ABOUT PJP
This is the website of Project Jurisprudence - Philippines (PJP), an organization of law students and lawyers striving to establish an authoritative and reliable online legal journal about law, law school, jurisprudence, legal doctrines, legal theories and everything about Philippine laws.
It is run by lawyers and law students, headed by Atty. Mark Angelo S. Dela Peña, a court litigator, corporate lawyer, online law lecturer, chairman of the first-ever paralegal certification organization in the Philippines, law professor at the Isabela State University (ISU) College of Law, and law instructor in the ISU Legal Management Program. In this organization, he currently enjoys the support of Atty. Ernesto, Jr. A. Pieded, Atty. Domingo Jonathan P. Cabalonga, and Atty. Ariel M. Lioad, RCrim, all of whom are law professors and lawyers.
The term "Project Jurisprudence" was coined due to influence and inspiration of Atty. Dela Peña's profession in law school, Atty. Gil P. Viloria, Jr. Atty. Viloria, Jr. was his professor in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) law, who opened his eyes to the allure, beauty, and complexity of pieces of jurisprudence, i.e., decisions issued by the Supreme Court.
The vision of PJP is to become the Philippines' number one online legal journal that contains reliable, up-to-date, relevant, and insightful discussions about the present state of the law and academic observations of possible areas of improvement in the legal system.
The mission of PJP is to provide law students, lawyers and law enthusiasts with free access to materials and write-ups not only from academicians, experts and authorities but also from active practitioners in the field of litigation.
The core values of PJP are expressed in the following organization mottos:
- When a person becomes a lawyer, s/he does grow a pair wings and does not levitate above everybody else.
- The law has been created by humans in a community. Thus, it can be understood by humans and must be studied communally.
- When the law leaves a gap or a void, it must be filled with the just thoughts of learned individuals who intend right and justice to prevail.
- In the same was that anyone can cook, as Chef Gusteau has famously said, anyone can become a lawyer. To paraphrase Anton Ego, a great lawyer can come from anywhere.
- If justice remains hidden on white paper, that paper will soon be drenched in blood if justice is not let out on the streets.
In order to achieve its vision and mission, PJP trains its eyes on the following objectives:
- To create engaging learning materials, enriching discussions, and other educational activities for law students, lawyers, and law enthusiasts;
- To regularly receive and publish reliable, peer-reviewed and verified papers, write-ups, essays and other writings from law professors, academicians, experts, authorities, practitioners, and other members of the legal community;
- To establish a network of law students, lawyers, and law enthusiasts for their mutual benefit and protection;
- To create a safespace for such individuals to express ideas, exchange thoughts, and contribute to the marketplace of ideas toward the improvement of the Philippine legal system; and
- To maintain the free and accessible nature of its journals with the help of the community and its information technology partners such as Google and others.
This website has been intentionally simplified and stripped off of complicated animation or structure in order to facilitate reading and comprehension. Any feedback, concern, queries or suggestions may be coursed through PJP's communication channels online.