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Ilang senador: Panukalang wealth fund dapat suriing mabuti

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 09:01 PM

Tuloy ang pag-usad ng Maharlika wealth fund bill sa Kamara sa kabila ng pagkuwestiyon ng ilang grupo at mga eksperto. Read more »

SC urged to reconsider ruling on key provisions of Anti-Terror Act

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 04 09:02 AM

In its December ruling, SC magistrates only voted to strike down two portions of the Anti-Terrorism Act. Read more »

Family meets Naty Castro, case details unclear: FLAG

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 01:14 PM

Two sisters of arrested community doctor Maria Natividad Castro were able to meet her in person, though details surrounding her case remain unclear, a lawyers' group said. Read more »

Drug war victims' kin oppose PH deferral request before ICC

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 12:34 AM

A group of families of drug war victims have written to the International Criminal Court to oppose the request of the Philippine government to defer its probe on the drug war killings in the country. Read more »

FLAG asks ICC to lift suspension on probe on PH drug war killings

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 11:34 AM

A lawyer’s group has asked the International Criminal Court to resume its probe on drug war killings in the Philippines. Read more »

FLAG questions Roque's competence in international law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 06:22 PM

The Free Legal Assistance Group on Wednesday reiterated its opposition to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s bid to join a UN advisory body. Read more »

Roque 'dudungisan' lang ang Int'l Law Commission: grupo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 07:40 PM

Naglabas ng pahayag ang Free Legal Assistance Group para harangin ang kampanya ni Harry Roque na maupo sa ILC. Read more »

Legal assistance for cops, soldiers: Due process or preparing to face the music?

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 08:52 PM

Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Ferdinand Gaite said the move may be in anticipation of possible charges to be filed against erring cops and soldiers.   Read more »

More lawyers killed during Duterte admin than under previous 6 presidents combined - study

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 07:26 PM

More lawyers were killed during the administration so far of President Rodrigo Duterte than under previous presidents since dictator Ferdinand Marcos combined, according to a study by the Free Legal Assistance Group. Read more »

Rule of law under siege, Pangilinan says as lawyer deaths rise during Duterte regime

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 11:31 AM

Sen. Francis Pangilinan on Monday said the rule of law is "under siege" as lawyer groups tabulate dozens of deaths among members of their profession since the start of President Rodrigo Duterte's term. Read more »

61 lawyers killed since Duterte assumed office in 2016, says group

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 08:42 AM

Some 61 lawyers have been killed since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office in 2016, according to a report by the Free Legal Assistance Group released Thursday. Read more »

Defense chief asks for meeting with UP President over accord abrogation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 06:30 PM

(3rd UPDATE) Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Sunday he asked for a meeting "sometime next week" with UP President Danilo Concepcion over the abrogation of a law enforcement accord between the state university and the defense department. Read more »

SC urged to hold preliminary conference on Anti-Terrorism law petitions by videoconference

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 01:40 PM

A group of petitioners against the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) has urged the Supreme Court to hold the preliminary conference scheduled later this month through videoconference, citing current health restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

SC petitioners hit ‘fatally flawed’ IRR of anti-terror law in pushing for TRO

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 05:36 PM

MANILA - A group of petitioners against the anti-terror law led by veteran journalist Ma. Ceres Doyo, and senators Leila de Lima and Francis Pangilinan asked the Supreme Court Thursday yet again to act on their plea to stop the implementation of the law.   Read more »

Advocates launch app for rights, with advice on what to do when arrested

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 12:13 AM

Press freedom and human rights advocates have released an app that informs citizens about their rights and what to do if they are getting arrested, detained or searched by state security forces.    Read more »

Ex-justices Carpio, Morales reject Estelito Mendoza’s 'expertise' in anti-terror law petitions

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 09:02 AM

Former Solicitor General Estelito Mendoza may have had a storied legal career but that’s not enough for former Supreme Court justices and other legal luminaries to qualify him as an amicus curiae or “friend of the court” in the petitions challenging the Anti-Terrorism Act. Read more »

'Repression in broad daylight': SC urged to issue TRO vs anti-terror law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 12:13 PM

A group of senators, media practitioners and lawyers who filed a petition against the Anti-Terrorism Act has urged the Supreme Court to act on their plea for a temporary restraining order to stop the implementation of the new law. Read more »

'Terorismo ng estado': Magkasunod na pagpatay sa 2 peasant leaders kinondena

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 09:01 PM

Kinondena ng iba't ibang progresibong grupo sa pamamagitan ng indignation rally nitong Miyerkoles ang sunod-sunod na pagkakapatay sa mga aktibista. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 23, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 11:54 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Questioning the Philippines' new anti-terror law

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 03:39 PM

Lawyers Erin Tañada, Chel Diokno, and Quezon City 6th district Representative Kit Belmonte pose for photos outside the Supreme Court before filing a petition against the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020, on Thursday. Read more »