RESERVED THESIS TOPICS 2010-2011 [AS OF MAR 26 2011 11:38 PM]

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Name Block Number Thesis Topic Time

Reserved
Anezka Cortina A 09209452867 Empowering the Local Government Units July 16, 2010
to impose Green Taxes by limiting DENR 10:01 AM
intervention to merely supervision

Statement: The Local Government Units

have been given environmental
management functions. LGUs have at
their disposal national laws upon which it
can base its ordinances in the protection
of the environment. A more local
approach to the imposition of
environmental taxes should be imposed
to address different issues in varying local
units.

Mikhail Josef N. Gomez A 09274110421 HACIENDA LUISITA: Determining the Just 10:01 AM
Share of Farmers in the Land in
Accordance with the Constitutional
Mandate of Agrarian Reform in light of the
CARPER law, Stock Distribution Scheme,
Schemes for Agrarian Reform of other
Countries, and Recent Jurisprudence.
Maria Monica D. Hipolito A 0918 908 0139 REVIEW OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7941-- 10:01 AM
SURVEY OR RECENT DEVELOPMENTS/
JURISPRUDENCE UNDER THE PARTY LIST
SYSTEM IN TERMS OF PARTY LIST
ACCREDITATION, NOMINEE
QUALIFICATIONS AND ALLOCATION OF
SEATS, AND DETERMINING WHETHER TO
ABOLISH OR AMEND
Kathleen Ang A 09175145284 Electronic service of summons 10:02 AM
Joyce Anne C. Wong A 0917 325 0227 Green Building: Legal Risks and Liabilities 10:02 AM
Fay Irene Gurrea A 09177227330 Transporting the Precautionary Principle 10:02 AM
from de legeferenda to a customary norm
of international law
Christian Chan C 09273065996 I plan to check on the illegality of the 10:02 AM
practice of carpark owners/management
in denying liability for any loss or damage
on the cars parked in connection with the
law on Deposit and Lease ("Management
will not be liable for any loss or damage to
your car").

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Armand Eleazar a Considering the possibility of touching the 10:02 AM
case regarding the Pandacan.

Issues that are being considered: 1.

Propriety of the continuing mandamus in
this case

2. Use of judicial power to establish

monitoring group (which is essentially an
executive body). Judicial power versus
executive

3. LGU v National Government

Karl Vincent B. Raso D 0917-8252202 THESIS TOPIC: The need for rules on 10:02AM
appreciation of ballots in the Automated
Elections Law (R.A. 8464) in preventing
massive disenfranchisement of voters and
to properly reflect the will of the
electorate in relation with provisions of
the Omnibus Election Code (Sec. 211 etc.).
Marychelle T. Mendoza A 0926-6842800 Enforcing the Outer Space Treaty: 10:04 AM
Mandating the Removal and Minimization
of Space Debris
Laura Noel D 09175352872 The unlimited exercise of ABSOLUTE 10:04 AM
PARDON can lead to the President being
de facto above the law
Alex Perez A Laws and Regulation pertaining to Survey 10:04 AM
Elections (touching the case of SWS v.
COMELEC)
alvarez, maria margarita A 09157838683 Terms of Service Contracts in internet- 10:04 AM
based services (e.g. social networking,
email, mmporpg) are subject to abuse by
service providers absent any legislation
that would limit their powers and protect
the rights of its users.
Maria Cristina T. Mundin A +63 9277968986 Review of the Philippine legal framework 10:04 AM
for exploring, developing, utilizing, and
commercializing Renewable Energy
Sources.
PHOEBE ANN S. BAYONA A The current legislation and administrative 10:04 AM
rules are not enough to address the effects
of pyramid scams on the lives of Filipino
victims. Estafa, as the only crime in the RPC
penalizing such. The proposed thesis will
study the legal issues in every stage of the
pyramid and the corresponding penalties
already available in the law. It will discuss
the persons involved and the remedies of
the victims against them.
Iniego Carl Varon A 09273867256 Superior and Command Responpsibility: 10:04 AM
Extending the Liability

Statement: Superiors and Commanders

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 must be held liable for crimes perpetrated
by his subordinates when he exercised
effective command and control over them,
knew or owing to the circumstances
should have known that his subordinates
were committing or about to commit
these crimes, and yet failed to take the
necessary and reasonable precautionary
measure to prevent or repress their
commission even if he no longer exercised
effective command and control at the
point that these crimes were committed.
ARC ALDRIN N. TOLENTINO A 09189081279 Classifying peer to peer sharing of sound 10:04 AM
recording files as acts of infringement and
against the laws on intellectual property
and copyright violates an individual's
constitutional rights to property, against
unreasonable searches and seizures, and
privacy.
Michael Corrales C 09052633161 Unconstitutionality of the IRR of PD 856 as 10:05 AM
it requires routine health check-ups for
STD's. Degrading and Violation of privacy.
Julian S. Montano IV A Topic: 10:05 AM

Defining Abandonment of Copyright in

Computer Software in Light of the
Intellectual Property Code, the Civil Code
and the Copyright Conventions

Thesis Statement:

There is a need to resolve the issue of

copyright abandonment, other than
through the death of the author, of
discontinued computer software in
Philippine jurisdiction in light of the
provisions of the Intellectual Property
Code of the Philippines, the provisions of
the Civil Code on abandonment of
property rights, and the copyright
conventions in which the Philippines is a
signatory, in order to protect people who
distribute and download computer
software already discontinued in the
market over the Internet, whether by a
paid service or for free, and in good faith.
Camille Leelin Ting C 0917-8446484 Religious Freedom & Divorce: Amending 10:05 AM
the Family Code to recognize religion-
sponsored or allowed divorces.
Charmaine N. Calderini 3C C 09081811076 In the interpretation of Section 5 of 10:06 AM
Republic Act No. 9700 (AN ACT
STRENGTHENING THE COMPREHENSIVE
AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM), is the
landowners attestation as to who can be

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 qualified beneficiaries a separate
requirement or is the landowner bound to
give their attestation under oath if it
appears that the farmworkers are regular
farmworkers actually tilling the lands, as
certified under oath by the Barangay
Agrarian Reform Council (BARC). What are
the effects of giving the landowner the
power to decide who would be the
qualified beneficiaries? I will also be
looking into the improvements of RA 9700
in relation to CARP (RA 6657).
Daniel Guinigundo A 09162504429 (TERRORIST FINANCING) Providing for an 10:06 AM
economic framework in conforming with
FATF and the Egmont guidelines in the
criminalizing of terrorist financing in the
Philippines, due to the inadequacy of the
law, will help in the improvement of local
and international peace and security, the
protection of public funds, and the non-
curtailment of human rights.
Aurelia Beatrice Santos A 0905-6676635 CHEMICAL CASTRATION: An Alternative to 10:06 AM
the Death Penalty

I may also explore other alternatives to

the death penalty for sexual crimes aside
from this.
Yasmin Sanchez A Bribery of Public Foreign Officials by 10:06 AM
Multinational Corporations and its
Ramifications under International Law
Kim Raisa Uy C 09176241591 Regulating political advertisements in the 10:06 AM
internet under the Automated Election
Law
Emmanuel Rey Pine Cruz A 09052440962 An Oily Situation: International Liability for 10:06 AM
Crude Oil Spills in Offshore Drilling Rigs in
the Context of Regional Trade Agreements
Kingjohn Echiverri A 09178226308 the application of RPC mitigating 10:07 AM
circumstances to offenses in special laws
and its implications on indeterminate
sentencing in light of the Batistis v People
of the Philippines ruling.
Clarisse Nicole Vivar B 0917 5685671 Mandatory DNA testing in Crimes against 10:07 AM
Persons (in light of Innocence Protection
Act of 2004, US Law)
Frederick D. Crisologo A Total Smoking Ban: Extending restrictions 10:07 AM
even to public places. The implications on
the rights of smokers and non-smokers
alike.
Austin Claude S. Alcantara C +639176659917 A LAW DEFINING HIGH CRIMES AND 10:08 AM
BETRAYAL OF PUBLIC TRUST FOR
IMPEACHMENT PURPOSES
Jaclyn Ordonez B 09175457255 Amending the Intellectual Property Code 10:08 AM
in order to develop Geographical
Indications in the Philippines.
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My Pablico B 09166478355 Freedom of the Press and Public's Right to 10:08 AM
Information (TV Shows: XXX, Imbestigador,
Isumbong mo kay Tulfo) VS Fundamental
Rights of the Accused
Joanna Pauline C. Pimentel A Revisiting Executive Order 546 on Civilian 10:08 AM
Volunteer Officers in conflict areas

issues: abrogation of command

responsibility from the AFP and PNP to
untrained civilians, legalization of private
armies
fidel nograles B 0917 8104926 judicial legislation and infringement of 10:09 AM
administrative jurisdiction through the
application of the precautionary principle
in the rules of procedure for
environmental cases
Gen Endaluz A Taking Out the Criminal Liability of Rekless 10:09 AM
Imprudence in Motor Vehicle Accidents
with Contributory Negligence
Deborah Sobrepea A 09178553327 Recommendations on the requirements 10:10 AM
on the creation of cities as legislative
districts and the problem of
reapportionment by congress' will.

Background: The constitution provides for

some standards with which to determine
when legislative districts have been
created. However jurisprudence has had
some conflicting decisions with regards to
the application of such requisites
(population, contiguity, proprtionality) .
The thesis will not only recommend the
specific standards with which to apply by
congress but will also answer questions
with regard to the necessity that
reapportionment be national (made by
congress) despite the fact that inaction on
the part of congress will result in the
inequitable situation of disproportion (the
consti mandates proprtional
representation)
Mary marjorie martin D 09062444425 Harmonizing the customs code with the 10:11 AM
ASEAN single window
AS Imperial D 0906-4204191 Adding low-voter turnout as a 10:11 AM
condition/basis for a declaration of failure
of elections
Hector Jerome E. Bondoc C Hector Jerome Determining the standards or restrictions 10:14 AM
Bondoc under Article XX of the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in exercise of
the general right to restrict trade on
environmental grounds and the effects of
such environmental measures on
Philippine market

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Clarisse Ann Marie Dela Cruz
Juan Paolo Santos
Kristina So
JOHN PAUL A. DELA PASION
April Rose N. Morato
Juan Paolo Miguel B. Leido
David Michael C. Go
Marie Angeli Dela Cruz
Maria Asuncion D. Pablico
Andrea E. Katipunan
Jennie M. Balmes
Raffi <rafaeltancinco@gmail.com>
Jovalie Claire Capanas
C 0917 800 5975 defining "marginalized" and 10:15 AM
"underrepresented" sectors for partylist
purposes
A classification of virtual property as 10:16 AM
personal property subjecting them to
certain provisions in the RPC.
C 09177247628 Expanding the Coverage of the Paternity 10:20 AM
Leave Act of 1996 (with respect to the
number of allowable leaves, in light of the
recently proposed 120-day maternity
leave, and the restriction on the grant of
paternity leave only to those with
legitimate spouses)
B 09065746282 Towards Human Rights-friendly Criminal 10:23 AM
Law: proposing an overhaul of the Revised
Penal Code
C 0922-8994833 The Cebu Pacific Scandal. Definition of 10:24 AM
"Mentally Ill" and their rights as against
policies against the mentally ill. (Children's
Rights, International Law)
B 0917-8550210 A Study in Amending the Role of the Vice- 10:25 AM
President of the Philippines, in that the
failure to involve him/her in government
(Cabinet-level, or otherwise) amounts to a
factual disenfranchisement of voters.
A 09209451374/ Determining the legality and 10:26 AM
09228767697 constitutionality of Satellite and Aerial
Images in relation to the Bill of Rights
D 09228203181 a proposal to regulate or create an agency 10:27 AM
that will regulate household workers to
ensure their rights (SSS, wages, from
abuse, etc) are protected
A 0917-5681110 The restrictive provisions of Implementing 10:27 AM
Rules and Regulations of RA 9208 with
regard to receiving valuable consideration
and posting advertisements for organ
donations.
B 0917-8385589 Right to history and culture as a justiciable 10:29 AM
right (analogous to and in light of Oposa v.
Factoran): Towards developing local
legislation mandating repatriation,
preservation, and restoration of cultural
property
B 09173911029 "Exploring CEDAW's Temporary Special 10:29 AM
Measures through the Lens of Gender and
Development"
Coddling of incompetent employees: The 10:29 AM
undue burden of proof imposed on SME's
for the dismissal or discipline of erring
employees
C 09175369563 Database marketing: touching the issue of 10:30 AM
right to privacy and lack of data protection
law
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JOREN SERENO
Vicente Rosales
Joseph R. Plazo
Korina Mae Pimentel
Stephen G. Valera
Jan David I. Garcia
Kingjohn Echiverri
Mickey ingles
Timothy Lim
Rachelle T. Lim
Nico Carlo M. Crisologo
Kim Debra C. Cledera
Kristine Abegaile R. Clavio
B "Corruption as a defense in international 10:30 AM
investment law: Learning from Terminal
3 and other infrastructure controversies"
D 0917-537-2080 Corporate Contributions to Political 10:35 AM
Campaigns: A Proposal to Highly Regulate
Campaign Contributions by Corporations
D 0920 905 3292 SHOW ME THE MONEY: Legal and 10:37 AM
Socioeconomic Ramifications of A Flat
Franchise Tax on Underground E-
Businesses
C Constitutional amendment/legislati on of 10:38 AM
citizenship requirement for public utilities
proposing the exemption of overseas
shipping lines from 60-40 requirement
B 09277566220 Mandatory Blind trust for the assets of 10:38 AM
public officials during their tenure, in order
to prevent conflict of interest.
C 09178366664 Regulating carbon footprint and imposing 10:43 AM
ecotaxes on excess consumption thereof.
A 09178226308 The application of RPC mitigating 10:44 AM
circumstances to offenses in special laws
and its implications on indeterminate
sentencing in light of he Batistis v People
of the Philippines ruling
and possible classification of eco-
terrorism and its implications on the
Human Security Act as example.
C 09175267246 Philippine Football Federation: A Solution 10:47 AM
to its legal brouhaha and adapting a better
corporate structure from soft law
A 09175381064 The lack of accountability of OPEC 10:49 AM
countries, more specifically Saudi Arabia,
in international climate change, holding
them liable on the basis of UNFCCC and the
Kyoto Protocol
C 09173611386 Imposition of Business Tax by Local 10:52 AM
Government Units on ATM machines (will
also cover vending machines or other
machine-operated units which involve
business transactions)
A 0920-9275581 NATURAL-BORN VS. NATURALIZED: 10:57 AM
ASSESSING THE CITIZENSHIP
REQUIREMENT IN CERTAIN GOVERNMENT
POSITIONS
A 09176101158 Determining further The constitutionality 10:59 AM
of the New Formula in the Allocation of
Seats for Party-List Representatives, as laid
down in BANAT v. COMELEC
D 09228636381 Plea Bargaining as a Surrender of the 10:59 AM
Accused's
Rights under Duress: An Amendment
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Emmanuel Sia D 09209208877 Examining Payroll Reinstatement Of 11:00 AM
Project and Seasonal Employees
Reyaine A. Mendoza D 09157882111 Establishing probable cause in Intellectual 11:05 AM
Property Cases and its
Constitutional Implications
DANE MENDOZA B 0917-8957644 The Rules of Procedure for Environmental 11:06 AM
Cases were formulated by the Supreme
Court to provide swift resolution of
environmental cases and to effect
immediate grant of its remedies. Its
provisions are intended to be applied to
favor the constitutional right of the people
to a balanced and healthful ecology.
However, the incorporation of the
precautionary principle in the Rules and
the lack of definite standards for the
enforcement of the Writ of Kalikasan to
limit the discretion of claimants, or of the
Court, in asserting or granting,
respectively, the remedies provided by the
Writ go against the policy of the State in
encouraging private enterprise and
needed investments. This thesis aims to
propose the proper standards for the
enforcement of the said remedies in view
of the nations framework of
environmental regulations and its
economic development.
ALEXIS NOLASCO CIMAGALA A +632 920 9148542 1. Baby trafficking - analysis of adoption 11:08 AM
and trafficking laws
2. Cable piracy in the Philippines
Tanya Baldovino A 09228826286 Determining the criminal and civil liability 11:12 AM
of child soldiers in Mindanao.
ALVAREZ, Aila May S. B 09163581025 Election Law Constitutionality of the 11:12 AM
prohibition on citizens arm to solicit or
receive, directly or indirectly, any
contribution or aid of whatever form or
nature from any foreign government, or
any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or
from any foreigner, a natural or juridical
person.

LEGAL ISSUE: Should a citizens arm be

prohibited from soliciting or receiving
foreign funding being that their activities
are purely non-partisan ?
Paula R. Espiritu B 09163911510 Thesis Topic: Identifying the Extent of 11:13 AM
MILF's Responsibility to Protect Internally
Displaced Persons in a Situation of Armed
Conflict

Legal Issue: Given that all parties to an

armed conflict whether states or non-
state actors are bound by international
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 humanitarian law allocating responsibility
to both actors, and where the Guiding
Principles on Internal Displacement places
the responsibility to protect primarily to
states only, to what extent should non-
state actors, specifically the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF), be given the
responsibility to protect internally
displaced persons in a situation of armed
conflict?
Laohoo, Joyce Elaine H. C 0906-4681090 mail to order bride. 11:20 AM
Joem Baloro A 09178553636 Creation of a DNA Databank and use of 11:23 AM
DNA Profiles in solving crimes
Emmanuel Sia D 09209208877 Examining Payroll Reinstatement and 11:26 AM
Backwages Of Project and Seasonal
Employees
Franklin Galman C 0917-449-0339 The Application of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 11:35 AM
of 2002 in the Philippine Corporate
Governance Setting
Allan Carlo Soller - Buboy D 09154242880 Application of International Law to 11:38 AM
strengthen Philippine rules in Mergers and
Acquisitions and its corporate
implications.

A provision in the constitution

incorporates generally accepted principles
of international law (GPIL) as part of the
law of the land. The thesis aims to provide
a clearer and more defined set of rules
culled from corporate practices in
different domestic jurisdictions. It seeks to
compare and contrast laws and
implementing rules and regulations
primarily in the U.S. and other countries
having a statutory basis on MandA.

MARVYN SUMNER LLAMAS B 0917 533 5540 Determining the Constitutionality of the 11:39 AM
Congressional District Seat Allocation in
the House of Representatives
Starr Jularbal D 09178068060 Unconstitutionality of the idle land tax 11:39 AM
provision in the Local Government Code
Hans Christian Docena D 09178169186 Legality of allowing foreign-owned 11:44 AM
corporations in the exploration, utilization,
and development of wind and solar energy
in relation to Art. XII, Sec. 2 of the 1987
Constitution and the Renewable Energy
Act and its IRR.
Janina Bordon A 11:48 AM
1. The Foreigner and the Filipino (Same
Sex) couple
- LGBT Rights in the Philippines in
accordance with the YOGYAKARTA

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 PRINCIPLES (As determined in
International Law)
- in relation to Article 26 of the
Family Code, right to identity, Article 350
RPC

2. Who is liable for erroneous and

stereotypical textbooks which are
distributed to public schools? DepED,
publishers, or author?
Natasha D. Cayco B 09228795721 1. The Right to Privacy of Women and 11:54 AM
Children in Rape, RA 7610 and VAWC cases

2. Whether members of constitutional

commissions such as COMELEC, CoA and
CSC be appointed in Executive offices,
offices which are under the supervision
and control of the President. If yes,
wouldn't that be a violation of the
independence of the Constitutional
commissions?
Ruth Agnes Declaro B 09228206322 Addressing the gap in RA 3019 (Anti-graft 12:07 PM
and corrupt practices act) where using a
man or a woman to induce a public official
to act favorably for one party is not
considered a bribe.
Marck Joseph I. Macaraeg D The unconstitutionality of the Philippine 12:08 PM
Government's continued support for an
illegal war of aggression.

Thesis Statement: The Philippine

Government's support on the ongoing
war on terror is unconstitutional
considering that the said war, led by the
United States, is aggressive and a
violation of the prohibition on the threat
or use of force under Article 2(4) of the
UN Charter.

Maria Sarah L. Macabare C 0915 8515825 Water Drought in BF properties: A 12:18 PM

comprehensive study of the conflicting
rights, liabilities, & IRRs of home owners
associations, developers, local
government and public corporations as
related to public utilities; touches on the
human right to water; the related cases on
this issue, pertinent laws and bills passed.
Mikaela Lagarde A 09228920014 Justice at Sea: The legal standing of whales 12:29 PM
and dolphins in Dolphins v Secretary Reyes
De Castro, Maria Yvet C. A 0917-5311068 Filipino Comfort Women's Claim against 12:34 PM
the Japanese Imperial Army for crimes
against them committed during World
War II is actionable under International
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 Law. (Proceeding from the RP
government's refusal to espouse their
claims before the International Court of
Justice)
Carlo Michael S. Javier A Ang plastic mo? Rationalizing the plastic 12:36 PM
tax in the Philippines
JR JOAQUINO C 09178137483 AMENDING THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT 12:42 PM
OF 2002 for being violative of the bill of
rights on excessive punishment
Mark Francis Recierdo B 0915-118-1711 Giving the President with powers to 12:54 PM
intrude and control of Local Government
Units in times of national calamity and
disasters.
PAOLO ANGELO C. GO C 09153178063 Reconciling Land Registration Laws: 12:55 PM
Between a prior Torrens title and a
subsequent Certificate of Ancestral
Domain Title, which one has a better right?
Kristoffer Claudio A 09166580632 Re-evaluating the Doctrine of Separation 1:08 PM
of Church and State in addressing the
problem of sexual abuse of children by
clergymen using the Best Interests
Doctrine of the Children's Rights Code.
Vladimir F. Bedural B 09065291546 1. Establishing a new International Law 1:24 PM
Regime for Property Rights in Outer Space

2. Solidary liability in international law of

government and private corporations for
environmental torts caused by
corruption-tainted projects

Jose Antonio S. Reyes C 09175031791 vis-a-vis Propriety: A Study on the 1:25 PM

Consitutional Provisions on Presidential
Succession

Niel Anthony S. Borja B 09062331819 The ruling in Alvarez v. Ramirez should be 1:53 PM
qualified to be in consonance with the
spirit of Rule 130, Section 22 of the Rules
of Court.
Mary Bianca Calalang D 09228006011 The Supreme Court deciding over moot 2:00 PM
and academic cases- Is it a constitutional
exercise of judicial power?
Veronica Bayot B 09228456564 The promotion of the best interest of the 2:05 PM
child as espoused in Republic Act 9344 or
the Juvenile Justice Act, although
beneficial to the juveniles in conflict with
the law, results to their detriment by
inducing and/or promoting the use of the
juveniles to frustrate the mandates of the
law. This thesis aims to explore the extent
of its detriment, and a proposal to lower
the suspension of liability from the age of
fifteen back to twelve in light of the
developments in recent technology
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Catriona Rhiannon G. Maniego
Katrina C. Muli
MELISSA URSUA
Leonel Cadiz
Kristine Ann C. Venzuela
Patrick Wiedmer
Edzon Cristian Lauang
Francis L. Fragante
Armand Vergara Morales
Anne Maureen B. Manigbas
permitting children from a very young age
to be expressed with information that
equip them to act with discernment, in
order to further prevent the abuse of the
law by using the privileges granted to the
juveniles to avoid miscarriage of justice
and for the welfare of the society.
A 0917-4045089 Legislating the Truth Commission (not just 2:06 PM
through presidential decree) in
consonance with the principle of
transitional/ restorative justice for a
holistic application based on models from
other jurisdictions.
09228983066 The scope of the application of the tribal 2:17 PM
judicial system in indigenous
communities. (a right given to them under
IPRA). Whether or not the judicial system
of the tribe should apply or the regular
justice system (e.g. brgy. jurisdiction and
small claims,)
D 0918-9268060 Tax incentive for Testators: Why writing 2:30 PM
wills earlier in life should be encouraged.
09228886121 Validity of EO 883 regarding the grant of 2:30 PM
Career Executive Status to all government
lawyers without undergoing CESB
Proceedings.
D 09178482368 Inequity created by the Optional Standard 3:05 PM
09228482368 Deduction granted to Individuals and
Corporations
A The legality of picture based warnings on 3:18 PM
cigarettes and other tobacco products.
A 1.Public Intergalactic Law: Determining 3:20 PM
the Application of Revised Penal Code and
Special laws on Crimes Committed in
Outer Space by and against Filipino
Citizens
2.Legislating an act upholding the Rights
of Albinos in Labor Law
D 09155001683 Determining the Liability of States in 3:24 PM
09228026573 Interstate Oil Pollution in the wake of the
Mexican Gulf Oil Spill.
C Religious Compulsion: The comparative 4:00 PM
analysis between freedom of religion and
the right to form or join union or
association
C 09064202788 Determining jurisdiction of Philippine 4:05 PM
courts over Psychological Violence
punishable under RA 9262 (VAWC).
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Mariam Arceo
CHIPECO, Joaquin III
Catherine Angela V. Maralit
NICOLO F. BERNARDO
(If the crime is committed outside, but the
effect is felt within the Philippine
territory)
C 09267078554 My thesis topic is about the 4:09 PM
constitutionality of the compulsory
insurance amendment for OFW's in RA
No. 8042 (Migrant Workers Act of 1995).
A 09178576493 Mas Mabuti pa ang Minimum Wage 4:12 PM
Earner.
Legal Issue: Whether or not the
exemption of minimum wage earners
from income tax is violative of the equal
protection clause.
B 0922 886 4177 Private Armies 5:25 PM
The definition of "private army" is not
provided for in our present laws. This
absence creates the difficulty in
addressing the issue of the growing
existence of private armed groups in the
country. What is a private army? Does the
term include only armed groups allegedly
recruited by some politicians, especially
during election period? Or can it be said
that a group of specialized agents hired by
a businessman for security purposes is
also considered a private army? The
definition is crucial in determining the
factors that form and sustain private
armies and the purpose that they serve. It
is also important in formulating concrete
policies that shall address the detrimental
effects brought upon by the private army
phenomenon.
B 09272668556 Legal Field: Childrens Rights/Internationa 6:16 PM
l Law
Thesis Statement: The UN Convention of
the Rights of the Child as well as other
international treaties provide for prenatal
care and legal protection for children
before birth. Yet a pro-active recognition
of the legal status and rights of the unborn
seem to clash with emerging practices on
reproductive health and embryo research.
Via a review of international documents,
trends, and customary laws, this thesis
aims to resolve the apparent conflicts,
ambiguities, and gaps in international laws
affecting unborn children to clear the
ground for a working recognition of their
rights and to craft local implementary
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Jennifer D. Cruz
Allan Carlo Soller - Buboy
Jessieh Rey B. Curammeng
Jose Maria Angel Machuca
Leonard Escueta
Frances Ianna S. Canto
catherine beatrice o. king kay
rules to guarantee prenatal rights as
contemplated in HB 13, or The Protection
of the Unborn Child Act.
C 0917 919 6868 The attorney-client privilege in relation to 6:19 PM
the Anti-Money Laundering Act and it's
applicability in civil forfeiture.
D 09154242880 A. The constitution incorporates generally 8:47 PM
accepted principles of international law
(GPIL) as part of the law of the land.
The thesis aims to provide a clearer and
more defined set of rules culled from
corporate practices in different domestic
jurisdictions reflected by GPIL. It seeks to
compare and contrast laws and
implementing rules and regulations
primarily in the U.S. and other countries
having a statutory basis on MandA.
B. Applying the GPIL provision as well,
there's a total absence of rules governing
De Facto Mergers in case of sale of all or
substantially all the assets of a
corporation.
D 09154440389 Court of Tax Appeals - Pure Appeal or 9:03 PM
Trial de Novo? A Closer Look on the
Jurisdiction of the Philippine Tax Court
C 09178718561 the Constitutionality of the Jurisdiction of 10:20 PM
the Court of Tax Appeals EN BANC on
cases elevated from the CTA Divisions
D 0920 9098450 Rate of REIT: Taxation of Real Estate 11:32 PM
Investment Trust (REIT) pursuant to RA
9856 otherwise known as REIT Act of
2009
Scope: Covers Income tax, VAT, DST
and/or other withhodling tax implications
and possible legal issues. May also include
comparison with REIT laws (tax related) in
other countries.
C 09189654424/ Sisingit Ka Pa? A special legislation JULY 17, 2010
09228276011 governing motorcycle road conduct
especially the rights and obligations 12:11 AM
related to operating a motorcycle
between lanes of traffic or rows of
vehicles pursuant to the UN Convention
for Road Traffic and its pertinent enacting
legislations in the Philippines.
B 09273003140 Legitimizing the status of a child 1:39 AM
conceived after registering the notice of
re-appearance but before notice to the
parties who contracted the subsequent
marriage.
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Roberto Miguel Dimaculangan
Romir Gavino
John paul dela pasion
talitha888 <talitha888@yahoo.com>
ECHIVERRI
Rickmon Albert P. Alcantara
As the subsequent marriage is rendered
null and void from the moment of such
registration, any child that will be
conceived post registration but before
notice to the parties who contracted the
subsequent marriage will be illegitimate.
N.B. i may also include other situations
where the status of a child will be
legitimate despite being conceived or
born in a void marriage, or even no
marriage at all.
A 09228005898 Fisheries Subsidies in Regional Trade 1:45 AM
Agreements in Violation of International
Economic Law and the Philippine
Constitution as it gives Unfavorable
Treatment to Local Fisher Folk
D Proposal 1: |\/|@ |?!G#+$ p0hw 3:30 AM
|<@|\/|!: Allocating reserved seats in
Congress
for JEJEMONS as integral to the
protection of this new and extremely
marginalized sector of Philippine society.
Proposal 2: JEJEBUSTING JEJEMONS:
Criminalizing JEJEMONISM as a solution to
the
sudden outbreak of this dangerous sector
of Philippine society.
b REVISED2: amending Criminal legislation 12:51 PM
in light of the conflict between the State's
right to punish crimes and the rights of
the accused as a human being under the
UDHR and ICCPR
C Membership of a minor 18 years and 1:43 PM
below prima facie presumption of
discernment shifting the burden of proof
on the accuses to disprove discernment
as a solution to rampant use of children
by syndicated groups, resulting in
circumvention of the law
A The application of RPC mitigating 3:55 PM
circumstances to offenses in special laws
and its implications on indeterminate
sentencing in light of the Batistis v People
of the Philippines and People v Nang Kay
ruling including the examination the
concept of mala prohita in culpable
felonies.
C 09178394339 application of the case of neypes v. ca in 4:05 PM
criminal procedure with regard to the 15
day fresh period rule
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Xavier Jesus D. Romualdo A 09178291286 Corporations should be granted the same 4:40 PM
capacity and powers of a
natural person.
RONA APRIL D. DIAZ C 0927-2634318 Regulating medical tourism industry in 6:00PM
the Philippines and studying its legal
aspects such as rights and liabilities to
foreign patients, jurisdictional questions
in case of malpractice, et al.
Jane Catherine C. Rojo D 09274728664 JULY 18, 2010
Fiscal's discretion in prosecution and the 12:50 AM
appellate review of the Secretary of
Justice should be subject to judicial
review in meritorious cases in light of the
dismissal of the charges against two
Ampatuan members and the case of
Alabang Boys.

Cheska Ann Pazziuagan C Anti-Child Pornography Act: (recently 1:20 PM

passed) Punishing representations of
children as violative of freedom of
expression

Ma. Eloisa S. Singzon C 09209255263 Whether or not the Exchange of JULY 19, 2010
Information on Tax Matters Act of 2009 7:04PM
violates the right to privacy.
Celerina Fajardo D 09273463480 The application of the Chinese Wall in 8:54 PM
09238810474 the Philippines: A law firm representing
two adverse parties will not constitute
as a violation of the Conflict of Interest
rule in Legal Ethics.

JENNIE M. BALMES B 09173911029 The Philippines' Compliance with its JULY 20, 2010
Treaty Obligations to CEDAW in light of 1:58 AM
PD 1083 (The Code of Muslim Personal
Laws)
Cristina Mundin A 0927-7968986 (MORE SPECIFIC)The Implications of the 10:32 AM
Development, Utilization, and
Commercialization of Geothermal
Energy in the Hands of Investors: A
Study on the Impact of Financial or
Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA)
Over Philippine Renewable Energy
Sources.
KAREN L. DIALINO D 0917 7580 168 The need for pre-emptive peace 7:16 PM
enforcement benchmarks in Philippine
United Nations Peacekeeping Missions
in the light of present day on-site reality
challenges in field operations
Deborah Sobrepena A 09178553327 data protection law relation to new 7:21 PM
government id system and internet
jurisdiction over data protection laws
(international jurisdiction issues and pil
issues etc.)

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Victor siriban Parental Child Abduction: Strengthening 7:46 PM
gwapoandrew31@gmail.com the remedies by the left behind parent
to pursue recovery of the child/ren
abducted to or wrongfully retained
abroad.
Marvyn Llamas B 0917 5335540 the current apportionment of seats in 8:52 PM
the house of representatives, as it
results into uneven sizes as determined
by congress is unconstitutional. -
proposing as well as board to determine
seat allocations.
Andrea E. Katipunan B 0917-8385589 Imputing state responsibility on the JULY 21, 2010
Vatican for sex scandals of priests in 7:22 PM
light of the order from the Sacred
Congregation of the Doctrine and the
Faith to downplay the scandals and to
simply transfer erring priests
Gd Capocyan A Examining The Extent of The Executive 9:46 PM
Priviledge granted by E.O. 464:
Revisiting Neri v. Ermita
ALMARIO, Ann Therese A. A 0917-8040444 Topic: Control of Airguns JULY 22, 2010
10:45 PM
Legal Issue: Whether or not the PNP has
the authority to regulate and penalize
the use of airguns.
Christian Chan C 0927-3065996 Can/should a legally adopted child 10:57 PM
inherit from his/her biological parents
upon the death of the latter? Meaning,
can the adopted inherit from his/her
adopter and from his/her biological
parents at the same time?
On the other hand, can a person
adopted ipso facto (without going
through the process of adoption) inherit
from the adopter upon the death of the
latter?
Marco Mabanta A 09175546817 Whether RA 9262, violence against JULY 23, 2010
women and children, can be applicable 12:21 PM
to abused men and husbands. Under
the doctrine of right of equality for men
and women.
Blesscille Guerra A 09175922015 Criminalizing Attempted Trafficking 4:25PM
under RA 9208 & Shifting the burden of
proof from the victim to the perpetrator
that there is no intent to commit such
crime.
Jaymie Ann Reyes C 09172038644 Extralegal Killings (ELK) and Enforced 8:59 PM
Disappearances (ED)

Proposing a law defining and penalizing

extralegal killings and enforced

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 disappearances in light of international
law (UN conventions and protocols)

Tanya Baldovino A 09228826286 Revision: Determining the criminal and 10:44 PM

civil liability of children in armed conflict
in the Philippines/ in the World (haven't
decided yet)

B 09163581025 Application of Reputational Due JULY 24, 2010

ALVAREZ, AILA MAY Diligence in the Philippine context: 2:43 PM
Assessing the liabilities of public officers
in entering in contracts without looking
at the reputation and qualification of
the other party.
JENNIE M. BALMES B 09173911029 Post-Dissolution of Marriage Under 3:40 PM
Article 36 of the FAMILY CODE
(Psychological Incapacity): Making
Judicial Declaration of Capacity to Marry
Mandatory Before Remarriage
Mariam Arceo C 09267078554 Amendment proposal of Republic Act 11:57 PM
No. 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act
of 2003) in light of the increasing
number of individual cases of human
trafficking; of minimal convictions of
traffickers; and of the designation of the
Philippines in the Tier 2 Watchlist [due
to the failure to fully comply with the
minimum standards of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act (TVPA)], among
others.
Mickey Ingles C Laru-laro lang, dinala mo pa sa corte, JULY 25, 2010
sobra naman ata iyan boy, relax lang: 10:12 AM
Establishment of mandatory sports
arbitration in the country and a study of
the tribunal arbiter du sports (CAS)
Myra Yacapin C 1.Regarding the Truth Commission (the JULY, 26, 2010
concept of transitional justice in light of 2:34 AM
atrocities in the past); or

2. Responsibility of state and non-state

actors with regard to the 3 related
laws: IHL, Torture Act and Human
Security Act.

Marck Joseph I. Macaraeg C 0922.833.48. 94 Thesis Topic: War rape: Rape and sexual 3:24 AM
violence against men in the context of
an armed conflict as a war crime
Roxanne B. Tadique D 09164631141 Constitutionality of Bar Matter 2012 11:08 PM
"Mandatory Legal Aid Service" on the
issue of it being tantamount
to involuntary servitude on the part of
practicing lawyers.

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Aimee Tan C 091788661560 Amending RA No. 9995 AN ACT JULY 27, 2010
DEFINING AND PENALIZING THE CRIME 10:44 AM
OF PHOTO AND VIDEO VOYEURISM,
PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFOR,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Carlos Ivan D. Agana III B 0915 898 2252 Tax Holidays: Rationalizing the tax 3:23 PM
incentives of the Philippines.
Alma Fajardo B (0920) 9456120 MY Thesis Topic: Exacting Accountability 6:08 PM
from Public Officers thru the Freedom of
Information Act (AN ACT TO ENSURE
PUBLIC ACCESS TO OFFICIAL RECORDS,
DOCUMENTS AND ANY OTHER
INFORMATION OF PUBLIC CONCERN).
Daniel Mendoza B 0917-8957644 Bidding process for green projects with JULY 28, 2010
corresponding tax credit. 12:20 AM
Gd Capocyan A Libel Tourism: Harmonizing Municipal 8:42 AM
Law and International Law to Protect
State Nationals from Transnational Libel
Suits and International Forum Shopping.
Agatha Sarines A Sin Tax stricter imposition and 9:14 AM
regulations on the Cigarette/Tobacco
industry.
dreaenzocdc The Invalidity of General/Blanket 10:50 PM
<dreaenzocdc@yahoo.com quitclaims/waivers signed by victims of
common carrier mishaps as a class
IRENE BALMES B 09165165603 Review of RA 10021, an act to allow the JULY 29, 2010
exchange of information by the BIR of 5:18 PM
tax matters purusant to internationally
agreed tax standards.

will look into the questions of :

1. sovereignty
2. where we compelled to pass this law
by virtues of international commitments
3. bank secrecy laws
Paula Espiritu B 09163911510 Web Privacy Bill: Balancing Consumer 6:17 PM
Privacy with Legitimate Business
Practices
Marvyn Sumner Llamas B 0917 5335540 Topic: There is No Right to Unilateral 6:44 PM
Secession in International Law and
Determining the Proper Modes. of
Secession in the Philippines resulting
from Applicable International Law

Discussion:
1. Implications of the
Advisory International Court of
Justice Decision on the Legality of
Kosovo Independence in the Philippine
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 Setting(including the ARMM, the MOA-
AD).
2. Past State Practices resulting in a
Negotiated Settlement as State Norm:
Including: Sudan, Northern
Ireland, Yugoslavia.

JD Garcia C 09178366664 Regulating carbon footprint and JULY 30, 2010

imposing ecotaxes on excess 8:47 PM
consumption thereof.
Yau, Weny Uy B 09174092685 Setting up standard for formal letter of JULY 31, 2010
demand and assessment notice 1:33 AM
Marck Joseph I. Macaraeg C 09228334894 The Drone War in Mindanao: The 3:03 PM
legality of the use of unmanned drones
under international law and the
constitutionality of their deployment in
Southern Philippines.

This is in light of the military aid package

to be provided by the the United States
Congress and the Defense Department
to help the Philippines "hunt down Abu
Sayyaf bandits and Jemaah Islamiyah
militants on small remote islands."

Kenji Aman C IMORAL: Defining Immorality in 10:51 PM

Philippine law in light of international
human rights instruments.
Steven De Guzman B "Soft Wills": Admission to probate of AUG. 3, 2010
wills preserved in computer files, yet to 1:23 AM
be printed, discovered after the death
of the testator.
Charmaine N. Calderini C The constitutionality of the creation and 8:15 AM
function of the Truth Commission
Chin Aberin B 09174991400 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a 2:10 PM
Mitigating Circumstance
Casey Francisco D Addressing the gap between the IPRA 2:51 PM
and other land titling "mechanisms" in
the event of conflicting claims (i.e.
CARPER beneficiaries vs. CADT/CALT
holders vs. CA 141 vs. and so on and so
forth)
Juan Paolo Leido B Recognizing the citizen's right to die: 7:00 PM
reviewing laws on euthanasia, do-not-
resucitate orders, assisted suicide, and
the applicability of the right to sin taxes
Jaclyn Ordonez B 09175457255 Amending the Intellectual Property AUG. 4 2010
Code to define what are "orphan works" 1:23 PM
and to limit its use.
Vladimir Bedural B Amending the Philippine EIA Law: 2:34 PM
Defining the Application of

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 Environmental Impact Assessment in
Mega Projects (Oil, Petroleum and
Mineral Extraction and Exploration)
Vic L. Rosales <viclr33@yahoo.com> A Fiefdom of their own: The AUG. 9 2010
constitutionality of the Cagayan Export 7:48 PM
Zone Authority (specifically it's gambling
powers)
ARMAND V. MORALES C 09064201994 Compromise agreement over Hacienda AUG. 10 2010
Luisita: Can the constitutional policy of 7:16 PM
the right to own land be waived?
Paula Espiritu B Constitutionality of the Privatization of 8:11 PM
the Philippine Amusement and Gaming
Corporation
Christian Delos Santos B BEYOND LEGAL BORDERS: Legal and AUG 11 2010
Ethical Implications of Legal Process 6:55 PM
Outsourcing
C 09177247628 AUG 12 2010
Kristina So Implication/Effect of the Recent US 5:11 PM
Supreme Court Decision in the case of
Berghuis vs. Thompkins on the
Application/Exercise of the Miranda
Rights in the Philippines
Paula Espiritu B Lack of Recourse of Injured Parties 5:21 PM
against Minor Offenders in Criminal
Cases
Josephine Grace Sandoval C 09277902180 Validity of VAT imposition on toll AUG 13 2010
1:19 AM
Mikaela Lagarde A 09228920014 For Whom The Bell Tolls: Determining 4:24 PM
the Legality of US Ownership over the
Balangiga Bells
Fatima Faye C. Hadlocon B 09173474229 Human Rights Issues in Philippine 4:37 PM
Migration Laws

May discuss on adequacy and

responsiveness of present Philippine
migration laws with regard to the
current global situation.

May also focus on specific aspects of

human rights issues in migration like
migrant children's rights, women's
rights, migrant workers, family rights,
etc.

May include topics under International

Law.
Mary Catherine Lontoc B 09178871522 Libel/defamation in cyberspace 4:38 PM
-liability of internet service provider
-jurisdiction of the courts to try/hear
such cases
-remedies of the injured party
Paula Espiritu B Extending the application of children's 4:59 PM
rights in International Human Rights Law
to the prosecution of minors charged

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 with grave violations of the Geneva
Conventions and other laws of war:
reassessing standards in light of the
Omar Khadr trial
Vladimir Bedural B Establishing an International Law on 7:02 PM
Environmental Refugees
Mark Francis Recierdo B 0915-1181711 Philippine Education and the Child: 8:03 PM
Analysis of the Philippines compliance
with the Convention on the Rights of the
Child
Christian Chan C TO THE RESCUE! Rescue Operations as 9:43 PM
an additional exception to the
requirement of a search warrant in
compliance with the Constitutional
Provision on illegal searches and
seizures...

GR: issuance of a warrant

EX:
1. plain view
2. incidental to a lawful arrest
3. search of a moving vehicles
4. custom searches
5. consented searches
6. stop and frisk
7. exigent circumstances
8. RESCUE OPERATIONS

Jori Adan C 0915-9262626 Religious Freedom as an Exception to 9:49 PM

0922- 3788470 the Crime of Bigamy in light of the
exception granted to the Muslims under
the Shariah Law.
Talitha Tan C A proposal to amend the law on 11:24 PM
conspiracy to incorporate the pinkerton
doctrine
Ma. Kamille Villalobos B 09274332282 Prohibition on Cybersquatting in the AUG 14 2010
Philippines 9:56 AM
Jaclyn Ordonez B 09175457255 Topic: Amending the Intellectual 1:35 PM
Property Code to define what are
orphan works and to limit its use.

This includes balancing the rights of

artists over their photographs, artworks,
etc and of the public's rights (e.g., fair
use and good faith use). This is related
to copyright law. This addresses the
prevalence of use by companies and
individuals of these works (e.g., for their
marketing materials, websites, etc)
without permission under the premise
that the owner was not known.
jjjoaquino <jjjoaquino@yahoo.com> AMENDING RA 9165 (comprehensive 4:26 PM
dangerous drugs act of 2002)
It is in violation of the equal protection
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cjffrancisco
<cjffrancisco@yahoo.com.ph>
Albee Alliana Recio
alexiscimagala@gmail.com
Joem Baloro
Steven Michael S. de Guzman
Ma. Kamille E. Villalobos
Jaclyn Ordonez
Myra Yacapin
Natasha Cayco
clause and thereby contradicting its own
purpose by imposing excessive
deprivation of liberty.
Highway 54: Legislating a law providing 4:53 PM
for the imposition of a temporary
moratorium on the granting of
franchises to bus operators plying the
EDSA route.
B 09063021964 Implementing a Statutory Notice and 5:34 PM
Takedown System by Internet Service
Providers to Avoid Liability for crimes
committed over the Internet
+632 920 9148542 Re-evaluating the Doctrine of 8:00 PM
Condonation of Elective Officials
A 09178553636 Constitutionality of RA 9288 (Newborn 11:22 PM
Screening Act of 2004) and its provisions
relating to storage and future use of
collected patient information.
B 09178464647 Imposing a ban on the use of social AUG 15 2010
networking applications by members of 12:24 AM
the armed forces during times of war:
balancing the duty of the government to
protect state interest against freedom
of expression.
B 09274332282 Topic: Liberalizing the law on abortion 1:56 AM
by providing express exception based on
rape, risks to the life and health of the
woman and fetal impairment and other
circumstances affecting the health of
mother and child.
B 09175457255 Balancing the Mandatory Environmental 12:48 PM
Insurance Coverage and the Polluter
Pays Principle
C 1. Amending Art. 7(2) of the Family 5:16 PM
Code such as to exclude internet
ministers (they are ministers ordained
online by, for example, clicking "ordain
me" button). In other words, my
premise is that "license" aquired by a
"minister" through application over the
internet that purports to give that
person religious authority is not valid for
purposes of solemnizing marriages.
2. Extending the coverage of Anti-
Torture Act so as to include non-state
actors. (responsibility of non-state
actors under the Anti-Torture Act)
B 11:01 PM
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 Exempting immediate family members
from being charged with obstruction of
justice under Presidential Decree No.
1829in relation to the Ted Failon and
Marlene Aguilar case.
aila may alvarez B 0916-358-1025 Rule 33 COMELEC Rules of Procedure, AUG 16 2010
Reviewing the procedure on Citizen's 1:14 AM
Arm accreditation.
Is COMELEC exceeding its
quasilegislative function?
Talitha Tan C Republic Act No. 8484 February 11, 1:28 AM
1998
Under the Access Devices Regulation
Act of 1998 (RA. 8484), anyone who
obtains "money or anything of value
through the use of an access device,
with intent to defraud or with intent to
gain and fleeing thereafter" is criminally
liable, punishable with a fine and
imprisonment. That law also provides
that a cardholder who abandons or
surreptitiously leaves the place of
employment, business or residence
stated in his application or credit card,
without informing the credit card
company of the place where he could
actually be found, if at the time of such
abandonment or surreptitious leaving,
the outstanding and unpaid balance is
past due for at least 90 days and is more
than P10,000.00, shall be prima facie
presumed to have used his credit card
with intent to defraud." We are still
waiting for the test case on this.

Vs The prohibition against

imprisonment for a debt is a basic right
enshrined in no less than the
Constitution (Article III):
No person shall be imprisoned for debt
or non-payment of a poll tax.
deborah sobrepena A 09178553327 internet jurisdiction over commercial 6:37 PM
data information transfers. conflict of
law issues, international law principles
(territoriality, effects doctrine) (data
protection law and lack of it may be
tackled)
Ava Marie Aguaviva C 09278215884 CEDAW and IPRA. Women's Rights vs. 8:12 PM
Discriminatory Customs of
ICCs/IPs. Discrimination and Right to Life
and Liberty (Individual) vs. Right to Self-
Determination (Community)
Talitha Tan C Shifting the burden of proof to minors 8:21 PM
who are repeat offenders: prima facie

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 presumption of discernment of minors
above fifteen and below eighteen who
are repeat offenders
deborah sobrepena A 09178553327 Conflicting jurisdictional issues (due to 8:25 PM
internet and globalism,etc) over data
protection laws in the international
community and the need for a global
legal framework for Data Protection to
harmonize processing of personal data
for states with and without data
protection legislation.
private_juli <private_juli@yahoo.com Removing the Prohibitions Against 10:45 PM
Political Harassment (Section 16) of the
Anti-Money Laundering Act.
Vladimir F. Bedural B Legislating Debt-for-Nature Swaps in the 11:43 PM
Philippines
Danell Roleda C non definition of "conspiracy" and AUG 17 2010
"attempted" in the dangerous drugs act, 2:07 AM
its effects and violations.
Emir Pipo B INTENTIONAL INFLICTION/INFECTION 3:08 AM
OF DEADLY DISEASE: A CRIME AGAINST
PERSONS
Jillienne Grace Sotto B 4:16 AM

I.

Responsibility to Protect under

International Law: Is it a valid
impairment of National Sovereignty and
a legitimate exception to the UN's
proscription on the use of force?

II.

The nationality principle as an exception

to the principle of non-intervention.
CAIRA DIMSON B 1. Cybersquatting: Examining the Need 5:20 AM
for Restrictions and Prohibitions in the
Use and Misuse of Domain Names in the
Philippines

2. Arms Trade Embargo: A Legal

Economic Sanction or an Infrigement to
a State's Right to Protect its Territorial
Bounds?

3. A Proposal to Remove Imprisonment

Kamille Villalobos
Ma. Kamille E. Villalobos
as a Penalty for Violations of BP22
B Computer hacking as a mode of 6:51 AM
discovery
B 09274332282 1. Liberalizing the law on abortion by 7:44 AM
providing express exception based on
rape, risks to the life and health of the

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 woman and fetal impairment and other
circumstances affecting the health of
mother and child.

2. Legality of Computer hacking as a

mode of discovery
Carlos Agana B Adding 2 more years to the Philippine 7:53 AM
basic educational curriculum violates
the equal protection clause of the
Constitution.
Anna Kagaoan B Ammending/Repealing RA 7279 10:02 AM
otherwise known as the Urban
Development Housing Act of 1992 (Lina
Law) particularly Art VII, Sec 28 making
mandatory "providing for adequate
relocation (temporary or permanent)"
to illegal settlers.
Frances Ianna S. Canto C 09189654424/ Sequestered Properties: Who REALLY 10:27 AM
09228276011 owns them? And what are the powers
of the government (executive, judiciary
and legislative) with regard to these
properties?

(This is in reaction the government's

plan of selling sequestered properties
even before the courts adjudge them to
be ill gotten)
Hans Docena D Reviewing the review centers: Applying 10:49 AM
the case of NCBE v. Multistate Legal
Studies (692 F2d 478) to hold review
centers in the Philippines liable for
copyright infringement vis-a-vis "secure
tests"
Rickmon Albert Alcantara C Reconciling the conflicting periods as to 10:51 AM
when a taxpayer may file a petition for
review with the CTA in tax refund cases
for unutilized input VAT, citing the
conflicting decisions in CE Luzon Case
and Steag State Case.
D 09178068060 A Gap in Public Land Act: Necessity and 10:57 AM
Starr Jularbal Practicality of Amending Sec. 48 (b) of
the Public Land Act as amended by
Presidential Decree No. 1073 involving
judicial confirmation of imperfect titles
Mary Catherine Lontoc B 09178871522 Proposing an act penalizing cyber- 11:26 AM
bullying as a crime under the Philippine
law.
Natasha Cayco B Fish Be with You: Enforcing the 11:58 AM
Philippines Compliance with the
United Nations Convention on the Law

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 of the Sea on the Conservation and
Management of Tuna

Thesis Statement
As a State Party to the 1982 United
Nations Convention on the Law of the
Sea, the Philippines has the obligation to
ensure the maintenance of the living
resources in its exclusive economic
zone. Despite having such an obligation
under the UNLCOS, the Philippines has
failed to impose specific conservation
and management measures that will
prevent the overfishing of tuna within
its national territory. As a result of such
failure, it has given rise to a breach by
the Philippines of its obligation as a
State Party under the UNCLOS.
My Kristia Pablico B 09166478355 Re-examination of the Case of Hubert 2:17 PM
Webb
Emir Pipo B 09274340550 Intergenerational Consequences of War: 2:32 PM
Liability of a State for Using Weapons
with Genetic Effects
Marychelle T. Mendoza A 0926-6842800 Alternative Dispute Resolution as a 3:01 PM
Mode of Increasing Access to
Environmental Justice: Could all
environmental cases be subject to ADR,
whether criminal or civil?
Charmaine N. Calderini C 09081811076 Legality of the creation of the Truth 3:38 PM
Commission with respect to the
following questions:

Does the delegated authority of the

President to structurally reorganize the
Office of the President to achieve
economy, simplicity, and efficiency
under the Administrative Code include
the power to create an entirely new
public office which was inexistent like
the Truth Commission?

Does the executive order violate the

equal protection clause as it selectively
targets for investigation and
prosecution officials and personnel of
the Arroyo administration as if
corruption is their peculiar species even
as it excludes those of the other
administrations, past and present, who
may be indictable?

Korina Pimentel D Reconciling the Ownership and 4:53 PM

Franchise Requirement in the
Constitution and the Public Service Act

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Caira Dimson
John Telan
Joanna Pauline C. Pimentel
Marychelle T. Mendoza
Kim Raisa O. Uy
fatima faye c. hadlocon
Jaclyn Ordonez
Frances Ianna S. Canto
Kristoffer Edward C. Iranzo
Catriona Rhiannon Maniego
Krisha Fabia
for Overseas Shipping Companies
Operating Outside Philippine
Jurisdiction
B 1. Examining the Constitutionality of the 7:32 PM
09177379400 Proposed "Anti-Stalking Law of the
Philippines"
2. Removing imprisonment as a Penalty
for Violations of BP 22
C 09228419988 Validity of 'Non-Compete Clause' in 8:15 PM
employment contracts
A 09177232956 Amending the Paternity Leave Act of 8:34 PM
1996 to cover unmarried father and
imposing appropriate requirements in
connection therewith
A 0926-6842800 Alternative Dispute Resolution as a 10:21 PM
solution to increasing access to
environmental justice.
C 09176241591 A Gap in the Election Laws in the 11:14 PM
Philippines: Appreciation of Ballots
Considered as Null or Stray by the
Precinct Count Optical Scan Machines
B 09173474229 Criminalizing Lifestyle AUG 18 2010
Discrimination in the Workplace 12:18 AM
B 09175457255 Topic: Extended Producer Responsibility 12:35 AM
(Polluter Pays Principle) and
International Law
C 0918-9654424/ 0922- What are the powers of the government 2:19 AM
8276011 (PCGG for instance) with regard to
confiscated properties without a
sequestration order as against
sequestrated properties before final
judgment that they were illegally
gotten. Case in point: the Hawaii,
Roumeliotes and Malacanang Jewelry of
Imelda Marcos.
C 09178994546 Increasing the Compulsory Third Party 5:04 AM
Liability of Vehicle Owners to include
damage to property of the injured party
resulting from vehicular accidents
A 0917-4045089 Corruption and Bribery and its effect on 10:22 AM
International Commercial Arbitration,
focusing on the doctrines of
separability, kompetenz-kompetenz,
applicable law and powers of an
arbitrator when faced with various
forms of corruption and bribery
contracts.
D 09266306905 War Rape as an international crime 5:01 PM
separate and distinct from Crimes
Against Humanity
Critique of Vinuya v. Executive Secretary
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Veronica Bayot B The absence of stronger Anti-Trust and 6:57 PM
special laws governing power
distribution in the Philippines has led to
far more interesting discussions on
issues pertaining to monopoly
particularly in the Philippine power
distribution sector. This thesis aims to
address monopoly by suggesting and/or
proposing higher standards of corporate
governance, both in the intra-corporate
level, with respect to the power of a
firm to set prices, as well as; extra-
corporate level - that of ensuring and
promoting the welfare of the consuming
public, and; by promoting new
participants in the power distribution
sector. This will require a thorough
study of MERALCO a company
exercising monopolistic power in the
market.
Joanna Pauline C. Pimentel A 09177232956 Granting parental leave to newly 7:04 PM
adoptive parents and amending for this
purpose maternity leave under RA 7322
and paternity leave act RA 8187.
Aimee Tan C Legality of lingam massage in light of the 9:11 PM
possible exercise of police power and
the definition of prostitution
Caesar Jose F. Francisco D Adopting the "Constructive Trust" 10:00 PM
doctrine held in Latham vs. Father
Divine as a remedy to wrongfully
probated wills in the Philippines.
Rona April D. Diaz C 09272634318 Proposing to legalize/regulate 10:35 PM
compensated organ trade
Neal Bainto B 09154153795 Title: "Magtiwala ka naman: Abolishing 11:51 PM
the Philippine Trust Fund Doctrine"

Legal Issue:
In the Philippine Corporate setting, the
subscribed capital stock is deemed to be
held in trust for the benefit of creditors.
This effectively limits the
constitutionally protected right of the
stockholders and of the corporation to
enjoy their property. Moreover, it is
incongruous with the primary purpose
of the corporation which is to earn
profits for their stockholders. Finally,
the doctrine creates a different
treatment for corporate debtors as
against individual debtors, though there
is no substantial distinction.

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Krisha Fabia
MONICA LEONILA B. SIRON
Marie Angeli Dela Cruz
clarence sy
Choie Boy <choieboy@yahoo.com>
Trian Lauang
Kim Debra C. Cledera
Lesley Claudio
Hanna Maria Nica M. Almirez
D 09266306905 War Rape as an international crime AUG 19 2010
separate and distinct from Crimes 10:11 AM
Against Humanity
Critique of Vinuya v. Executive Secretary
D 09064448587 The Contradiction that DENR is: A 12:25 PM
Diagnosis of the Agency's So-Called
"Institutional Schizophrenia"
A Look into the Multifarious and
Conflicting Mandates of the DENR as
both Environmental Protector and
Licensing Authority
D A case of modern day slavery: The plight AUG 20 2010
of household helpers subject to abuse 9:06 AM
by their employers
(The lack of concrete laws and/or well-
implemented rules has lead to the
disenfranchisement of household
helpers from the guaranties of the
Constitution, Labor Code and
International law)
B 09224257724 extending art. 20 of the rpc to cover 9:53 AM
certain PD1829 cases
Bounty Hunters are state actors and not 11:07 AM
private persons.
A A VERY "SHORT" THESIS: Analyzing the 11:15 AM
Legal Issues Surrounding the
Discrimination of Employees Based on
Height
A 09176101158 A thorough study of the separation of 11:25 AM
church and state doctrine, to determine
who has a better power of control over
religious fiestas, specifically, the
Penafrancia Festival.
Issues to be studied:
1. Determining the Right of Action of the
church/state, if any
2. the application of the doctrine,
domestically and internationally,
3. balancing of interests
4. all other legal issues that might come
up in the course of the study
A jurisdiction/implications/party liabilities 12:17 PM
of high sea sales/transactions
A 0906-447-85-65 Are we ready to invest in college 12:41 PM
assurance plans again?: An examination
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 of the 2009 Pre-need Code of the
Philippines
Aysa Singzon C 0920-9255263 Thesis Title: Ethical Journalism: 1:44 PM
Revisiting the stricter law standards that
shield the press

Thesis Topic: Re-evaluating the role of

journalism ethics in todays journalism
marketplace that is driven by bottom-
line economics and vigorous
competition among multiple media
sources delivering news in a variety of
formats seeking to grab the publics
attention.
Miguel I. Dimaculangan A HOPE FOR THE FISHERFOLK: THE NEED 2:17 PM
TO ABOLISH FISHERIES SUBSIDIES IN THE
LIGHT OF FAIR COMPETITION AND A
NATIONALIST ECONOMY
Therese Almario A 0917-8040444 The legal conundrum created by the 3:20 PM
vast differences of sea common carriers'
privileges, obligations and liabilities
under the Hague-Visby Rules, Hamburg
Rules and Philippine laws and
jurisprudence.
Keala Bleza D Development of Antitrust Law in the 4:07 PM
Philippines
Carlo Michael S. Javier A a) Rationalizing the need for the plastax 4:31 PM
in the Philippines
b) Rationalization of tax policy on
distilled spirits: balancing national
objective and international relations to
promote fair trade
Yasmin Sanchez A 5:24 PM
Combating Online and Traditional Illegal
Wildlife Trade under International Law:
A Proposal to Impose Stricter Measures

Francis Fabia D An Act Standardizing the Reasonable per 5:45 PM

diems given to board of directors and/or
trustees
Xavier Jesus D. Romualdo A 09178291286 In light of conflicting Supreme Court 6:59 PM
decisions on the nature of
contracts of sale and contracts to sell
and the remedies in cases of
breach thereof where the object is an
immovable, there is a need to
reexamine pertinent jurisprudence,
determine the proper rules on the
matter, and express such rules in
statutory form in order to stabilize
and make consistent this ambiguous
area of the Law on Sales.
Gen Endaluz A Rotterdam Rules: Why the Philippines 11:21 PM
should adopt the Convention of
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 Contracts for the International Carrying
of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea.
Cristina Mundin A 09277968986 Rules on Evidence: Determining AUG 21 2010
Environmental Damage and violation of 10:54 AM
the Constitutional right to a balanced
and healthful ecology under the
Environmental Rules of Procedure and
Writ of Kalikasan
Fay Irene Gurrea A 09177227330 The emergence of the Precautionary 11:18 AM
Principle as customary international law
and its implications in the context of the
United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change and the Kyoto
Protocol

THESIS STATEMENT:

The United Nations Framework

Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) is not legally binding unless
States ratify it. With the emergence of
the Precautionary Principle as customary
international law, however, States
cannot exempt themselves from the
obligation to take precautionary
measures as delineated in the UNFCCC as
they have an international legal
obligation to comply with its
requirements.
Jane Rojo A proposal to amend Section 23.2 of the 11:58 AM
Securities Regulation Code: prescribing
additional exception to the strict liability
to disgorge profit in short-swing trading.
Randy Echaus A RA 8791 as a shield by condominium 12:15 PM
developers against liability for non-
development under PD 957
Carlos Agana B Philippine State obligation in relation to 12:28 PM
the views of the UN committee on the
Pestano Case.
MarK Recierdo B Who's policing the police: 9:12 PM
Institutionalizing human rights
enforcement desks in police
districts/stations and the culture of
precaution in safeguarding the rights of
the accused and suspects
Emmanuel Sia D EXAMINING THE CONSEQUENCES OF 9:5O PM
THE REIMPLEMENTATION OF E.O. No.
255: CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES AND

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 PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATE
LEGISLATION
Leonard Escueta 1. Catching tax evaders in International 10:33 PM
Organizations (IO): A proposal to
supplement International Agreements
granting express access and authority to
the Philippine government and its
instrumentalities to effectively tax
Filipino IO employees

2. Tax Issues on Real Estate Investment

Trust Act of 2009

3. "All Events Test" Doctrine in Income

Taxation
paolo <lops777@yahoo.com The Right to Food: A Demandable Right AUG 22 2010
from the State 8:20 PM

Vic Rosales A fiefdom of their own: A question on 11:06 PM

the constitutionality of Republic Act
7922, allowing the Cagayan Export Zone
Authority, or, in general, any private
business organization, from issuing
licenses or operating gambling
institutions independent of government
regulation by PAGCOR and the National
Government.
Francis L. Fragante D 09155001683 A Party-List Representative should be a 11:07 PM
Member of the Marginalized Sector he
is Representing.
Timothy Lim A Old thesis topic: AUG 23 2010
"Thesis Topic: The lack of accountability 1:22 AM
of OPEC countries, more specifically
Saudi Arabia, in international climate
change, holding them liable on the basis
of UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol"

Updated version
Thesis Topic: The lack of accountability
of Non-Annex I countries in
international climate change, due to the
deficiencies of the Kyoto Protocol,
holding them liable on the basis of the
UNFCCC,International Law doctrines
such as State Responsibility, and the
Trial Smelter Arbitration US vs. Canada
case
Michael Pio Cua D 0917-531-1572 Tightening The Screw: A Critique On the 2:52 AM
Liberal Construction of Psychological
Incapacity as decided in Te v. Te, 2009
and Azcueta v. Republic 2009
Johan Uy D A Study of Foreign Anti-Trust Laws and 11:02 AM
their applicability in the Philippine
Setting.
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Justinne Dizon Protectionism v. Anachronism (11 11:31 AM
March 2009, Alvin Capino, Manila
Standard Today)

Defining the meaning and extent of

control allowed by law to foreign
affiliates as applied to the accounting
profession in the Philippines.

Background:
This is in light of the issue raised by
some of the partners (now ex-partners)
of a leading auditing firm questioning
the firm's integration to its foreign
counterpart.

Muli, Katrina The application of the single impulse 1:56 PM

test in larceny to rape case.
celerina rose d. fajardo D 09273463480 CONSTITUTIONALITY OF INSTALLING 2:15 PM
CCTV AND SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN
ESTABLISHMENTS: VIOLATION OF AN
INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO PRIVACY?
JUAN PAOLO SANTOS A Right to Food: Is it a Justiciable Issue? 3:26 PM
Can it be demanded from the state
Melissa Ursua D 0918-9268060 Passion or Obfuscation or Cold-blooded AUG 24 2010
Murder? Why Art 247 of the Revised 12:41 AM
Penal Code should be abolished.
Jason Mendoza D 0915.996.7889 Self-induced insanity: Is it a valid 1:13 AM
defense against criminal liability?
Olivia Pichay D 09155720072 The Apparent Non-Liability of Third 3:41 AM
Persons for Insider Trading in situations
of Intentional and Unintentional
Discovery

(Scope: Securities Regulation Code of

the Philippines, The US Securities
Exchange Act, US SEC RULE 10-5b,
Insider Trading, Dirks v. SEC, Chiarella
v. US...)
AS Imperial D Applying the rebuttable presumption 8:12 AM
of reliance in prosecuting private
actions involving fraudulent
transactions of securities in the
Philippines
Rafael Antonio D Manipulating the Public Utility Vehicle 9:08 AM
Scheme
-Starr Jularbal D Judicial Confirmation of Imperfect Titles: 10:14 AM
Imperatives for Amending Section 48(b)
of Commonwealth Act 141, Otherwise
Known as the "Public Land Act", As
Amended
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Reyaine A. Mendoza D Establishing a Specialized Intellectual 10:25 AM
Property Courts and Developing a pool
of
Intellectual Property Experts among
judges in the Philippines
Mark Encarnacion D Striking a balance between media 4:10 PM
blackout and the right to information
Noel, Laura Katrina D Closing the Gap between Virtual 4:15 PM
Transactions and Taxation: Imposing
Value-Added Tax in the Sale of Software
Application License in the Philippines.
Aysa Singzon C 0920-9255263 Thesis Title: Ethical Journalism: 10:26 PM
Revisiting the stricter law standards that
shield the press

Thesis Topic: Re-evaluating the role of

journalism ethics in todays journalism
marketplace that is driven by bottom-
line economics and vigorous
competition among multiple media
sources delivering news in a variety of
formats seeking to grab the publics
attention.

Objective: Proposing a new exception or

a time-manner standard vis-a-vis the
right to free speech

christian chan C Awarding of prospective damages in AUG 26 2010

light of the case of Ramos vs CA 5:48 PM
Myra Yacapin Title: Responsibility of Non-State Actors 7:58 PM
under the Anti-Torture Act of 2009

Thesis Statement: The Anti-Torture Act

of 2009 only covers torture inflicted by
persons in authority. However it should
be amended so as to include the liability
of non-state actors because torture by
non-state actors in the Philippines is
rampant as well.

Leonel Cadiz Reconciling the cases of Manila Prince AUG 27 2010

Hotel v GSIS and Tanada v Angara and 10:38 AM
the conflicting constitutional issues it
surfaced. (To be cleared and narrowed
down in the near future)
Armand V. Morales C 0906 4201994 A Critique on the Presumption of Good 7:28 PM
Faith to Protect the Rights of

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 Landowners under Article 448 Of the
Civil Code
Ma. Kamille E. Villalobos B 09274332282 Proposing a law that will complement 9:55 PM
the Intellectual Property Code of the
Philippines governing the trademark and
service mark registration and ownership
to address the act of cybersquatting.
Melissa Asuncion A. Ursua D 09189268060 Liability of Ebay or other online stores AUG 28 2010
for unfair competition under TRIPS 10:18 AM
(Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual
Property Rights). E.g. Can Louis Vuitton
order Ebay to block registered sellers
selling counterfeit items on Ebay?
Talitha Tan C The recent ruling of the European Court AUG 30 2010
of Human Rights as Accepting 12:03 AM
circumstantial evidence and flexibility of
rules on evidence as an evidentiary
standard in cases of enforced
disappearances creating a dangerous
precedent, making normally
inadmissible evidence, admissible, and
its effects (effect of the ECHR ruling and
other international jurisprudence cited
on the evidentiary standard for
enforced disappearances and how can
they be PROPERLY adopted in the
Philippines or in Writ of Amparo cases.)
Kurt v. Turkey
Ruth Agnes D. Declaro B 0922-8206322 Title: Expanding the scope of corruption SEP 4 2010
to include sexual harassment in line 1:39 PM
with the emerging concept of gender-
based corruption

Thesis Topic: Correlating sexual

harassment and corruption

Legal Issue: In line with the emerging

concept of gender-based corruption in
the Philippine legal system, there is a
need to expand the scope of corruption
to include sexual harassment.

Thesis Statement: Sexual harassment

should be considered as an act of
corruption in recognition of the latter's
gender dimension.
Catherine Kingkay B CREATING SAFEGUARDS SEP 11 2010
AND ENFORCING THE CHECK AND 11:29 PM
BALANCE OF THE OTHER BRANCHES OF
THE GOVERNMENT WITH REGARD TO
THE POWER OF THE EXECUTIVE TO
APPOINT ACTING SECRETARIES.
(INCLUDING THE BY-PASSING OF THESE

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 AD INTERIM APPOINTMENTS IN THE
COURT OF APPOINTMENTS)
aimee tan C revisiting the doctrine of abandonment 9:53 PM
without notice in the case of chevron v
comm. of customs
ALVAREZ, Aila May S. B 09163581025 CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION AS A SEP 15 2010
DEFENSE IN ADMINISTRATIVE CASES 10:33 PM
Fatima Faye C. Hadlocon B 09173474229 Prohibition on Jueteng: Violation of SEP 20 2010
the Equal Protection Clause 11:43 AM
CAIRA DIMSON B A REVIEW OF THE KAREN VERTIDO SEP 24 2010
CEDAW CASE 2:25 AM
QUINO CHIPECO A TOPIC: CYBER-STALKING 6:50 PM

In the Fifteenth Congress

Senator Manny Villar introduced
Resolution 164 "Urging the DOST to
conduct an inquiry regarding cyber-
stalking in perpetuating crimes."

Thesis Statement: The act of cyber-

stalking should be defined and
criminalize so as to comply with Article 2
Section 5 of the constitution.
Jane Catherine C. Rojo D Proposing a "Bill of Duties" to SEP 26 2010
complement the "Bill of Rights" 4:11PM
JACLYN ORDONEZ B Amending or clarifying the operational SEP 26 2010
supervision and control over PNP units 8:36 PM
of governors and mayors in their
respective jurisdictions (especially their
authority to choose the chief of police in
their jurisdictions)
Therese Almario A 0917-8040444 Illegality of EO 898 (tariff on steel) 9:01 PM
Marie Yasmin M. Sanchez A Combating Biopiracy: The Resolution SEP 28 2010
of Inconsistencies between the 2:23 AM
Convention on Biodiversity and the
TRIPs Agreement
ALLAN CARLO SOLLER Thesis Topic Reservation 1:09 PM

Unconstitutionality of OGCC Guidelines

and Procedures for entering into Joint
Venture Agreements for Government
Entities

The rules provide that bidding is not

required anymore when the proposed
transmission/creation of a government
infrastructure is through aJoint

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 Venture because the government
merely invests in equity.

Camille Ting C 0917-8446484 Proposal for legislation for the State to 6:29 PM
recognize Catholic annulments (not just
as evidence) on the basis of equal
protection, freedom of exercise, and
non-establishment clause.

Carlo Michael S. Javier A Rationalization of tax policy on distilled 6:47 PM

spirits: balancing national objective and
international relations to promote fair
trade
(a WTO dispute: European
communities and U.S. versus
the Philippines).
Caesar Jose F. Francisco D Addressing the gap between the IPRA SEP 29 2010
and other land titling "mechanisms" in 12:23 AM
the
event of conflicting claims (i.e. CARPER
beneficiaries vs. CADT/CALT holders vs.
CA 141 vs. and so on and so forth)
MIKO DIMACULANGAN A 1:08 PM
The Legality of Imposing Strict
Measures in Agricultural and Fisheries
Exports in the light of Free Trade
Agreements and theWTO Agreement
on the Application of Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Measures (SPS
Agreement)

Sex Education & The separation of

Maria Margarita Alvarez A 09157838683 8:20 PM
church and state: bridging the gap
between inculcation of conservative
religious views/values and the need for
improved scientific learning

TAPI PABLICO A CRITIQUE OF MEMORANDUM ORDER 19-2010 SEP 30 2010

PROVIDING FOR TAXPAYERS LIFESTYLE CHECK 10:16 AM
SYSTEM
Kim Debra C. Cledera A 09176101158 The right not to be offended in 3:36 PM
one's religious beliefas a prima facie
ground for restricting freedom of
expression.
Ma. Kamille Villalobos B 0927-4332282 Revisiting the doctrine on confusing OCT 1 2010
similarity and generic marks on the case 12:31 PM
of Ginebra vs. Tanduay and Levis vs.
Clinton Apparel.
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Randy Echaus
Mary Catherine Lontoc
Fatima Faye C. Hadlocon
Christian Chan
Catherine Angela V. Maralit
Joyce Elaine Laohoo
JD GARCIA
TALITHA TAN
Rona April D. Diaz
Clarisse Ann Marie Dela Cruz
Subtopic- admissibility and weight of
survey evidence.
A Topic: Circumvention of the Anti- 7:08 PM
Money Laundering Law by Organized
Crime through the use of the Philippine
Bank Secrecy Law.
B 09178871522 Proposing an act penalizing bullying as a OCT 5 2010
crime under the Philippine law (Anti- 4:13 PM
bullying Law
B An Analysis of the Proposed Act Defining OCT 7 2010
09173474229 and Punishing Political Turncoatism 9 PM
C Emergence of Product Liability in the 9:20 PM
Philippine setting
B 0922 886 4177 The Legality of Private Armies: An OCT 14 2010
Analysis of Related Laws and How they 5:09 PM
Create an Enabling Environment for the
Continuing Existence of Private Armed
Groups Controlled by Politicians
and Political Families
C 09064681090 the liability of car park owners with 9:59 PM
regard to loss or damage suffered by the
public
C Creating a law regulating the OCT 15 2010
consumption of electricity 3:36 PM
C PRODUCT LIABILITY: applying the 4:57 PM
principle of "learned intermediary" in
Philippine law pursuant to which the
supply of information to the learned
intermediary discharges the duty owed
by the manufacturer to the ultimate
consumer to make available appropriate
product information if the product can
only be obtained through the
intermediary who owes a separate
obligation to assess the suitability of the
product for the particular consumer
which may determine if his participation
in the chain of events consisting of the
manufacture, supply and use of the
product may be considered an "efficient
intervening cause" which is sufficient to
break the chain of causation and to free
the manufacturer from the
responsibility of providing warnings
directly to the ultimate consumer.
C 09176342402 Imputing liability to Medical 6:36 PM
Tourism firms/companies in the event
of medical malpractice
C Local business tax allocation for tollway OCT 16 2010
companies 5:31 PM
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Josephine Grace Sandoval
Frances Ianna S. Canto (3C)
michael stephen h. lao
DANELL ROLEDA
Kristina So
Aimee Tan
DON PANGCOG
Anne Maureen B. Manigbas
Jovalie Capanas
Josephine Grace R.Sandoval
09277902180 legal implications in the use of GPS and OCT 17 2010
mobile tracking for investigations 12:42 PM
C 09189654424/ 09228 Institutionalizing a national legal 1:09 PM
276011 framework to address the inadequacies
and discrepancies in the legislations
relating to Integrated Coastal
Management (ie. out-dated laws, gaps
and conflicts in objectives and
jurisdictions...etc.,) pursuant to Art. II,
Sec. 15 and 16, and Art.XII Sec.2 of the
1987 Constitution.
B 0917.5173388 challenging the constitutionality of toll 2:18 PM
regulatory board's power to grant
franchises to operate a public utility -
toll facility. [P.D. 1112]
C Lowering the Age of Exemption from 4:48 PM
Criminal
Liability in Republic Act 9344
THESIS STATEMENT: Justifying the
Lowering of Age of Exemption from
Criminal Liability in Republic Act 9344
through Constitutional Violations and
Moral Uprightness in the Information
Age
C 0917-7247628 Miranda Rights and Terrorism: Stripping OCT 18 2010
Terrorists of the Miranda-Rights 1:41 AM
Protection
C Survey on the nature and effects of the 11:07 AM
status quo ante order in relation to
other injunctive reliefs
C BOT LAW REBOOT: ASSESSING THE 11:40 AM
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF
INCORPORATING THE SWISS
CHALLENGE SYSTEM IN THE BUILD-
OPERATE-TRANSFER LAW.
C Determining jurisdiction of Philippine 1:36 PM
courts over Psychological Violence
punishable under RA 9262 (VAWC) and
RA 7610 (Anti-Child Abuse Law)
C 09175369563 A study on the legal implications of 1:57 PM
Revenue Memorandum Order No. 19 -
2010 introducing Taxpayer's Lifestyle
Check System in relation to right to
privacy.
09277902180 Constitutionality of Sec. 9 of the Anti- 2:52 PM
Child Pornography Act specifically
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 One's Constitutional Right to
Privacy including the Responsibility
of ISP Providers to Consumers.

Armand V. Morales C 09064201994 Delineating NLRC's Jurisdiction 3:26 PM

and Secretary of Labor and
Employment's Visitorial Powers as
amended under RA 7730: A Careful
Examination of the Case of People's
Broadcasting (Bombo Radyo Phils., Inc. )
vs. Secretary of Labor and Employment

JP NARAG The PAGCOR Hedge - Why the House 3:55 PM

always Wins

Kim Raisa O. Uy C 09176241591 Reconciling the Negotiable Instruments 8:05 PM

Law and Batas Pambasa Bilang
22: Notice of dishonor is required to be
prosecuted under the Bouncing Checks
Law

CHRIS IGNACIO Successional Rights of the Adopted 8:33 PM

Child: A proposal to institutionalize the
right of an adoptee to inherit only from
the adopter as against the right to also
inherit from the biological parents

Melissa A. Ursua D 0918-9268060 Internet Service Provider Liability for 9:49 PM

Contributory Trademark Infringement
(An in depth Look at Sec 30 of the E-
Commerce Act and other pertinent
laws)

Kamille Villalobos B 09274332282 Establishing fair use of Internet sources OCT 19 2010
12:30 PM
NATASHA CAYCO B Case study of the "In the matter of the 4:19 PM
charges of plagiarism, etc., against
Associate Justice Mariano C. Del
Castillo"

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Majken Anika Sotoya Gran D mobile: Dirty Hands: A Re-examination of the 4:28 PM
+63) 917.545.4179 Rule on Recrimination in Denying
tel:(+632) 909.5234
Petition for Legal Separation

RAFAEL ANTONIO D Manipulating the Public Utility Vehicle 8:58 PM

Scheme: The Total Abolition of the
Boundary System

Karen L. Dialino D 0917-7580-168 Determining Rights and Delineating 11:33 PM

Liabilities of Intentional and
Unintentional Offenses to UN
Filipino Peacekeepers during Field
Missions

Laura Katrina Noel D 0917-5352872 Strengthening the power of MMDA to 11:37 PM

solve the conflicting provisions between
the 1991 LGC & the 1995 MMDA
Charter

STARR JULARBAL D 0917-8068060 JUDICIAL CONFIRMATION OF OCT 20 2010

1:31 PM
IMPERFECT TITLE:

RE-EXAMINING THE DOCTRINE LAID

DOWN BY THE SUPREME COURT IN THE
LANDMARK CASE OF REPUBLIC OF THE
PHILIPPINES VS. NICANOR DOLDOL ON
THE APPLICATION OF SEC 48 (B) OF CA
141 AS AMENDED BY RA 1942 AND AS
FURTHER AMENDED BY PD NO. 1703, IN
THE LIGHT OF THE CONCEPT
OF LEGITIMATE EXPECTATIONS AND
GENERALLY ACCEPTED PRINCIPLES OF
STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION

Marck Joseph I. Macaraeg C 0922-8334894 Examining the legality of Philippine anti- 5:07 PM
corruption commitments to the
Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development and the implementing
measures adopted in light of
international law and relevant municipal
laws: i.e., the foreign currency
deposits act, the bank secrecy law,
the anti-money laundering act, and the

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 exchange of information on tax matters
act.

GABRIELA CALMA B Permutations of a Government Contract OCT 21 2010

10:26 AM
Aila May S. Alvarez B 09163581025 Conscientious objection and sex 11:46 AM
education

VERONICA BAYOT B Pro Hac Vice 6:35 PM

The courts have been given a wide

discretion in the application of pro hac
vice in cases that are deemed to be
surrounded with circumstances that are
exceptional in character. However, the
exercise of such discretion has given too
much avenue for an arbitrary application
in the jurisprudential rulings of the
courts. This thesis aims to provide a set
of guidelines, as well as its limitations, in
the exercise of the courts of its discretion
in the application of pro hac vice in order
to avoid a capricious and erroneous
application of such. Furthermore, it has
been found to be of relevance to apply
the legal concept as a quasi-remedy that
may be contained in a prayer for the
courts to consider.

Fatima Faye C. Hadlocon B Criminalizing Lifestyle Discrimination in 7:45 PM

the Workplace

CAIRA DIMSON B 09177379400 Examining the Conflicting Grant and OCT 22 2010
1:16 AM
Denial of Recovery on Quantum
Meruit in Philippine Jurisprudence and
Defining the Proper Application of the
Same as an Equitable Relief in
Government Infrastructure Contracts
declared Void on Specific Grounds.

FRANCIS FRAGANTE D 09155001683 The Inequalities of Legislative OCT 24 2010

Apportionment. Examining the 3:01 PM

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 development of Philippine
jurisprudence on gerrymandering.

Cristina Mundin A 0927-7968986 Precautionary Principle as a Rule of OCT 29 2010

Evidence under the new Rules of 8:03 PM
Procedure for Environmental Cases

Marck Joseph I. Macaraeg C +63922.833.4894 The Control of Corruption in Foreign NOV 3 2010
Investment and International 12:07 AM
Arbitration: Proposing a
Philippine Arbitral Tribunal for Bribery
inInternational Business Transactions

LAURA NOEL D Providing the Parameters for the Use 12:09 AM

of Screen Captures as Evidence in the
Courts of Law

AILA ALVAREZ B 09163581025 Conscientious Objection: Setting 5:37 PM

guidelines for identifying the validity
and acceptability of a conscientious
objection/religious exemption in the
Philippines

CHRISTIAN CHAN C Awarding of prospective damages in NOV 4 2010

7:44 AM
light of the case of Ramos vs CA

FRANKLIN GALMAN C Proposing an Mandatory Workplace 12:12 PM

Obesity Intervention Program in the
Philippines

Glenda R. Rumohr C 09282534859 Proposing the Amendment of NOV 5 2010

12:35 AM
Subsection 27.4 of the Securities
Regulation Code Removing the State of
Mind as an Element in Establishing
"Tipper" Liability

Hector Jerome Bondoc C 09228847565 Proposing the Imposition of Carbon 5:33 PM

Tax in Exercise of the General
Right to Restrict Trade on
Environmental Grounds under Article XX
of
the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade (GATT) and the Effects of
such Environmental Measures on the
Philippine Market

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Jennie Balmes B 09173911029 Killing after the wars are over: NOV 10 2010
continuing liability of states for 1:16 PM
dumping military toxic wastes and
using weapons with genetic effects

Deborah Sobrepena A Expanding the forms of corruption NOV 11 2010

8:07 PM
under the United Nations Convention
Against Corruption to include indirect
forms of corruption through the use of
social protection, social safety net
programs and conditional cash transfers
and recommending effective anti-
corruption measures to prevent and
abet corruption through the use of such
programs.

Jane Catherine C. Rojo D To what extent can religious hospitals NOV 12 2010
4:45 PM
exercise their religious freedom?

Fay Irene L. Gurrea A Topic: The United Nations Convention 8:38 PM

Against Corruption (UNCAC) and its
effects on Extradition in the Philippines

Thesis Statement: Philippine extradition

treaties between state-parties to the
United Nations Convention Against
Corruption (UNCAC) should be revisited
to exclude dual criminality as a
condition for extradition, challenging its
existing reservation to the UNCAC.

MICAH ALCISO Peoples Republic of Chinas declaration NOV 13 2010

1:37 AM
of indisputable sovereignty over
the Spratly Islands: A violation of the
UNCLOS and RA 9522

TANYA BALDOVINO A Thesis Topic: Rethinking/Strengthening 5:10 PM

the Environmental Impact Assessment
System

Thesis Statement: The PEISS contains

procedures and processes that are
patently in opposition to
the precautionary principle.
Furthermore, the processes and
procedures in the PEISS are not
consistent with the thrust

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intensive protection of the
environment.

This thesis would also deal with

proposing an EIA law as the proposed
solution to the patent inadequacy of the
EIA System in providing environmental
protection.
Jacky Ordonez B 09175457255 Implications of the United NOV 14 2010
11:14 AM
Nations Convention Against Corruption
on existing laws of the Philippines
(Specifically Section 51 of Republic Act
6975, which grants powers to Local
Government Executives ver
the Philippine National Police units or
forces in their areas).

Thesis Statement
The United Nations Convention Against
Corruption (UNCAC) provides that each
State Party shall adopt and maintain
systems for the recruitment, hiring,
retention, promotion, and retirement
of civil servants and non-elected public
officials that include adequate
procedures for the selection of
individuals for public positions
considered especially vulnerable to
corruption. Past events and disclosures
of individuals (e.g., PNP officials,
Senators, Committee hearings, and
news articles), suggest that the current
procedure wherein local chief
executives are given the authority to
select the PNP chiefs (as provided in
Section 51, Republic Act 6975) in their
jurisdiction is vulnerable to
corruption. There is therefore a need to
examine whether our municipal law is
consistent with the objectives of the
UNCAC and to take legislative measures,
if appropriate.

Cristina Mundin A Topic Previously Sent: Precautionary 2:10 PM

Principle as a Rule of Evidence under the
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Environmental Cases

Thesis Statement:
The new Rules of Procedure for
Environmental Cases establish the
precautionary principle as a rule of
evidence and provide standards for its
application. Since the precautionary
principle is a policy and regulatory
principle, the Judiciary should be guided
in its application. There is therefore a
need to examine what the impact is of
this rule on environmental cases and
what are its challenges and evidentiary
implications in the new Rules of
Procedure.

KEALA BLEZA D EFFECTIVE ANTITRUST LAWS AS APPLIED 4:31 PM

TO THE PHILIPPINE ENERGY SECTOR

This thesis will include a thorough

survey of existing antitrust laws in other
countries and the pending bill in the
Senate. Such will be essential in the
determination of an effective model
of antitrust laws in the Philippines,
particularly in the monopolistic setting
of the energy sector.

CHRISTIAN DE LOS SANTOS B Absence of a General Statute NOV 15 2010

7:10 PM
on Product Recall

Marychelle T. Mendoza A 0926-6842800 Alternative Dispute Resolution for 11:10 PM

Administrative Environmental
Cases: Identifying and creating a
mechanism for ADR of Environmental
Cases in quasi-judicial Agencies.

Joseph R. Plazo D Restatement of my thesis topic (same NOV 16 2010

idea, different wording) 9:36 AM

Show Me The Money: Enacting a Law

Providing for A Business Privilege Tax on
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 The Underground Electronic
Microbusiness Economy

ALEXIS NOLASCO CIMAGALA In general, NOV 17 2010

6:21 PM

The insufficiency of the conflict of

interest provisions in the Financial
Rehabilitation and Insolvency Act of
2010 (FRIA)

ANEZKA CORTINA A The enigma of the "in lieu of all taxes" 7:46 PM
provision in the light of recent cases
(Smart and ABS-CBN cases).

There is a need to review the legislative,

as well as, doctrinal history of
providing tax exemptions by virtue of
the in lieu of all taxes provision. It is
submitted that the current
interpretation of the Court in SMART
and ABS-CBN renders the purpose of the
tax exemptions nugatory because it
creates an investment disincentive
altogether.

Cristina Mundin A Thesis Topic: Judicial oversight of NOV 20 2010

8:01 PM
administrative agency implementation
and enforcement of judicial decisions,
specifically in the application of
the consent decree and continuing
mandamus under the new Rules of
Procedure for Environmental Cases.

APRIL MORATO C 09228994833 Amending RA 9136 to reclassify energy NOV 21 2010

11:52 PM
(power generation) as a public
utility and therefore subject to
regulation

Xavier Jesus D. Romualdo A proposing standards in the issuance by NOV 22 2010

the Supreme Court of 10:03 PM
restraining orders against the collection
of taxes/enforcement of tax
laws

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KEALA BLEZA D Required documents/process for import NOV 23 2010
entries of Franchise Holders in relation 1:26 PM
to the approval or denial of tax
exemptions. This paper is geared
towards curbing the rampant exemption
grants that should be excluded from
their grants to halt serious financial
losses of government revenue.

Romir David B. Gavino D +63917 327 3030 National Power Corporation vs. Codilla, 2:10 PM
Jr.: It's effect on the implementation
and interpretation of the Rules of
Electronic Evidence and R.A. 8792
(Electronic Commerce Law)

DAVE GO A 09209451374/ 09228 Analyzing the effects of Cyberwarfare in 9:01 PM

767697 light with International Humanitarian
Law and the Principle of Neutrality in
States

LESLEY CLAUDIO A anti-trust laws of the philippines and the NOV 24 2010
philippine competition act of 2009 vis a 5:58 PM
vis anti trust laws/competition laws of
other jurisdictions

Marck Joseph I. Macaraeg C 0922.833.4894 Protecting indigenous peoples from NOV 25 2010
1:24 PM
Biopiracy: Enhancing the intellectual
property rights of indigenous groups to
their genetic make-up and their
knowledge on indigenous medicines and
treatment.

JOYCE WONG A 0917 3250227 GREEN BUILDING CODE: Establishing 6:52 PM

and Implementing Mandatory
Minimum Standards of Green
Infrastructure
(original topic statement- Green
Building: Legal Risks and Liabilities)

Maria Yvet C. De Castro A Plagiarism in the Judiciary, the NOV 26 2010

7:31 AM
Academe, and the Sciences

MIKU LAGARDE A Constiutional/legal basis for animal 11:56 AM

rights (re legal standing, right
to humane treatment, etc.), including

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jurisprudence

ALEXIS NOLASCO CIMAGALA D 632 918 9481995 Going back to old thesis topic for good. - NOV 27 2010
- Doctrine of Condonation of 10:32 AM
Administrative Officials: An analysis of
the conclusive presumption of
knowledge

AS Imperial C One year bar: protection or 1:33 PM

circumvention - Allowing the
consolidation of impeachment
complaints against impeachable officials
under the Constitution

Armand V. Morales C 09064201994 A study on the Independence of 2:58 PM

the National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA) in
relation to the control and supervision
of the Executive Department

Charles Ernest A. Ele B Revisiting Aquino v. Military Commission 5:50 PM

No. 2 G.R. No. L-37364, May 9, 1975 -
Right of Accused to Waive his Right to
be Present: An Analysis on why it should
not be a precedent and be considered a
class of its own

MIKO DIMACULANGAN A SAME TOPIC BUT DIFFERENT LEGAL 11:19 PM

ISSUE AND SUBJECT OF TRADE:

Striking the Balance between Health

and Trade: The Imposition of Sanitary
Measures in Meat and Poultry Products
as a Valid Exercise of Police Power

Maria Monica Hipolito A 0918 908 0139 NEW Thesis Topic: Inducing children to NOV 28 2010
8:21 PM
patronize one's brand is tantamount
to undue influence given the minor's
capacity and vulnerability. Thus. the
State as Parens Patriae shall exercise its
right by regulating the advertising of
products to children especially those
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 under twelve (12) years old and not
just mere self-regulatory rules. (To be
restated)

Joanna Pauline Pimentel Recognizing successional rights over NOV 29 2010

electronic/digital/web content item. 11:27 AM

Examining the concept of virtual

property rights vis-a-vis property rights
under Philippine Succession law. Case of
Justin Ellsworth against Yahoo. Conflict
with right to privacy and right to
intellectual property

LESLEY CLAUDIO A the rescission of the nuclear non- NOV 30 2010

proliferation treaties 8:07 PM

TIMOTHY LIM A Title - Dance Flipper Dance! DEC 1 2010

Criminalizing licensed dolphin shows 2:45 PM
under the Animal Welfare Act of 1998

Topic - The elements of animal cruelty,

as defined by the Animal Welfare Act of
1998, can be used to hold licensed
dolphin show organizers liable for their
treatment towards domesticated
dolphins and maintenance of their
facilities.

Kristina So C 09177247628 New Topic: Resolving the Conflict 3:30 PM

between the Human Security Act of
2007 and the Freedom of Speech and
Press (Including Republic Act 53, as
amended): A Critique on Southern
Hemisphere Engagement Network, Inc.,
et al. v. Anti-Terrorism Council, et al.

Jovalie Capanas C 09175368563 New topic: Whether or not the lost, 4:06 PM
destruction or suppression of evidence
material to the case shall be a ground
for a motion to dismiss in that it violates
the constitutional mandate of due
process.

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 Old topic: taxpayer's lifestyle check
system

MARK JOSEPH MACARAEG C Developing the law of the sea and the 5:35 PM
intellectual property rights regime:
Enhancing the protection of intellectual
proprietary rights over Marine Scientific
Research

The international law of the sea has not

kept pace with the development of
profitable application of
biotechnology or with pharmaceutical
and marine biomedical research relating
to marine biota. As a result, there is a
very limited understanding of the
relationships between different legal
instruments dealing with ownership of
marine data, samples and results, and
the principles regulating the allocation
of legal title to products and processes
deriving from such applications, or
about the environmental and moral
consequences of such uses (Gorina-
Ysem 2003).

PATRICK WIEDMER A Title: Exploring the legal implications of 11:42 PM

Wikileaks
Topic: The adoption of a convention to
establish a unified international law on
privacy-protection, with a focus on the
confidential information of
governments and corporations.

BLESS GUERRA A The definition of child pornography 11:44 PM

under Section 3(b) of RA 9776 is
unconstitutional for being vague.
Following the doctrine of void for
vagueness, the said provision should be
amended. Other Constitutional
principles related to the vagueness of
the definition will also be part of the
study (e.g. overbreadth doctrine)

MIKHAIL GOMEZ Intellectual Property: Adopting the 11:50 PM

Polaroid Case Factors in Providing Clear
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Infringement in Philippine Jurisdiction

MARCO MABANTA Judicial Recognition of a Foreign Divorce 11:54 PM

Decree: The Legal Implications in the
Second Paragraph of Article 26 of the
Family Code of the Philippines and the
Pressing Need for its Amendment

KATH ANG A New topic: Imprescriptibility of DEC 2 2010

Improperly accumulated earnings tax as 9:07 AM
enunciated in the case of CIR v. Ayala
Securities.

KEALA BLEZA D I am reverting back to my old thesis 1:42 PM

EFFECTIVE ANTITRUST LAWS AS APPLIED

TO THE PHILIPPINE ENERGY SECTOR

This thesis will include a thorough

survey of existing antitrust laws in other
countries and the pending bill in the
Senate. Such will be essential in the
determination of an effective model of
antitrust laws in the Philippines,
particularly in the monopolistic setting
of the energy sector.

but in the alternative I am still

contemplating on the legal issue of the
unfairness of tax exemptions on
importation of franchise holders.

AI ALVAREZ B Institutionalizing Conscientious DEC 6 2010

Objection/ Religious Exemption in the 10:57 PM
implementation of reproductive health
policies in the Philippines.

Assessing the acceptability and validity

of the conscientious objections of the
implementers of reproductive health
policies in the Philippines

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ROXANNE TADIQUE D Creating an Administrative Rule for the DEC 11 2010
immediate resolution of determining 2:09 AM
probable cause for cases filed before
the Office of the Prosecutor and the
Department of Justice.

(This is in lieu of the 60 day mandatory

arraignment period from the first
decision of the Prosecutor determining
probable cause which renders MRs
before the Prosecutor and Appeals
before the DOJ moot)

BLESS GUERR5 A Tax treaty relief is this required given 3:09 PM

that it pertains to treaties?

The issue here is two-fold --- (1) why

does a tax treaty need to be
confirmed by one of the treaty
countries after the same has already
been ratified by both approving bodies
(in PHs case, Congress) and (2)
assuming that the confirmation is not
an arrogation of Legislative power but
merely an administrative adjunct to the
application of the treaty, the
process/time that is required to secure
the said confirmation defeats the
purpose of the treaty which is to accord
the mutual investors of the treaty
countries preferential tax treatment
FRANCES CANTO C NEW TOPIC: Probation even AFTER DEC 15 2010
appeal? (Case in point: People vs Araceli 3:05 PM
Valenzuela - a CA decision. Defendant
was not qualified to apply for probation
after decision of the trial court. On
appeal to the CA, defendant's penalty
was reduced to less than 6yrs hence,
making him eligible for probation. In this
case, the CA opined that Valenzuela may
apply for probation). This decision will
be analyzed in relation to Sec.4 of PD
968 (Probation Law)
ANGEL MACHUCA C New Thesis Topic - A study of the 3:29 PM
current processes involving cemetery
plots and determining the rights and
obligations of owner/lessors of
cemetery plots and cemetery
developers/administrators. As well as
providing for Recommendations and/or
Guidelines.

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FATIMA FAYE HADLOCON B the proposed students' magna carta bill DEC 16 2010
vs. jurisprudence on academic freedom 12:26 PM

my thesis is not limited to the study of

the proposed bill but it will include
issues regarding limits on academic
freedom, students' rights to education,
self-expression, etc.

JULIAN MONTANO A Thesis Topic: JAN 3 2011

4:41 PM
Abandonware but Not Forgotten: A
Look at the Viability of Including the
Distribution of Discontinued Software
for Free Within the Scope of the Fair
Use Doctrine

Thesis Statement:
There is a need to reconcile the fact of
distributing discontinued software over
the Internet after the termination of
technical support for the same, on the
one hand, and the requirements and
factors to be considered under the fair
use doctrine, on the other hand, in
order to guide creators, publishers and
users of such software on when the
same may be legally safe to be
distributed for free without prejudicing
any economic or moral rights therein.

MIKAELA LAGARDE A New topic: whether foreign lawyers 6:53 PM

are/should be allowed to practice
their profession in this country, in view
of the Philippine membership
in the WTO as well as the digitization
and expansion of legal
services.

Foreign lawyers should be allowed to

practice in the Philippines:
Proposal to amend the Revised Rules of
Court to comply with treaty
obligations under Articles I (services
trade liberalization) and II
(Most-Favored Nation Treatment) of the
the World Trade Organization
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 General Agreement on Trade in
Services.

ICE MAN New Topic: Examining the Legal JAN 5 2011

Implications of Senate Bill 432 Providing 3:54 PM
Reparation for Wrongly Jailed
Individuals

The proponent desires to write about

the constitutionality and other legal
aspects of Senator Estrada's proposed
law. The proponent will also discuss
other forms of "reparation" to
wrongfully convicted individuals
currently in place such as that provided
in the Human Security Act of 2007.

MY PABLICO B Application of the Principle of Command JAN 6 2011

Responsibility to Address Corruption 12:26 AM
Problems in the Philippines

JESSIEH REY CURAMMENG Accrued Salaries and Bonuses An JAN 15 2011

examination of the timing of its 5:42 AM
deductibility for income tax purposes
under Sections 34(A) and 34(K) of the
Tax Code and pursuant to the
withholding tax rules laid down under
Revenue Regulations 2-98, as amended.

FIDEL NOGRALES Topic: JAN 16 2011

The legal framework for applying the 2:30 PM
precautionary principle as a rule of
evidence in the rules of procedure for
environmental cases

Issue:
Whether there is judicial legislation in
the application of the precautionary
principle

ROMIR GAVINO D Peoples Broadcasting (Bombo Radyo JAN 21 2011

2:07 PM
Phils., Inc.) vs. Secretary of the
Department of Labor and Employment

LEONEL CADIZ voluntary recognition, its basis in the 4:47 PM

Labor Code

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MYRA YACAPIN C 1. reconciling the Bill of Rights and the JAN 25 2011
Abadilla-5 case. 11:20 PM
2. "No Mining Moratorium": Whether or
not a local ordinance may prohibit
something that is allowed by the
National Law.

JOYCE THesis topic tunay na pagkakAisa ng JAN 27 2011

6:08 PM
mangagawa vs Asia brewery revisiting
the rule on conditional employees

RAFAEL TAN CINCO Revisiting the "BPI vs BPI employees 6:17 PM

union-Davao chapter-federation of
unions in BPI UNIBANK". The obligation
of an absorbing company in rehiring the
absorbed company's employees.

KIM CLEDERA A regulating internet hate speech 7:25 PM

CRISTINA MUNDIN A Adoption of the Consent decree in the JAN 28 2011

12:12 AM
Rules of Procedure for Environmental
Cases grants the courts unbridled
discretion in its implementation and
expands the judiciary powers of the
courts.

CHARMAINE CALDERINE Revisiting Virata vs. Sandiganbayan in 12:30 AM

line with Biraogo vs. The Philippine
Truth Commission regarding the
application of the Equal Protection
Clause

JUSTINNE DIZON A Proposal to Amend the Anti-Dummy JAN 29 2011

Law by Defining the Meaning and Extent 5:41 PM
of CONTROL Allowed by Law to Non-
Filipinos in Nationalized Professions,
specifically the Accounting and the Law
Practice

JENNIE BALMES B 09177683958 Killing after the wars are over: JAN 30 2011
8:24 PM
continuing liability of states for

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 dumping military toxic wastes and
using weapons with genetic effects

NATASHA CAYCO B Fish Be with You: Enforcing the JAN 31 2011

Philippines Compliance with the 10:37 AM
United Nations Convention on the Law
of the Sea on the Conservation and
Management of Tuna

Thesis Statement
As a State Party to the 1982
United Nations Convention on the Law
of the Sea, the Philippines has the
obligation to ensure the maintenance of
the living resources in its exclusive
economic zone. Despite having such an
obligation under the UNLCOS, the
Philippines has failed to impose specific
conservation and management
measures that will prevent the
overfishing of tuna within its national
territory. As a result of such failure, it
has given rise to a breach by the
Philippines of its obligation as a State
Party under the UNCLOS.
LAURA NOEL D Providing the Parameters for the Use of 11:08 AM
Screen Captures as Evidence in Court
Proceedings

FRANCES CANTO C NEW THESIS TOPIC: Analyzing the Ilagan FEB 1 2011
Doctrine (Enrile vs Ilagan, 1985) which in 12:33 AM
essence states that an illegal arrest
becomes "legal" once charges have
been filed in court even if the cases
were filed days/weeks after the arrest
was made- - especially the usage of such
doctrine by the CA in denying the
Habeas Corpus petition of the Morong
43.

LEONEL CADIZ OBLICON: Public offer as a source of 1:14 PM

obligation (Adding to the enumerated
sources of obligations under the NCC)

ANGEL MACHUCA C Testing the admissibility into evidence, FEB 2 2011

in criminal proceedings, confessions or 3:32 AM
admissions obtained in a foreign
country for offenses punishable by
domestic penal law. And providing
guidelines.

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ARMAND MORALES C REVERTING TO OLD TOPIC 8:12 PM

THe Visitorial Power of the Secretary of

Labor and Employment: A Critique of
People's Broadcasting (Bombo Radyo
Phils., Inc.) vs. Secretary of Labor and
Employment

CATHERING KING KAY B A critique on the decision of the FEB 3 2011

Supreme Court, Equitable PCI Banking 12:45 AM
Corporation vs. RCBC Capital
Corporation regarding the expansion of
the grounds for vacating an arbitral
award (manifest disregard of the law).
This would include a survey of the
arbitration laws of other countries (
Canada, Hongkong, Singapore, etc.)

GENESIS CAPOCYAN Testing the constitutionality of RA 9646 FEB 4 2011

or the Real Estate Services Act. 10:32 AM

IRENE BALMES B Re-examining and Re-defining the FEB 6 2011

meaning of "Doing Business in the 12:53 PM
Philippines"

Will be looking at the following law and

jurisprudence:

1. NIRC and relevant tax treaties

2. Corporation Code
3. Mirant Case
4. Burmiester Case

KAMILLE VILLALOBOS B Defining Fair Use as adopted in the FEB 8 2011

1:19 AM
Copyright Law to conform to the recent
development in the digital environment.

GIANFRANCIS CAMACHO C An analysis of the constitutionality of 3:54 PM

the RH Bill with respect to its provisions
on a state-sponsored multi-media
campaign on the use of artificial
contraception

Issues to be discussed:

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 (1) if the state's use of the mass media
in the promotion of artificial
contraception reasonably amounts to
coercion

(2) if such use leads to impairment of

free exercise rights and the right to
found a family in accordance with one's
religious convictions

(3) if the state's duty to maintain public

health and to respect the citizens' right
to information defeats the right to free
exercise

JENNIE BALMES B Defining the Men of Civil Law FEB 9 2011

5:42 PM
(e.g. good father of the family, cautious
and prudent man)

FATIMA HADLOCON B Absolute Abolition of Death Penalty in 5:47 PM

the Philippines: Analyzing the
Implications of the Philippines'
Ratification of the Second Optional
Protocol to the ICCPR to the Congress'
Power to Revive Death Penalty Law
under the Constitution

Issue: Whether or not the Congress may

still re-impose Death Penalty, as
provided in the Constitution, without
violating its international obligation
under the Second Optional Protocol?

MA. ELOISA SINGZON C International Child Abduction 6:37 PM

> vis-a-vis Philippine Adoption Laws:
Examining whether our
> Domestic Laws afford sufficient
protection to children under
> the CRC in light of international child
abduction

PIO CUA Punishing the Punisher: A discussion on FEB 10 2011

the lack of any disciplinary authority 5:47 AM

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committed by the Ombudsman.

ROMIR GAVINO D Bayan Muna vs. Alberto Romulo: FEB 11 2011

10:28 AM
Questioning the RP-US Bilateral
Immunity Agreement in light of RA 9851
(The Philippine Act on Crimes Against
International Humanitarian Law,
Genocide, and Other Crimes Against
Humanity)

PAULA ESPIRITU B Constitutionality of the provision FEB 14 2011

providing that the provisions of the Anti- 9:41 PM
Money Laundering Act will not be
operative during election period.
(ex:Prohibition on filing AMLA cases
against candidates during election
period) Examine Philippine obligations
in the UNCAC, UDHR, and ICCPR.

PAULA ESPIRITU B BACK TO OLD TOPIC 10:44 PM

Extending the application of children's

rights in International Human Rights Law
to the prosecution of minors charged
with grave violations of the Geneva
Conventions and other laws of
war: reassessing standards in light of
the Omar Khadr trial

JENNIE BALMES B Determining the compliance of the 10:50 PM

Philippines with the UNCAC

MYRA YACAPIN C 1. reconciling the Bill of Rights and the FEB 15 2011
Abadilla-5 case 2:00 AM
2. Crime-fraud as an exception to
confidential marital privilege and
spousal immunity rule
PAULO ANGELO GO C Income Characterization of foreign 2:05 AM
advertisement placements: derived
from sale of service or sale of personal
property?
MY KRISTIA PABLICO B Amendment of R.A. 9160 or the Anti- 1:46 PM
Money Laundering Act to include Anti-
Graft and Corrupt Practices Acts as one
of the exceptions to the requirement of
obtaining a court order before the Anti-

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 Money Laundering Council can inquire
into or examine any particular deposit
or investment with any banking or non-
banking financial institutions.
LEONEL CADIZ Constitutionality of RULES OF FEB 16 2011
PROCEDURE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 2:46 PM
CASES as it violates the rights of the
accused. (will set parameters to a future
date)
AYSA SINGZON C Increasing corporate governance in the 3:47 PM
banking system by redefining the
authority of bank regulators in
examining bank deposits

Explanation: The thesis will argue that

the rules on bank secrecy should not
bind regulators. They should be allowed
to look into deposit accounts during
bank examinations and whenever
regulation requires it. The control
should be on how the information is
handles or managed or divulged by the
regulators and not on their access to
such information. In addition, the thesis
will also give a critique on the
ineffectiveness of presumptions in bank
regulation (such as in deposit splitting)
which arises from lack of
authority/access to bank deposits.
LESLEY CLAUDIO A dual status of corporations for taxation 5:16 PM
purposes in relation to the concept of
permanent establishment in tax treaties
PAULA ESPIRITU B lack of recourse of victims of minor FEB 17 2011
offenders (allowing victims to claim 4:55 PM
indemnity from government)
PAULA ESPIRITU B The lack of justice and recompense on FEB 18 2011
the part of the victim if the accused is a 12:23 AM
child in conflict with the law
LEONEL CADIZ Reconciling the Rule on Chain Custody in 4:28 PM
Drugs Cases. Strict Compliance and
Substantial Compliance (Will elaborate
in a future date)

DANIEL MENDOZA B CIR v. BOAC: A case of erroneous judicial FEB 19 2011

legislation 2:21 AM
CALOY A Constitutional Analysis of the RH Bill's 10:00 AM
Provisions on a State-Sponsored Multi-
media Campaign on Family Planning in
light of the Government Speech
Doctrine
KV RASO Making It Count: Clarifying and Defining 11:54 AM
Null Votes under the Automated

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Act No. 9369
CAIRA DIMSON B Legal Implications of "Wikileaks" FEB 19 2011
4:28 PM

MARK RECIERDO B Is it God or Man: Reexamining the 4:33 PM

concept of Force Majeure to conform
with the present reality of climate
change

CAIRA DIMSON B Back to Old topic: 5:54 PM

Examining the Conflicting Grant and

Denial of Recovery on Quantum
Meruit in Philippine Jurisprudence and
Defining the Proper Application of the
Same as an Equitable Relief in
Government Infrastructure Contracts
declared Void on Specific Grounds.

KAMILLE VILLALOBOS B Defining and Limiting the use Orphan FEB 20 2011
works in the concept of the Fair Use 10:59 AM
Doctrine.

KIM RAISA UY C Proposal to make civil forfeiture cases in 12:20 PM

recovering ill-gotten wealth criminal in
nature.
JOVALIE CAPANAS C Giving the DOJ exclusive jurisdiction in 1:15 PM
filing administrative and criminal cases
for Special Prosecutors who are accused
of prosecutorial misconduct.
EDGAR VALDEZ, JR. D Making it mandatory for plunder and all 1:26 PM
anti-graft cases to have the consent of
the SolGen, DOJ and the specific
government agency that is directly
affected to avoid possible collusion.
ALBEE RECIO B Validity of warrantless arrests FEB 21 2011
conducted during "follow-up" 12:53 PM
operations by the police without
personal knowledge
JP DELA PACION B Who checks the Ombudsman?: FEB 23 2011
Reviewing the Ombudsman Act in light 4:12 PM
of the recent Garcia plea-bargaining
controversy.
LESLEY CLAUDIO A redefining preventive retrenchment as a FEB 25 2011
ground for dismissal of employees: 12:56 PM
critique of edge apparel v. nlrc

JP DELAPACION B All or nothing at all: Prohibiting Plea- 3:39 PM

Bargaining in Plunder Cases
JILLIENE SOTTO B Whether the decision rendered by the 4:25 PM
Court in the case of Republic v.
Gingoyon was in conformity with law

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government contracts
GEN ENDALUZ A clarifying what constitutes "doing FEB 26 2011
business" in relation to the 180D 11:17 AM
standard in classifying an NRA as an
NRA-ETB.
KAREN DIALINO D Right of Filipino UN Peacekeepers to Sue 5:29 PM
the AFP for Lost Benefits
CHARMAINE CALDERINE Institutionalizing the selection process FEB 27 2011
for awarding the Order of National 1:10 PM
Artists through legislation
JESSIEH REY CURAMMENG madatory audit by the BIR of individuals 5:13 PM
under investigation for violation of
Plunder Law, Anti-Money Laundering
Law, and other related laws.

Rickmon Albert p. Alcantara C 09178394339 New thesis topic MAR 1 2011

Injustice caused by the restriction 6:45 PM
provided by Cogsa as to the time to file
against a carrier a claim, whether he be
the shipper or insurer. Injustice is
caused because a shipper may file a
claim with the insurance
company beyond the 1 year prescriptive
period. The insurance company is
prejudiced if for example the shipper
files a claim with the insurer after 11
months and fifteen days leaving the
insurer only with fifteen days remaining
to file a claim for reimbursement from
the carrier.

JD Garcia C Charging tort upon the State. The State's MAR 4 2011
neglect in upholding its constitutionally 12:11PM
mandated obligation particularly in
protecting the people's right to a
healthful ecology

Clarisse Ann Marie (Chinnie) Dela C 0917 800 5975 Case critique of the League of Cities of 1:02 PM
Cruz the Philippines v. COMELEC (including all
the MRs)
Thesis will cover both substantive and
procedural aspects of the case,
particularly the flip-flopping of
the Supreme Court
Jennie Balmes B 09177683958 Fixing the Liability of Multimodal MAR 5 2011
Transport Operators [in the Philippines] 1:11 AM

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JD Garcia C The gap between science and law: an 6:24 PM
extensive discourse on
the precautionary principle as a rule of
evidence under the ERP.

danell lenard roleda C TOPIC: JUSTIFYING THE LOWERING MAR 8 2011

OF AGE OF EXEMPTION FROM 3:51 PM
CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY UNDER RA
9344 OR THE JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT,
AND RESTORING THE AGE OF
EXEMPTION PROVIDED UNDER RA 3815
OR THEREVISED PENAL CODE, FROM 15
TO NINE YEARS OF AGE, BASED ON
CONSTITUTIONAL/ LEGAL RIGHTS OF
VICTIMS, THE INFORMATION
AGE/TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT
AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS.

TALITHA TAN C Designating the prosecutors to conduct 6:12 PM

preliminary investigation is
unconstituionalnand should be removed
from thenexecutive department
because of the fact that prosecutors
eventually take part in the criminal
proceedings, having a dual role in the
criminal process
IRENE BALMES B REVISITING THE "IMMEDIACY TEST" IN 11:26 PM
IMPOSING IMPROPERLY ACCUMULATED
RETAINED EARNINGS TAX

Will be focusing on the conflict between

the concept of "anticipated
reasonableness of business expenditure
and "immediacy test".

will discuss the following and other

related issues and pertinent laws:
1. Cyanamid v. CA
2. Manila Wines Merchant v. CIR
3. US Senate Report
4. Background and history of the law
5. Section 29 of the National Internal
Revenue code, its IRR
6. relevant bir rulings
7. relevant corporation law

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KORINA PIMENTEL Amending Art. 349 of the Revised Penal MAR 9 2011
Code to Include Homosexual 8:34 AM
Relationships Within the Scope of
Concubinage

- Will discuss impact and application of

existing jurisprudence
- Includes sample of amendment of the
law
JD GARCIA C Topic: PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE as 10:47 PM
a Rule of Evidence under the Rules of
Procedure for Environmental Cases.

Issue: HARMONIZING the principle with

the current RULES OF EVIDENCE.
Specifically, determining its RELATION to
the Rules on BURDEN OF PROOF,
ADMISSIBILITY and WEIGHT. And
providing a FRAMEWORK for
determining the WEIGHT that should be
given thereto by using foreign
jurisprudence relating to EXPERT
WITNESSES
JD GARCIA C Think before you tweet: Applying the MAR 11 2011
Rules on Evidence on Twitter 5:04 PM
FRANLIN GALMAN C Official Ga-what? Proposing an 9:08 PM
electronic publication of laws and
removing the official gazette from the
scope of art. 2 of the Civil Code.
APRIL MORATO C Delineating the role of Meralco as a MAR 12 2011
distributor of electricity, its rights under 1:31 PM
its franchise, and its role in the open
access scheme to be implemented
pursuant to EPIRA.
Rachelle T. Lim C 09173611386 new topic: 3:20 PM
"Secondment: Is there an Employer-
Employee Relationship Created?"

The thesis will propose that the nature

of secondment does not create an
employer - employee relationship
between the secondee and the host
organization
FRANKLIN GALMAN C A Truly Happy Meal: MAR 18 2011
The Constitutionality of Applying San 9:34 PM
Francisco's Happy Meal Law in the
Philippines
Erica Patino 09189381926 Thesis Topic: Restructuring the Priority MAR 21 2011
12:33 AM
Development Assistance Fund

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LEONEL CADIZ Criminalizing Labor-Only Contractin MAR 22 2011
3:57 PM
JD GARCIA C Duty to bargain collectively: Reviewing MAR 24 2011
the decisions in Kiok Loy vs. NLRC, 12:19 PM
Diving World vs. NLRC and GMC vs.
GMC-ILU on the violation of duty to
bargain collectively. Can/should the CBA
proposal of the employees be imposed
on an employer who violates the duty to
bargain collectively
JD GARCIA C Constitutionality of PNRC in light of the 2:35 PM
ruling in Liban vs. Gordon, March 2011.
Mark Recierdo B "The Customer is always right" vs. the MAR 25 2011
right of any non-public utility to refuse 11:14 AM
to render service to a custome
FIDEL NOGRALES B Constitutionality of Art. 130 of the 12:20 PM
Labor Code (nightwork prohibition for
women workers)
JD GARCIA C Topic: Precautionary Principle as 6:21 PM
a Rule of Evidence under the Rules of
Procedure for Environmental Cases.

Issue: Can there be a cause of action

Josephine Grace R. Sandoval
Steven Michael S. de Guzman
when a premise is skipped?
Harmonizing the principle with the Rules
of Court. Specifically, determining its
relation to the Rules on burden of proof,
admissibility and weight. And providing
a framework for determining the
threshold for accepting such evidence.
As well as determining the weight that
should be given thereto by using foreign
jurisprudence relating to expert
witnesses.
C hesis Statement: The mandatory filing of MAR 26 2011
injunctive bond by the Indigenous 11:38 PM
people provided in Section 88 of the
Administrative Circular No. 1 Series of
2003 on the Rules on Pleadings, Practice
and Procedure Before the National
Commission on Indigenous Peoples
constitutes as a premium on the
exercise of Indigenous People of their
right over their ancestral domain as
guaranteed by the Republic Act no.
8371 also known as The Indigenous
Peoples RightsAct
B 09178464647 Imposing the Liabilities of a Common April 5, 2011
Carrier on Electricity and Water 9:58 AM
Concessionaires in the Philippines:
Establishing a Presumption of
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 Negligence for Non-Delivery/
Misdelivery of Electrical and Water
Supply.

Romir Gavino D +63917 327 3030 Legal Mnage Trois: Clarifying the April 5, 2011
three way relationship between the 12:23 PM
RP-US
Bilateral Immunity Agreement, the
Rome Statute and R.A. 9851 as
enunciated in
Bayan Muna vs. Alberto Romulo.Deals
with:

* Bayan Muna as represented by Rep.

Satur Ocampo, et al. vs. Alberto
Romulo, in
his capacity as Executive Secretary, et
al.
* R.A. 9851 of 2009 or the Philippine
Act on Crimes Against International
Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and
Other Crimes Against Humanity (the
IHL Law/Act)

* the Rome Statute of the International

Criminal Court
* RP - US Bilateral Immunity
Agreement, Non-Surrender
Agreement, Impunity
Agreement
Monica Siron D (1) Aurora Pacific Economic and April 7, 2011
Freeport Zone (APECO): Challenging
the Necessity of its Creation in terms
of Scope & Location. While it's true
that there is a valid public purpose
behind its creation, the APECO should
be struck down on the ground of
reasonableness of the exercise of
eminent domain.

(2) The Viability of the Writ of

Kalikasan as a Remedy of the People
against Violations of their Right to a
Healthful and Balanced Ecology
incident to the Development and
Operation of the

(Aurora Pacific Economic and

Freeport Zone) APECO

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Vicente Rosales D A fiefdom of their own: A question April 7, 2011
on the constitutionality of Republic
Act 7922 and Republic Act 9487,
allowing the Cagayan Economic
Zone Authority, or, in general, any
private business organization, to
issue licenses or operate online
gaming and other gambling
institutions independent of
government regulation by PAGCOR
and the National Government.
Leonard Escueta D a) Taxability of International April 6, 2011
Organization employees
b. Official Receipt vs. Sales
Invoice (AT&T Case)
c. Taxation of Real Estate
Investment Trust (REIT)

Celerina Rose D. Fajardo D 09273463480 The lack of laws in the Philippines on April 7, 2011
CCTV cameras installed both in
public and
private places poses a threat on an
individual's constitutional right to
privacy.
Jaymie Ann Reyes C Defining and proposing a legal April 6, 2011
framework for the determination 6:16 AM
of the sufficiency of "clear and
convincing"evidence for
conviction in an impeachment
trial in the Philippines for all
impeachable officers.

Julius Patrick Acosta C A Code of Ethical Standards for

Legislators

Melissa Urusa D INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY April 6, 2011

IN A DRESS: LAYING THE
LEGAL BASIS FOR THE
RIGHT OF FASHION
DESIGNERS TO SUE DESIGN
COPYISTS FOR COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT

Alex Perez A Revisiting the admissibility of the April 6, 2011

Angara Diary (Estrada v. Desierto)
and its ramifications.

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Krisha Fabia C Topic: BOT Law, Public-Private April 6, 2011
Partnerships EO 8, Foreign Direct 1:44 AM
Investments
Thesis: Public-Private Partnerships:
To Regulate or Not to Regulate?

Mikhail Josef Gomez A China-built Concrete Bases in the

Spratlys: Tantamount to Use of
Force(?)
Christian de los Santos B Topic: Government Contracts April 6, 2011
12:03 AM
Title: A Critique of the
Unsolicited Proposals Scheme
Under RA 6057: BOT Law (as
amended)

Discussion will include:

1. Legality of Unsolicited
Proposals
2. Critique of its implementation
3. Recommendations: Abolish the
Scheme or Provide Adequate
Incentives and Safeguards

Clarisse Nicole Vivar B Mandatory DNA testing in April 6, 2011

heinous crimes
Christine Aberin B Antisocial Personality Disorder as April 6, 2011
a Mitigating Circumstance
Jilliene Sotto B Domestic violence as a valid basis April 6, 2011
for an asylum claim
Charles Ernest Ele C Understanding the Water April 6, 2011
Districts and Water Cooperatives
and functions of
NWRB in relation to the Adala
Doctrine: Do We Need to
Reconcile the Adala
Doctrine concerning the open
competition for water providers
and the
exclusivity clause of water
districts of PD 198 in respect to
lack of
efficient provisions enacting the
National Water Regulatory
Board?

and restatement of my old topic:

Revisiting Metropolitan Cebu

Water District v. Margarita A.
Adala, G.R. Nos.
168915, July 4, 2007: Filling in
the gaps between open
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 competition by the
Adala Doctrine and the
Exclusivity Clause of P.D. 198.
Fatima hadlocon B Warrantless Arrests, Searches April 5, 2011
and Seizures

Analysis of conflicting
jurisprudence and determining
what should constitute as
valid grounds for lawful
warrantless arrests, searches and
seizures.

Paula Espiritu B The Justice System of the April 5, 2011

Indigenous Peoples of the
Philippines and the Revised
Penal Code and other laws:
Reassessing standards and
procedure based on the case
of the Subanon Tribe.

Mark Recierdo B The Point of Checkpoint: Is the April 5, 2011

assertion of one's constitutional
rights a valid
ground for probable cause in
checkpoints?
Catherine Lontoc B Analysis of conflicting April 5, 2011
jurisprudence and determining
what should constitute as valid
grounds for lawful warrantless
arrests, searches and seizures.
Amy Tan C Thesis Statement: A survey and April 5, 2011
analysis of Supreme Court
decisions in establishing the
grounds for the issuance and
application of the status quo ante
order compared with other
statutory injunctive reliefs and
the status quo order and its
effects.
Albee Recio B The Circumstances of Urgency April 5, 2011
and Necessity During Police
Follow-up
Operations: an additional
exception to the warrantless
arrests provided for
by Section 5, Rule 113 of the 2000
Revised Rules of Criminal
Procedure

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