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Death penalty 'di solusyon sa krimen— human rights lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 05:50 PM

MAYNILA - Hindi naniniwala ang isang human rights lawyer na magiging kasagutan sa mga krimeng tulad ng rape at pagpatay ang muling pagbalik ng parusang kamatayan sa bansa.   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 »

Another Cebu lawyer gunned down

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 12:42 PM

A female lawyer was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle-riding assailants in Danao City, north of Cebu Thursday afternoon, the second lawyer to be killed in the province in barely a month.  Read more »

Suspect linked to Cebu lawyer slay arrested in Laguna

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 11:56 PM

Joey Luis Wee, 51, was gunned down by unidentified gunmen in Barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City.   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 »

UP law professor missing, family seeks help in search

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 02:39 PM

The family of a missing lawyer on Tuesday appealed for help on information as to his whereabouts.  Read more »

Cebu lawyer gunned down

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 08:20 PM

A 51-year-old lawyer was gunned down Monday afternoon by unidentified gunmen after disembarking from his vehicle on the way to his office in Barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City. Read more »

WATCH: Utah's Fil-Am Attorney General backs Trump in disputing election loss

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 03:25 PM

Utah's Fil-Am Attorney General Sean Reyes has claimed victory in his reelection bid. But Reyes, a Republican, took a break from his state duties to throw his support behind outgoing President Donald Trump's efforts to challenge election results. Read more »

Fil-Am Republican lawyer joins Trump camp in challenging US election results

Rachel Hermosura, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 07:26 PM

Utah attorney general Sean Reyes said he is "on personal leave time to help prepare and support litigation in several states dealing with the compromised election process." Read more »

'Lottery lawyer' accused of fleecing winners in $107-million fraud

Nicole Hong, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 19 09:38 PM

He promised to secure their wealth for generations and to protect them from scam artists. Read more »

Babaeng nagpanggap na abogado arestado sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 06:55 PM

Arestado ang isang babaeng nagpanggap umanong abogado. Read more »

Lawyer asks SC: Where is ruling that junked plea for Duterte's health records?

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 04 07:14 PM

MANILA - The lawyer who sought to compel President Rodrigo Duterte to disclose his health records has asked the Supreme Court to release a copy of its ruling denying his plea, almost 2 months since the high court voted to junk it outright.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 25, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 26 10:50 AM

 Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Sir K takes his oath

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 04:14 PM

Kenneth Glen Manuel, already a Certified Public Accountant, participates in the online oath-taking ceremony of the 2019 bar exam passers inside his apartment in Manila on Thursday Read more »

Human rights lawyer accuses China of extracting confession by torture

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 19 05:55 PM

Chinese lawyer Wang Quanzhang, who was jailed for subversion as part of a nationwide crackdown on legal rights activists, has said he was beaten and kicked during interrogations and forced to plead guilty by authorities. 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 »

Lawyer asks SC: Define SolGen's powers amid ABS-CBN shutdown issue

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 04:31 PM

A lawyer has filed a separate petition urging the SC to bring ABS-CBN back on air and define the role of the Solicitor General's Office Read more »

'24-day detention without charges': Anti-terror bill unconstitutional, says rights lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 09:47 AM

The proposed anti-terror bill is unconstitutional and takes away power from the judiciary to the executive branch of government, a human rights lawyer said Wednesday. Read more »

58 anyos na health officer sa Albay pumasa sa Bar exams sa ika-8 na pagsubok

Karren Canon, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 05:32 PM

"Dapat naka-focus ka lang talaga. Kung ano ang gusto mong ma-achieved dapat huwag ka panghinaan ng loob. You should always take it as a challenged."   Read more »

Abogadong magbibigay umano sana ng legal assistance, inaresto sa Iloilo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 02:34 AM

Kinumpirma ng Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) na kabilang ang isang abogado ng National Union of People's Lawyers (NUPL) sa mga inaresto sa Jaro, Iloilo City Biyernes ng umaga. Read more »