By John Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES under President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. should follow through on its human rights promises to the United Nations (U.N.) and allow people to express dissent, political analysts said at the weekend. “The Philippine government cannot turn a blind eye to the reality of attacks on journalists, lawyers […]
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Rights group: 59 lawyers slain in 6 years in PH
AT LEAST 133 lawyers have been killed in the Philippines since the 1980s in work-related attacks, nearly half of them in the last six years during former President Rodrigo Duterte’s turbulent term, a prominent group of lawyers said Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers also said that harassment of lawyers and […]
Philippine DoJ asked to junk kidnapping complaint vs Okada
Lawyers of Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada have asked government prosecutors in the Philippines to dismiss the kidnapping complaint against him for lack of evidence, according to a statement sent by his camp on Friday. His lawyers submitted a counter-affidavit that sought to dismiss the complaint for kidnapping and illegal detention during a preliminary investigation at […]
Supreme Court allows PSALM to pay lawyers advising on privatization
THE Supreme Court has overturned a ruling by the Commission on Audit (CoA), paving the way for the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) to pay lawyers who had advised on privatization projects. In a 31-page decision on Nov. 21 and made public on June 17, the High Court found that CoA had […]
NBI, IBP sign agreement to protect lawyers, judiciary members
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) signed a memorandum of agreement on June 25 to strengthen coordination and communication to prevent further attacks against lawyers and members of the judiciary. In a news release on Tuesday, the NBI said under the agreement, it committed to “provide timely assistance to lawyers, prosecutors, and […]
Human rights groups, family of slain activists list recommendations to Supreme Court on people’s protection
EIGHT human rights groups and four family members of slain activists have submitted recommendations to the Supreme Court on increasing people’s protection against red-tagging or being labeled as a communist armed rebel, “search warrant factories,” and extrajudicial killings. The recommendations, contained in a May 18 letter, relate to the High Court’s recent condemnation on the […]
Nationwide round-up (03/10/21)
SC tallies cases involving attacks on lawyers, judges THE Supreme Court (SC) has ordered lower courts to provide information on all pending cases involving attacks on judges, prosecutors, and lawyers in the country as part of the response to address growing concern on the safety of members of the judicial sector. The high court issued […]
New officers of IBP Cebu City elected
SINCE 2010, five lawyers have run for the presidency of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Cebu City and all of them won because their candidacies were uncontested. The IBP Cebu City Chapter, which currently has more than 2,000 members, proclaimed its newly elected set of officers during a nationwide chapter elections on Saturday, […]