CJ Moran Community Legal Assistance Office

CJ Moran Community Legal Assistance Office CJMM Community Legal Assistance Office is the official Legal Aid Clinic of Saint Louis University Founded on April 18, 2015, the Chief Justice Manuel V.

Moran Community Legal Assistance Office (CJ Moran CLAO) is envisioned as the center of active involvement in social transformation in the Cordillera. By rendering free legal services to indigents in Baguio and Benguet and maintaining active involvement in public interest cases, our legal assistance office strives to accomplish a two-fold goal, that is, to initiate systemic changes and improvements

to the local communities we serve and advocate the rights of our clientele, all whilst staying true to our commitment of effectively training the students of the Saint Louis University - School of Law to be ethical, competent, and socially involved by giving them a genuine opportunity to hone their fundamental lawyering skills within the context of community legal service.

๐€.๐˜. ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“-๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐“๐„๐‘๐Œ-๐„๐๐ƒ ๐‘๐„๐๐Ž๐‘๐“As Academic Year 2025-2026 comes to a close, the Saint Louis University School of Law Chie...
03/06/2026

๐€.๐˜. ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“-๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐“๐„๐‘๐Œ-๐„๐๐ƒ ๐‘๐„๐๐Ž๐‘๐“

As Academic Year 2025-2026 comes to a close, the Saint Louis University School of Law Chief Justice Manuel V. Moran Community Legal Assistance Office (SLU CJMM CLAO) proudly presents its Term-End Report โ€“ a reflection of a year marked by service, advocacy, learning, and access to justice.

From free legal aid services and community outreach programs to seminars, webinars, client representations, partnerships, and the continuous development of our Law Student Practitioners, this report captures the collective efforts of our officers, members, supervising lawyers, and partners in advancing our commitment to public service.

This achievement would not have been possible without the dedication of every volunteer, officer, Law Student Practitioner, supervising lawyers, hub partners, and community partner who shared in our vision of making the law more accessible to those who need it most.

We invite you to browse through our Term-End Report and celebrate with us the milestones, lessons, and impact of this remarkable year.

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On April 21, 2026, the Chief Justice Manuel V. Moran Community Legal Assistance Office (CJMM CLAO) of Saint Louis University School of Law served as a resource speaker at Project Horizon: Stretching the Skyline, held at the UP Baguio Institute of Management Plaza and organized by the Rotaract Club of UP Baguio.

Under the supervision of Atty. Jezreel Llanes, the activity aimed to strengthen awareness among graduating students and faculty members on essential labor-related matters. Discussions focused on labor rights and obligations, workplace safety standards, and grievance mechanisms to help participants better understand their roles, responsibilities, and legal protections in the professional setting.

The session was delivered by Law Student Practitioners Frank Almora (Level 2) and Maximine Santiago (Level 1), who shared practical legal insights and engaged participants through an interactive question-and-answer segment addressing workplace concerns and labor-related issues.

๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฏ/๐—™ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฉ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด, ๐— ๐˜€๐—ด๐—ฟ. ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†; ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿต-๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿญ; ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ.

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๐‚๐‰๐Œ๐Œ ๐‚๐‹๐€๐Ž | ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ: ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ง๐ญ๐ข-๐’๐ž๐ฑ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐œ๐ญ

In a proactive effort to champion safe and respectful professional environments, the Chief Justice Manuel V. Moran Community Legal Assistance Office (CJMM CLAO) successfully conducted a Zoom webinar titled โ€œUnderstanding Workplace Rights: Legal Awareness on the Safe Spaces Act and Anti-Sexual Harassment Act,โ€ on April 30, 2026. The event brought together personnel from the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Manaoag, Pangasinan, and Legal Practicum Students from the Saint Louis University (SLU) School of Law.

Under the supervision of Atty. Arvin John Itliong, Law Student Practitioners (LSPs) took the lead as facilitators, delivering comprehensive and engaging presentations detailing prohibited acts, mandated reporting mechanisms, and accessible legal remedies. The discussions centered on the landmark provisions of Republic Act No. 11313 (The Safe Spaces Act) and Republic Act No. 7877 (The Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995)โ€”two foundational laws dedicated to upholding human dignity, equality, and security in the workplace.

The initiative underscored the critical role of continuous legal education in fostering accountability. Recognizing the diverse employment landscapes within local governance, the webinar specifically aimed to deepen the understanding of rights and responsibilities among regular, Job Order (JO), and Contract of Service (COS) workers, offering practical insights into workplace protections and real-world applications.

By bridging the gap between legal theory and community practice, this collaborative effort reaffirmed a shared commitment to cultivating safe, inclusive, and rights-based workplaces. It marks another significant stride for both CJMM CLAO and LGU Manaoag in empowering individuals to defend their dignity and actively promote a culture of respect across all professional spheres.

Catch the highlights in this short video by clicking this link: https://youtube.com/shorts/HzkfpEt7LIU

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฏ/๐—™ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฉ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด, ๐— ๐˜€๐—ด๐—ฟ. ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†; ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿต-๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿญ; ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ.

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๐‚๐‰๐Œ๐Œ ๐‚๐‹๐€๐Ž | ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž: ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌโ€™ ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ

On May 8, 2026, the Chief Justice Manuel V. Moran Community Legal Assistance Office (CJMM CLAO) successfully conducted a webinar titled โ€œPromoting Mental Health in the Workplace: Legal Awareness on Workersโ€™ Rights and Institutional Responsibilitiesโ€ for the personnel of the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Manaoag, Pangasinan. Held via Zoom, the initiative focused on raising legal awareness regarding mental health rights, workplace well-being, and the institutional obligations of employers to cultivate psychologically safe work environments.

The webinar comprehensively tackled the legal and policy frameworks governing workplace mental health, with a particular emphasis on Republic Act No. 11036 (The Mental Health Act) and relevant labor policies designed to prevent discrimination. The first lecture highlighted the core rights of workers and institutional duties, while the second lecture offered a distinct legal perspective on employer obligations, workplace support mechanisms, and practical strategies for building healthy organizational cultures.

Under the supervision of Atty. Davy N**o, CJMM CLAO Law Student Practitioners spearheaded the discussions, utilizing practical workplace examples and facilitating an interactive open forum. The event saw active participation from various local government offices, including the Mayorโ€™s Office, Rural Health Unit (RHU), Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO), and the Municipal Agriculture Office.

Participants expressed deep appreciation for the relevance and utility of the discussions. Through this initiative, CJMM CLAO and LGU Manaoag reaffirm their shared commitment to fostering supportive, rights-based, and compassionate professional environments.

Catch the highlights in this short video by clicking this link: https://youtube.com/shorts/CSJ_kEmzkV0

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฏ/๐—™ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฉ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด, ๐— ๐˜€๐—ด๐—ฟ. ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†; ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿต-๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿญ; ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ.

๐‚๐‰๐Œ๐Œ ๐‚๐‹๐€๐Ž | ๐“๐”๐‘๐-๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘ ๐Œ๐„๐„๐“๐ˆ๐๐†The outgoing Chief Justice Manuel V. Moran Community Legal Assistance Office (CJMM CLAO) Ex...
26/05/2026

๐‚๐‰๐Œ๐Œ ๐‚๐‹๐€๐Ž | ๐“๐”๐‘๐-๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘ ๐Œ๐„๐„๐“๐ˆ๐๐†

The outgoing Chief Justice Manuel V. Moran Community Legal Assistance Office (CJMM CLAO) Executive Committee for the academic year 2025โ€“2026 extends its heartfelt wishes to the new officers for the academic year 2026โ€“2027. This marks a significant transition of leadership, service, and dedication as the torch is officially handed over to a new officers of CJMM CLAO. We wish the incoming officers a successful and impactful term ahead. Here's to new term of protecting rights and inspiring lives!

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฏ/๐—™ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฉ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด, ๐— ๐˜€๐—ด๐—ฟ. ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†; ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿต-๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿญ; ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ.

๐‚๐‰๐Œ๐Œ ๐‚๐‹๐€๐Ž | ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ข๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐‚๐„๐…๐€๐† ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ฌOn May 10, 2026, Law Student Practitioners (LSPs...
26/05/2026

๐‚๐‰๐Œ๐Œ ๐‚๐‹๐€๐Ž | ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ข๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐‚๐„๐…๐€๐† ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ฌ

On May 10, 2026, Law Student Practitioners (LSPs) from the Chief Justice Manuel V. Moran Community Legal Assistance Office (CJMM CLAO) took part in a meaningful legal aid initiative in partnership with the City Government of Baguio during the Capacity Building Program for Baguio College Education Financial Assistance Grantees (BCEFAG) at the Baguio Convention Center.

Committed to making justice more accessible to the community, the Legal Aid Desk served as a welcoming space where participants could seek free legal information, consultation, and guidance on various concerns. Throughout the activity, the LSPs actively assisted in client intake, conducted initial interviews, and prepared case documentation to ensure that concerns were properly endorsed to the supervising lawyer, Atty. Jasmine Quiaรฑo, who rendered legal consultations and assistance. The activity reflected the shared commitment of the program to public service, legal empowerment, and meaningful community engagement.

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฏ/๐—™ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฉ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด, ๐— ๐˜€๐—ด๐—ฟ. ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†; ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿต-๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿญ; ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ.

๐‚๐‰๐Œ๐Œ ๐‚๐‹๐€๐Ž | ๐–๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž: ๐€ ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ ๐จ๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž...
23/05/2026

๐‚๐‰๐Œ๐Œ ๐‚๐‹๐€๐Ž | ๐–๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž: ๐€ ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ ๐จ๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ

On May 14, 2026, the Chief Justice Manuel V. Moran Community Legal Assistance Office (CJMM CLAO) conducted a Zoom webinar entitled โ€œWiser Borrowing for a Secure and Better Future: A Webinar on Responsible Borrowing and Available Legal Protections,โ€ participated by personnel from the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) โ€“ City of Ilagan and the City of Ilagan Medical Center (CIMC). The activity aimed to strengthen legal awareness on responsible borrowing, financial consumer rights, and the legal protections available to borrowers under Philippine law.

The webinar discussed common borrowing situations experienced by many Filipinos and emphasized the importance of informed decision-making before taking loans and understanding repayment responsibilities. Practical reminders on avoiding scams, hidden charges, and misleading lending offers were likewise discussed.

The discussion also highlighted the key provisions of Republic Act No. 3765 also known as the Truth in Lending Act, and Republic Act No. 11765 also known as Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act. The lectures focused on borrower rights, transparency in lending, lawful collection practices, consumer protection mechanisms, and the responsibilities of financial institutions in dealing fairly with consumers. Participants were also informed of the proper government agencies and legal remedies available in cases involving harassment, fraud, or abusive collection practices.

Under the supervision of Atty. Arvin John Itliong, the Law Student Practitioners Catherine F. Dumalaog, Gleni Walker, and Charlotte Antonette Liquigan facilitated the webinar through an engaging and interactive discussion complemented by practical examples. Participants actively participated in the activity and expressed appreciation for the relevance and usefulness of the discussion in promoting financial awareness and responsible borrowing practices.

Through this initiative, CJMM CLAO reaffirmed its commitment to promoting financial literacy, consumer protection, and accessible legal education within the community. By strengthening public awareness on borrowing laws and financial rights, the webinar served as an important step toward empowering individuals to make more informed and legally protected financial decisions.

๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฏ/๐—™ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฉ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด, ๐— ๐˜€๐—ด๐—ฟ. ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†; ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿต-๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿญ; ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ.

๐‚๐‰๐Œ๐Œ ๐‚๐‹๐€๐Ž | ๐๐ˆ๐๐Ž ๐‘๐„๐€๐ƒ๐˜: ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ The Chief Justice Manuel Moranโ€“Community Legal Assistance Office (CJMM-...
08/05/2026

๐‚๐‰๐Œ๐Œ ๐‚๐‹๐€๐Ž | ๐๐ˆ๐๐Ž ๐‘๐„๐€๐ƒ๐˜: ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ

The Chief Justice Manuel Moranโ€“Community Legal Assistance Office (CJMM-CLAO), In collaboration with KASAMA/SSC School of Engineering and Architecture Assembly, the program was strengthened by the presence of Law Student Practitioners and resource speakers who shared their expertise and guided participants through key legal concepts relevant to labor laws and employment.

The โ€œBIBO READY: Career Readiness Programโ€, organized by the KASAMA/SSC SEA Assembly of Saint Louis University, was successfully conducted on April 30, 2026 at the SIRIB Center, SLU. The initiative brought together graduating students and incoming interns in a series of informative and engaging sessions aimed at preparing them for the demands of the professional world.

Under the supervision of Atty. Arvin Itliong, the program featured seminars and discussion that provided participants with valuable insights on workplace rights and intern protection, understanding contracts and obligations, and the different types of employment and their legal implications. These sessions helped bridge the gap between academic preparation and real-world application, equipping attendees with practical knowledge essential for their career journeys.

This initiative reflects a strong commitment to advancing Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education) and Sustainable Development Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) by promoting accessible learning opportunities and empowering students to pursue informed, ethical, and sustainable careers.

๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฏ/๐—™ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฉ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด, ๐— ๐˜€๐—ด๐—ฟ. ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†; ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿต-๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿญ; ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ.

๐‚๐‰๐Œ๐Œ ๐‚๐‹๐€๐Ž | ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž: ๐Œ๐’๐Œ๐„๐ฌ ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸA legal education lecture entitled, โ€œComply to Thrive: MSMEs Leg...
08/05/2026

๐‚๐‰๐Œ๐Œ ๐‚๐‹๐€๐Ž | ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž: ๐Œ๐’๐Œ๐„๐ฌ ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ

A legal education lecture entitled, โ€œComply to Thrive: MSMEs Legal Compliance 101โ€ was conducted on April 26, 2026 at Patio de San Jose Resort and Convention Center in San Jose, Malilipot, Albay, focusing on Understanding Business Structure and MSME Legal Compliance Basics (Requirements & Permits) and Common Legal Issues and How to Avoid Them.

The activity was spearheaded by Charlotte Antonette Liquigan, Law Student Practitioner of Saint Louis University School of Law, under the supervision of Atty. Jezreel Llanes, and brought together small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs of San Jose, Malilipot, Albay, along with barangay officials whose presence signified institutional support and community partnership in strengthening grassroots business compliance and awareness.

Sponsored by the CJ Manuel V. Moran Community Legal Assistance Office, the session aimed to equip participants with practical legal knowledge on business registration, permits, and preventive legal measures to promote sustainable and lawful entrepreneurship.

Legal awareness transforms small enterprises into sustainable ventures grounded in confidence and compliance.

๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฏ/๐—™ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฉ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด, ๐— ๐˜€๐—ด๐—ฟ. ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†; ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿต-๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿญ; ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ.

๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆSaint Louis University โ€“ School of Law (SLU-SOL), through the Ch...
05/05/2026

๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ

Saint Louis University โ€“ School of Law (SLU-SOL), through the Chief Justice Manuel V. Moran Community Legal Assistance Office (CJMM CLAO), in partnership with PRESO, Inc., offers its services to individuals seeking assistance in bail proceedings through the Community Bail Bond Program.

This initiative provides professional and reliable support to Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) in securing provisional release while safeguarding their legal rights. The program includes guidance on bail procedures, assistance in facilitating provisional release pending trial, and continuing support throughout the legal process to ensure fair and just treatment.

Eligible individuals or their representatives are encouraged to contact CJMM CLAO or PRESO to initiate the process. The team provides step-by-step guidance to confirm eligibility and assist with all necessary documentation, ensuring a smooth and efficient experience. CJMM CLAO can be visited at 3/F Room V308, Msgr. Charles Vath Library Building, Saint Louis University, Baguio City, contacted by phone at 0939-350-8071, or reached through their official page.

Protect your rights with the Community Bail Bond Program, supported by SLU-SOL, CJMM CLAO, and PRESO Inc.โ€™s professional and trusted assistance!

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3/F Room V308, Msgr. Charles Vath Library Bldg. , Saint Louis University, A. Bonifacio Street
Baguio City
2600

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