTIVES REFUSAL TO
TAKE UP CLAIMS OF FILIPINOS ABROAD
AGAINST ANOTHER STATE
UNRAVELING THE OVERLAP BETWEEN THE
UPSTREAM MERGER UNDER SEC. 40(C)(2) OF
THE TAX CODE AND CORPORATE
LIQUIDATION
SUCCESSIVE CARRIAGE UNDER THE WARSAW
CONVENTION: AN EXPANSION OF ITS
MEANING
IN
DEFENSE
OF
WHISTLEBLOWERS:

161. TENORIO, RACQUEL DEL ROSARIO

162. TONGCO, CANDICE CHRISTINE O.

163. TONGSON, ALDOUS MARU R.

164. TORRES, ARCHIESYL SARABIA

165. TORRIJOS, CORINNA TIONGSON
166. TORRIJOS, MA. MERCEDES B.

167. TUASON, JUAN MIGUEL

168. UY, MARTIN JURIS V.

169. VALLO, VEA KRISTINE R.

170. VINLUAN, MARK C.

171. WEIGAND, ESTHER M.

172. WILWAYCO, DIANNA LOUISE R.

ESTABLISHING A FRAMEWORK OF RIGHTS

FOR WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION
FILIPINO-ALIEN SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND
THE NEED FOR RECOGNITION FOR PURPOSES
OF
SUCCESSION
WARRANTED
BY
INTERNATIONAL COMITY AND RECIPROCITY
REPORTORIAL
REQUIREMENTS
UNDER
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 69 (REQUIRING
DOCTORS, HOSPITALS, CLINIC ETC. TO
REPORT TREATMENT FOR PHYSICAL
INJURIES: A CALL FOR AN AMENDMENT AND
AN ADOPTION OF A PROVISION ON MUTUAL
AMNESTY IN RELATION TO PHYSICAL
INJURIES AS A FORM OF POST-ABORTION
COMPLICATION
THE NEED TO ISSUE A SUBPOENA TO
ACQUIRE LOCAL BANK DEPOSIT DOCUMENTS
OF OFFICERS UNDER IMPEACHMENT: A
COMPARISON OF THE ERAP AND CORONA
IMPEACHMENT
NEXT IN LINE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE
POTENTIAL POWER VACUUM IN THE OFFICE
OF THE PRESIDENT
EXPLORING THE RIGHTS OF AN IMPEACHED
PUBLIC OFFICER AS PROTECTED UNDER THE
SUB JUDICE RULE
A STATE OF SUSPENDED ANIMATION:
DEFINING THE STATUS OF CRYOGENICALLY
PRESERVED EMBRYOS AND ESTABLISHING A
FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROTECTION OF
PARENTAL RIGHTS
EVALUATING
THE
PRESIDENTIAL
PREROGATIVE TO IMPLEMENT UNILATERAL
MEASURES
AGAINST
FOREIGN
DISCRIMINATORY TRADE PRACTICES
DISCUSSION ON THE LEGALITY OF COMELEC
RESOLUTION NO. 8844 REGARDING VOTES
CASTED TO DECLARED SAME NAME
NUISANCE CANDIDATES
AMENDMENT OF THE FAMILY CODE TO
INCLUDE SEXUAL INFIDELITY A GROUND FOR
DISALLOWANCE OF SPOUSAL SUPPORT
PENDENTE
LITE
PROVEN
BY
PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE
PREVENTING THE PIOUS PARADE: PUBLIC
RELIGIOUS DISPLAY THROUGH RELIGIOUS
SYMBOLS, ARTICLES, AND CEREMONIES,
WITHIN GOVERNMENT OFFICES AS A
VIOLATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
REINFORCING THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS
INTERROGATED BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS
AND REDEFINING THE STATE ACTION
DOCTRINE
WHAT INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS DO
NOT TELL US: A STUDY ON THE LEGALITY OF
NON-DISCLOSURE
OF
NETWORK
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

173. YAN, VERONICA MAE C.

174. YU, ACELYNNE JOANNE ONG

175. ZAFRA, JORDAN DE GUIA

ASSESSING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE

WATCHLIST ORDER AS PROVIDED BY DEPT.
OF JUSTICE CIRCULAR NO. 41
REVISITING ART. 223 PAR. 3 OF THE LABOR
CODE:
DIFFERENCE
IN
TREATMENT
BETWEEN
REINSTATEMENT
AND
SEPARATION
PAY
IN
LIEU
OF
REINSTATEMENT FROM THE TIME THE
LABOR ARBITER ISSUES A DECISION UNTIL
THE CASE BECOMES FINAL AND EXECUTORY
SHINE A LIGHT ON THE DISAPPEARED:
CRITICIZING PHILIPINE LAW VIS--VIS
IMPUNITY FOR ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE
AND EVALUATING ITS COMPLIANCE WITH
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF HUMAN
RIGHTS AS GROUNDWORK FOR ACCESSION
TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON
THE PROTECTION OF ALL PERSONS FROM
ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES