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Lawyers' group denounces raps against members

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Posted at Jul 20 12:41 AM

MANILA - The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) on Friday denounced the filing of criminal charges against its members Chel Diokno and Theodore Te, as well as opposition figures, saying the raps were "baseless and means of intimidation."   Read more »

Slain lawyer’s wife ‘disappointed’, as generals skip CA amparo hearing

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 02:54 AM

The wife of murdered lawyer Ben Ramos expressed disappointment over the absence of the 7 generals that the a lawyers' group impleaded in their plea for protection against state agents. Read more »

Human rights groups confident UN council will act on PH killings

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Posted at Jul 10 08:02 PM

Human rights groups and defenders are confident the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will act on the rising number of alleged extrajudicial killings in the Philippines. Read more »

PH, int'l lawyers hit threats, red-tagging of Filipino human rights lawyers' group

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Posted at Jun 07 02:27 PM

MANILA - More than a hundred lawyers from the Philippines and around the world on Thursday expressed "grave concern" over alleged attacks against human rights lawyers linked to the left.  Read more »

Cabinet men, generals named in NUPL amparo petition no-show at CA hearing

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 10:32 PM

Those named in the writ of amparo petition filed by lawyers’ group did not attend Thursday’s hearing at the Court of Appeals, prompting CA justices to require their presence in the next hearings scheduled in July. Read more »

Mga naglabas ng 'Oust Duterte matrix,' balak kasuhan

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Updated as of May 08 03:47 AM

Pinag-iisipan na ng ilang idinadawit sa 'Oust Duterte Matrix' na magsampa ng kaso laban sa mga naglabas ng nasabing matrix, kabilang na ang ilang opisyal ng gobyerno. Read more »

Palace: Alejano's quit call over ouster matrix is 'undeserving of response'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 12:42 PM

Malacañang on Sunday rejected Magdalo Party-list Rep. Gary Alejano's call for President Rodrigo Duterte and his spokesperson to step down from office over a matrix tagging journalists and lawyers in an alleged destabilization plot. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 3, 2019

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Updated as of May 04 01:53 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Ateneo law graduate, nanguna sa 2018 bar exams

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 09:15 PM

Inilabas na ang listahan ng mga pumasa sa 2018 bar exams.  Read more »

What about the 78 percent? Non-bar passer vows to work harder

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 07:56 PM

Amid the jubilation of the country’s new lawyers and their loved ones at the Supreme Court Friday, many were left distraught as they could not find their names on the list of bar passers. Read more »

Supreme Court grants lawyers' bid for protection vs state forces

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Posted at May 03 07:18 PM

The Supreme Court has granted the request of a group of human rights lawyers for protection against alleged threats and intimidation from state security forces. Read more »

Couple from Naga passes Bar exams together

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 08:19 PM

Johanna Malang and Jose Epifaño San Jose traveled for eight hours from Naga to see their names flashed on the LED wall with other bar exam passers.  Read more »

New lawyers told to preserve their integrity, work for the gov't

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 05:46 PM

MANILA- Malacañang on Friday urged new lawyers of the Philippines to work for the government following the release of the 2018 Bar Exams results. Read more »

Panelo urges new lawyers to work for gov't, value integrity

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 04:56 PM

Malacañang on Friday urged new lawyers of the Philippines to work for the government following the release of the 2018 Bar Exams results. Read more »

#Bar2018: A proud tatay

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 03:00 PM

A man reacts after seeing the name of his daughter on the list of Bar passers at the Supreme Court in Manila on Friday.  Read more »

Supreme Court releases list of 2018 Bar exam passers

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Updated as of May 05 03:31 PM

The Supreme Court released on Friday the official list of successful takers of the 2018 Bar examinations. Read more »

Ateneo grad tops 2018 bar exams

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Updated as of May 03 12:36 PM

Here is the list of examinees who garnered the 10 highest ratings.   Read more »

Hopeful, nervous crowd await Bar exam results outside Supreme Court

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 01:18 PM

The crowd of parents, relatives and examinees along narrow Padre Faura Street is expected to swell towards noon, in an annual ritual where the list of bar passers is greeted with tears of joy and despair. Read more »

Panelo kumambiyo: Kopya ng 'Oust Duterte' matrix nakuha sa text

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Posted at May 02 07:53 PM

Taliwas ito sa unang pahayag ni Salvador Panelo na galing mismo kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang matrix.    Read more »

'Put up or shut up': NUPL twits Panelo, wants proof behind Oust-Duterte matrix

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 11:35 AM

It is "absolutely necessary" for Malacañang to prove the veracity of an "Oust-Duterte" matrix it revealed to reporters last week, contrary to the claim of the presidential spokesperson, the leader of a lawyers' group named therein said Thursday. Read more »