MSU Law Gazette

22/07/2025

Alhamdulillah | The MSU Law Gazette proudly congratulates its graduating members of the class 2025. We wish you all great success and a fulfilling legal career! 🧡⚖️

28/06/2025

The Gazette proudly celebrates the appointment of Atty. Paisalin Pangandaman Tago, CPA as the 9th Regular President of the Mindanao State University System, appointed by the Office of the President.

A respected lawyer, CPA, and public servant—Atty. Tago’s leadership marks a new era of excellence, integrity, and transformation in the MSU System.

We look forward to a future shaped by vision, service, and progress.

Mabuhay, Atty. Tago! Mabuhay, MSU! 🧡

08/06/2025

𝐌𝐒𝐔 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐓𝐚𝐰𝐢-𝐓𝐚𝐰𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐋𝐀𝐓

On June 7, the MSU College of Law Tawi-Tawi Extension Campus successfully conducted its first-ever Digital MSU Law Admission Test (MLAT) — a historic leap from traditional exams to digital testing, held at the MSU iLab, MSU-TCTO.

Powered by 𝐢𝐍𝐙𝐏𝐢𝐫𝐞, a pioneering software developed by Mr. Pangcoga exclusively for MSU Law, this marks a major step toward preparing future lawyers for the digital Bar Examinations. Tawi-Tawi becomes the first among MSU Law units to fully implement the digital MLAT.

A total of 33 applicants took the exam in two batches, with full support from MSU-TCTO and the MSU Law Main Campus, led by Dean Atty. Norhabib Bin Suod Barodi and Assistant Dean Atty. Norsary Mamad.

Congratulations to all examinees! Results will be out soon.

06/05/2025

From the post of the Supreme Court Public Information Office:

The (SC) 𝘌𝘯 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘤, during its session today, May 6, 2025, issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) preventing the Legal Education Board (LEB) from enforcing its resolutions, which:

- prohibited the Mindanao State University (MSU) College of Law from opening its law programs in its Tawi-Tawi, Sulu, and Maguindanao campuses; and
- revoked the accreditation of the MSU College of Law and ordered its closure effective Academic Year 2025-2026.

The TRO was issued in response to separate petitions for certiorari filed by the MSU and Abdul Rahman Ltiph Nasser. The petitioners also questioned the LEB's authority over the MSU College of Law under Republic Act No. 7662, or the 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘈𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 1993.

The SC required the LEB and the MSU to file their respective memoranda of authorities on the effect of Article IX, Sec. 16 of the 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘰 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘓𝘢𝘸 on the jurisdiction of the LEB over the MSU, within a non-extendible period of 15 days from notice.

Read the full text of the Press Briefer on G.R. No. 275775 (𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘰 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘷. 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥) at: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/press-briefer-may-6-2025/.

Copying of this content is subject to the SC PIO’s Credit Attribution Policy: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/credit-attribution-policy/.

The (SC) 𝘌𝘯 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘤, during its session today, May 6, 2025, issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) preventing the Legal Education Board (LEB) from enforcing its resolutions, which:

- prohibited the Mindanao State University (MSU) College of Law from opening its law programs in its Tawi-Tawi, Sulu, and Maguindanao campuses; and
- revoked the accreditation of the MSU College of Law and ordered its closure effective Academic Year 2025-2026.

The TRO was issued in response to separate petitions for certiorari filed by the MSU and Abdul Rahman Ltiph Nasser. The petitioners also questioned the LEB's authority over the MSU College of Law under Republic Act No. 7662, or the 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘈𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 1993.

The SC required the LEB and the MSU to file their respective memoranda of authorities on the effect of Article IX, Sec. 16 of the 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘰 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘓𝘢𝘸 on the jurisdiction of the LEB over the MSU, within a non-extendible period of 15 days from notice.

Read the full text of the Press Briefer on G.R. No. 275775 (𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘰 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘷. 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥) at: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/press-briefer-may-6-2025/.

Copying of this content is subject to the SC PIO’s Credit Attribution Policy: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/credit-attribution-policy/.

30/03/2025

05/03/2025

Look:

The IBP Journal invites all lawyers and law students to participate in the National Legal Writing Competition, sponsored by Justice Antonio T. Carpio (Ret.).

Prizes for Each Category:
🥇1st Prize: ₱100,000
🥈 2nd Prize: ₱75,000
🥉 3rd Prize: ₱50,000

Submission Deadline: May 15, 2025

Submit entries to [email protected] or [email protected].

The IBP Journal invites all lawyers and law students to participate in the National Legal Writing Competition, sponsored by Justice Antonio T. Carpio (Ret.).

Prizes for Each Category:
🥇1st Prize: ₱100,000
🥈 2nd Prize: ₱75,000
🥉 3rd Prize: ₱50,000

Submission Deadline: May 15, 2025

Submit entries to [email protected] or [email protected].

For full contest mechanics and submission requirements, visit the IBP page or got to https://www.ibp.ph/announcements/Mechanics.html

01/03/2025

As the blessed month of Ramadhān begins, we extend our heartfelt wishes to everyone observing this sacred time. May it be filled with peace, mercy, and countless blessings.

Let us embrace this month with reflection, gratitude, and compassion, strengthening our faith and commitment to justice. May we continue to uplift those in need and spread kindness in all that we do. Allāhumma Ameen.

Wishing you and your loved ones a spiritually fulfilling Ramadhān.

𝙍𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙝ā𝙣 𝙈𝙪𝙗ā𝙧𝙖𝙠! 🕌✨

🧡

26/02/2025

MSU College of Law 44th Founding Anniversary

LEGAL OPINION WRITING CONTEST | RESULTS 📜

🥇 1st Place: Hanna Nasriah Sansarona 🏆
🥈 2nd Place: Sahara Jane Laut
🥉 3rd Place: Alvanh Alem Pido

Congratulations 🖋️✨

23/02/2025

𝒞𝑒𝓁𝑒𝒷𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝟦𝟦 𝒴𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝐸𝓍𝒸𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓃𝒸𝑒 – 𝑀𝒮𝒰 𝒞𝑜𝓁𝓁𝑒𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝐿𝒶𝓌! 🍾

Today, we marked the 𝟒𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐒𝐔 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐰 with a day full of intellect, strategy, and sportsmanship! 🏸♟️⚖️

Students in different year level came together to showcase their skills in 𝒃𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒏, 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒂 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒛 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘, and 𝒂 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. It was a day of camaraderie, learning, and friendly competition—honoring our legacy of legal excellence and community spirit.

Here’s to more years of success and growth!
🧡💜⚖️

18/02/2025

𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙅𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙡 𝙊𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩! This distinguished panel includes:

• Commissioner 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐃. 𝐃𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐚, Former Senior Writer of MSU Law Gazette

• 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐁. 𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐫, Former Editor-in-Chief of MSU Law Gazette

• 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐌. 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐨𝐭, Faculty Member, MSU College of Law

With their vast legal expertise and sharp analytical skills, they are set to evaluate the finest legal minds in the competition. Get ready for a showcase of brilliance and persuasive legal reasoning! 🧡

16/02/2025

The 𝑴𝑺𝑼 𝑳𝒂𝒘 𝑮𝒂𝒛𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆 in collaboration with the 𝙈𝙎𝙐 𝙇𝙖𝙬 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙂𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 is delighted to organize the 2025 Legal Opinion Contest in line with the 44𝖙𝖍 𝕱𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝕬𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖆𝖗𝖞 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕸𝖎𝖓𝖉𝖆𝖓𝖆𝖔 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖙𝖊 𝖀𝖓𝖎𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖎𝖙𝖞 𝕮𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖌𝖊 𝖔𝖋 𝖑𝖆𝖜.

To participate, please see the guidelines and mechanics:

I. One (1) selected representative from each batch shall participate in the Legal Opinion Writing Competition. He/she must be a bona fide student of the MSU College of Law - Marawi Campus;

Il. Participants must provide their own title and legal opinion based on the topic:
"𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐀 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟕 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧";

Ill. Participants must submit three (3) hard copies of their entries;

V. Participants are prohibited to write their names or the batch they are representing on their printed entries;

V. Participants must also submit one (1) soft copy of their entries in a Word and PDF
Format. It must be named as "BATCH NAME-LOC Entry";

VI. Soft copy entries must indicate on a SEPARATE document the following details of the participants:
Complete Name; Batch Name; Contact Number and Email Address;

VII. Entries shall be composed of 1,000 words as minimum and 1,500 words as maximum written in English and shall adhere to the format given;

VIII. Entries must be original and previously unpublished; If there is a need to cite a quotation from a published material, then the said citation must be written in APA format. A plagiarism check software will be used on the entries to ensure their originality.

IX. The winning entry shall be published in the Law Gazette on its next publication;

X. Entries must be submitted to Ms. Mohminah I. Sahalang at the LSG and emailed at [email protected] AND at [email protected] on or before 12:00 nn, Febuary 21,2025. Any late submission will not be considered and shall serve as a disqualification for the participating batch.

FORMAT:
Paper - Short
Page Orientation - Portrait
Font Style - Tahoma
Font Size - 12
Spacing - 1.5

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING:
Content (Relevance to the topic, Insights, Legal basis employed) -50%
Organization (Clarity of thoughts, Creativity, Unity and Consistency, Style) -25%
Form (Adherence to the writing mechanics; grammar, usage, punctuations, etc.) -25%
TOTAL = 100%

Goodluck 🧡

13/02/2025

𝑫𝒂𝒚 2 of the 1𝒔𝒕 𝑳𝒂𝒘 𝑺𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕 was a remarkable continuation of our journey in shaping the future of legal education! With the theme:
“𝐌𝐒𝐔 𝐋𝐚𝐰: 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧,”
today’s sessions tackled critical issues, best practices, and innovative approaches to advancing legal studies.

The day was filled with engaging exchanges, thought-provoking discussions, and collaborative efforts to strengthen legal education and equip future legal practitioners with the knowledge and skills they need to thrive.

And finally, the much-anticipated presentation of the 𝒊𝑵𝒁𝑷𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝑬𝒙𝒂𝒎 𝑷𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒍—an innovative examination software set to be implemented at the 𝑴𝑺𝑼 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒂𝒘. This cutting-edge platform promises to 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬, ensuring a 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 experience for both students and faculty. With its upcoming adoption, MSU Law continues to 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, enhancing the quality and integrity of legal education. 🧡⚖️