UCV - College of Law

UCV LAW MOA WITH THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION (2025-12-12) - The University of Cagayan Valley through its College of Law Dean Atty. Maria Milagros N. Fernan-Cayosa entered into. Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). with the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) through its Region 2 OIC-Regional Director Mr. Juan G. Alilam Jr. and Legal Officer Atty. Mark Vincent Gocal. With the MOA, UCV Law Student Practitioners (LSPs) may now have their externship activities under the Clinical Legal Education Program (CLEP) at the PRC. RD Alilan and Atty. Gocal welcomed the assistance of the UCV LSPs in the research and resolution of administrative cases at its Legal Unit. UCV Law likewise welcomes the partnership with the PRC especially with the recent implementation of the 2025 Rules on Administrative Cases for Civil Servants (2025 RACCS) as the PRC will provide a good venue to study administrative processes and to practice the application of substantive law.

The UCV College of Law joins the UCV College of Health on this effort at advancing maternal and infant health.

Exactly a week ago, the Legal Education Board, in partnership with the University of Santo Tomas, UST Faculty of Civil Law, and the UST Graduate School of Law, held the Legal Education Technology and Inclusion Summit 2025—a two-day event dedicated to advancing learning, innovation, and collaboration in legal education. On November 13–14, 2025, legal educators, administrators, and academic leaders convened at the Grand Ballroom of the Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building at the University of Santo Tomas in Sampaloc, Manila, to explore the transformative role of technology in legal education and to promote inclusivity across institutions. The summit featured a series of plenary sessions, upskilling workshops, and fireside discussions, all carefully designed to equip participants with the strategies, tools, and insights necessary to enhance legal education in the digital age. From innovative approaches to technology integration to strengthened initiatives on accessibility, sensitivity, and inclusion, each session underscored the legal education community’s commitment to embracing innovation and fostering meaningful change. As the summit concluded, participants departed inspired and empowered—prepared to bring new ideas and practices to their respective institutions. This event marks a sustained effort toward building a more inclusive, forward-looking, and technology-driven legal education landscape.

UCV Law Dean Maria Milagros N. Fernan-Cayosa’s participation in the Philippines’ Legal Education Board Contingent to the International Forum of Law School Deans and Jurists last October 2-4, 2025 in Beijing, China

𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐋

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒓'𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍
𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚
𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒚

One of Abba’s most recognizable songs—The Winner Takes It All has become a classic background music of the Filipino Tiktok Community on tearjerking edits about the suffering of the masses and the affluence of the oofy. Originally about loss and regret after a painful divorce, it has now been employed to spark a conflagration of emotions within the general psyche of the populace online. Regret? Loss? Suffering? Aren’t these what ordinary Filipinos experience on a daily basis? That’s why it is no surprise that this song became the melodic bedrock of Tiktok clips—aiming to cause the communal manifestation of wrath in all sectors of society.

Songs evoke feelings. Feelings generate movement. Movement gives birth to societal reform. As simple as these things are, they subconsciously affect the thinking of the public. They are effective means to bring about strong opinions that would catalyze citizens to verbally and publicly convey their fiery will—a zealous desire to put behind bars the masterminds and benefactors of large-scale thievery in the spheres of our national government.

Those who have participated in the simultaneous public demonstrations of September 21, 2025, have expressed exactly the aforementioned. The reason as to why there are revolutionary fists in the sky and mobilizing feet on the streets is because the nation is enervated by headlines and headaches about our leaders involved in institutional jobbery.

How many lives have been lost? How many students are deprived of quality classrooms? How much money has been salted away into the pockets of politicians? How many years have we endured in the mire of suffering as those who live in grand abodes enjoy the sweetest fruits of governmental profiteering? These questions echo in the minds of protesters as they demand justice and accountability. As a democracy, we are free to vociferate our criticisms against political embodiments of degeneracy—a true blessing of democracy. However, despite the fact that we live in a country that takes pride in its democracy, year after year after year, this national pride is betrayed by those we catapult into political positions—positions created for serving us with virtuous integrity and unparalleled excellence. Does that make us losers standing small? Of course, not. Unlike what the song says, we haven’t played all our cards. We still have something more to say, and we still have more aces to play. As long as we are alive, the fight is not yet over.

𝐖𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬. We have a challenge to perpetualize the currents of hope and tides of resistance we have stirred—to not let it sink into the abyss of irrelevance and oblivion. Keeping the flame alive is what materializes real and effective transformation. When the masses are angry, our government must bow to its will.

May the ripples of change we have set in motion endure until the day we can proudly declare ourselves victors, the ones who prove that the winner really takes it all—as we aggressively lay siege to the godlessness of systematic kleptocracy. That is our victory. That is our destiny. #



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Written by: Evarish Carmona
Cartoon by: Emille Lee Tumibay

Revised University of Cagayan Valley’s 77th Foundation Anniversary Celebration schedule

UCV @ 77 - The COLLEGE OF LAW’s participation at the Opening of the University’s 77th Foundation Days Celebration.

𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗔𝗪 𝗗𝗔𝗬

Pursuant to Proclamation No. 1477, s. 1975, the UCV College of Law joins the nation in the observance of Philippine National Law Day. This occasion recognizes the indispensable role of the legal profession in the administration of justice, the protection of fundamental rights, and the preservation of the rule of law. It reaffirms the enduring responsibility of the legal community to ensure that the principles of fairness, equality, and due process remain at the heart of our justice system.

More than a commemoration, this day serves as a call to the members of the Bar, and the academe to embody truth, integrity, and accountability in every act of legal advocacy. For future officers of the court, it stands as a guiding reminder that the practice of law is not a privilege but a public trust, one that demands fidelity to justice, adherence to ethical canons, and commitment to strengthen public confidence in the legal system.