Legal Talks

Watch our Webinar LIVE TOMORROW, June 2, 2021, 3:00-6:00 PM!

1ST TOPIC:

Behind Closed Doors: The Detrimental Effects of the COVID-19 on Domestic Violence

Work from home scenarios and lockdowns forced people to stay at their houses and try to meet ends while painstakingly evading the dreaded coronavirus. For privileged families, it may be a vacation, but for dysfunctional families, it is a hell on earth. Spikes on domestic violence statistics became prominent.

This lecture aims to provide a primer on domestic abuse and comprehensive remedies for abused people.

Speakers: Gabriel Adora & Gregarius Cariño

2ND TOPIC:

$end Nude$: Online Sextortion in the COVID-19 Era

As the world spirals deeper into the COVID-19 pandemic, another crisis is brewing—this time, in the cyberspace. The increased ubiquity of internet access and social media has made more and more people susceptible to sextortion, broadly defined as the threatened dissemination of one’s private or sensitive material in order to coerce some form of payment, whether in money, sexual favors, or otherwise.

This lecture presents evidence on the prevalence of sextortion, discusses legal remedies available to its victims, and makes recommendations to protect one’s privacy online.

Speakers: Rikka Marie Bahia & Aeron Christian Apostol

3RD TOPIC:

Bogus Pocus: A Discussion on the Rights and Remedies Available to Online Scam Victims

The rise of online shops has caused both advantageous and disadvatageous effects to sellers and buyers alike. Indeed, online marketing paved the way for convenient shopping yet it has also brought several problems when it comes to online scammers. This lecture seeks to provide a discussion about the usual problems that both sellers and buyers encounter in the field of online marketing and the remedies which they may resort to in order to answer for these occurrences.

Speakers: Kriza Niña Malaluan & Joanna Marie Reyes

4TH TOPIC:

Collect me not: A Brief Overview of Collecting Money Claims During the Pandemic

This is a webinar addressing the detrimental effect of the pandemic on the rights and obligations of both the creditors and debtors towards their loan agreements. This aims to educate both parties as to the relevant laws, orders, as well as procedure on how to enforce their loan agreement during the pandemic.

Speakers: Claudette Irene Manalastas & Ian Timothy Sarmiento

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Behind Closed Doors: The Detrimental Effects of the COVID-19 on Domestic Violence

Work from home scenarios and lockdowns forced people to stay in their houses and try to meet ends while painstakingly evading the dreaded coronavirus. For privileged families, it may be a vacation, but for dysfunctional families, it is a hell on earth. Spikes on domestic violence statistics became prominent.

This lecture aims to provide a primer on domestic abuse and comprehensive remedies for abused people.

Speakers: Gabriel Adora & Gregarius Joseph Cariño