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IBP welcomes Supreme Court's condemnation of killings, threats vs lawyers, judges

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 06:08 AM

MANILA - The Integrated Bar of the Philippines on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Courts condemnation of threats against and killings of lawyers and judges in the country. Read more »

How the COVID-19 pandemic changed the Philippine legal profession

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 06:50 PM

Because of the pandemic, the Philippine judiciary has been forced to discard traditional methods and fast-track its transition to a digital workspace.  Read more »

IBP, NUPL slam police request for names of lawyers representing ‘communist terrorist’ groups

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 11:22 PM

MANILA - The Integrated Bar of the Philippines on Friday slammed an alleged Philippine National Police (PNP) request from a court a for list of lawyers representing members of supposed "communist-terrorist" groups in the country. Read more »

Carpio group asks SC to look into Parlade post red-tagging petitioners vs anti-terror law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 26 03:05 AM

Retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and his fellow-petitioners against the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) have called the attention of the Supreme Court to a Facebook post by a certain “Antonio Parlade” that allegedly red-tagged those opposed to the new law. Read more »

Designation of groups as terrorists means freezing of assets, not arrests - DOJ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 09:52 AM

Designating the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), as terrorist groups means freezing their assets and not immediate detention of its members, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Monday. Read more »

Duterte, Robredo urged to act on killings of lawyers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 12:23 PM

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines on Tuesday urged government to act on some 50 killings of lawyers since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office in 2016. Read more »

Integrated bar urges colleagues to 'do justice without delay' amid lawyer slays

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 12:16 PM

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines said Thursday criminal charges have been filed against suspects in the murder of lawyer Eric Magcamit in Palawan who was slain last week. Read more »

Declaring Speakership post vacant requires majority vote of all House members - IBP

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 05:12 PM

Declaring the Speakership post vacant requires majority vote of all members of the House of Representatives wherever they have agreed to convene, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) said Monday. Read more »

Lack of witnesses no reason to abolish Ombudsman's Office: IBP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 02:17 PM

MANILA - The lack witnesses to testify against corruption in government is not enough reason to abolish the Office of the Ombudsman, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) said on Wednesday.   Read more »

Police can check viral posts for quarantine violations - IBP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 08:28 AM

Police have the power to check viral posts for quarantine violations, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines said Monday.    Read more »

Panukalang revolutionary government, isang joke: Comelec commissioner

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 23 06:40 PM

Isang joke kung ituring ng isang Comelec commissioner ang panukalang pagtatatag ng isang revolutionary government ng mga tagasuporta ni Pangulong Duterte. Read more »

Mga Katoliko hinikayat na maghayag ng mga saloobin sa mga nangyayari sa bansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 08:14 PM

Hinikayat ng Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) ang mga Katoliko na maghayag ng kanilang mga saloobin sa mga nangyayari sa bansa. Read more »

Gov't allows transit of lawyers to represent arrested clients in ECQ areas

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 16 05:09 PM

MANILA - Lawyers who need to represent people apprehended in areas under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) are permitted to travel, Malacañang said Tuesday. Read more »

Lawmakers should've amended existing terror law instead of repealing it: IBP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 14 10:33 AM

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines said Sunday lawmakers should have amended the Human Security Act instead of scrapping and replacing it with the anti-terror bill.   Read more »

Lacson belies IBP claim proposed Anti-Terror Council may order arrest of terror suspects

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 12:29 PM

MANILA - Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday belied the Integrated Bar of the Philippines' claim that a proposed 9-member Council under the Anti-Terrorism Bill could "authorize in writing" the arrest of suspected terrorists. Read more »

READ: IBP issues statement after closure order against ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 06:53 PM

The interrelated actions and pronouncements of government officials and offices, the latest of which is the order of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation (ABS-CBN) to stop airing its radio and television programs upon the expiration of its franchise on May 4, 2020 raise a number of constitutional and legal issues which should be resolved PROMPTLY in the proper forum. DELAY is not good governance.   Read more »

Foreigners not exempt in following quarantine measures: IBP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 08:28 AM

Foreigners are not exempt from following the country's laws, including quarantine measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) said Tuesday. Read more »

Rule of men? IBP denounces 'inhumane penalties' vs quarantine violators

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 03:18 PM

MANILA — The Integrated Bar of the Philippines denounced Monday unlawful punishments being imposed on violators of the enhanced community quarantine. Read more »

Integrated Bar appeals to SC: Suspend hearings during community quarantine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 09:34 PM

The IBP said hearings should be limited to "extremely urgent and critically important cases." Read more »

IBP tells Congress: Approve or reject ABS-CBN franchise bill than offer stop-gap joint reso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 05:38 PM

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) on Thursday urged Congress to approve or reject bills seeking to renew the legislative franchise of media giant ABS-CBN, instead of offering a stop-gap joint resolution. Read more »