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Mindanao university ordered to close law programs

  The Legal Education Board (LEB) has ordered the Mindanao State University to close its law programs in all its campuses starting academic year 2025-2026 after it approved a resolution canceling MSU’s accreditation. The order stemmed from MSU’s refusal to recognize LEB’s supervisory authority and for asserting that it is not bound by the board’s orders, policies and guidelines on legal education. “The MSU is no longer authorized to offer the basic law program in the country,”  the LEB said. The board made permanent the cease and desist order it issued against MSU’s extension law programs on its campuses in Tawi-Tawi, Sulu and Maguindanao. It expressed concern over what it described as MSU’s “dismal” performance in the Bar examinations, noting the school’s passing rate since 2013 has been below the national passing percentage. Reacting to the LEB’s resolution, the MSU said it would continue to operate in accordance with its chapter passed by Congress in 1955. “The LEB cannot act no

SC sets Aug. 8 talks in Lipa City on rule amendments

 


 

The Supreme Court will hold the first leg of its regional consultation on proposed amendments to the Rules on Criminal Procedure on Aug. 8 at De La Salle Lipa in Lipa City, Batangas

The proposed amendments, according to the high tribunal, touch on the use of technology in judicial proceedings, as there are plans to introduce guidelines for the conduct of videoconferencing, rules on the use of body-worn cameras in the execution of warrants, and the implementation of an enhanced e-warrant system.


“The proposed rules likewise repeal inconsistent provisions of Rule 112 of the current Rules, in recognition of the authority of the Department of Justice to promulgate its own rules on preliminary investigation,” it said.


Read more: Via | Philippine Daily Inquirer https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1965901/sc-sets-aug-8-talks-in-lipa-city-on-rule-amendments#ixzz8h3mqFaKk

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