Year: 2024

A Right to Unmarry? Divorce and the Constitution

The PBA partnered with the Justice George Malcolm Foundation, and the IBP Journal to hold a forum on the Divorce Bill recently passed on 3rd Reading by the House of Representatives. The forum featured former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr and Prof Jaypee Calleja who spoke for the Anti-Divorce side. The Pro-Divorce side was represented by [...] Read More

2024 PBA President’s Cup

The annual golf tournament dubbed as the 2024 PBA President's Cup was held last 20 June 2024 at the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club. Philippine Bar Association President Joel Raymond R. Ayson opened the golf tournament with a ceremonial tee off. About 50 PBA members and guests played at the West Course, one of [...] Read More

AI and the Law

Keep yourself abreast of legal developments on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Attend the legal forum “AI and the Law” and listen to informative talks by leading scholars on this evolving field. Know the essentials of AI and understand common legal issues from Prof. Senando Angelo R. Santiago. Then take a deeper dive into the realm of [...] Read More

PBA and Padel

The Philippine Bar Association was invited by Padel Pilipinas, the official Philippine Padel Federation, headed by Senator Pia S. Cayetano, to an introductory session of padel. Padel is a racket sport that is best described as a combination of squash and tennis. This racket sport is growing in the Philippines and lawyers too have found [...] Read More

The PBA Shares the Fulbright Philippines’ Call for Applications

Greetings from the Fullbright Commission in the Philippines! FULBRIGHT-Philippines Read More

PBA 2024 Election

Congratulations to the Duly Elected 2024 PBA Trustees, Officers and Council of Advisers! Read More

President’s Report 2023

2023 - President’s Report of Ernestine Carmen Jo Desiderio Villareal-Fernando to the Board of Trustees and Members of the Philippine Bar Association EDVF-Presidents-Report-2023 Read More