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Palace urges aspiring lawyers to 'rise to the challenge' as Bar exams begin

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Posted at Nov 03 12:01 PM

Malacañang urged aspiring lawyers to "rise to the challenge" as Bar examinations began Sunday. Read more »

'Padayon': UP sends off 168 Bar examinees

Kevin Manalo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 08:30 AM

They shouted “UP fight! Padayon, UP!" Read more »

Joint UN, international court probe on slays under Duterte administration sought

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 04:55 PM

MANILA - A lawyers’ group and relatives of victims of alleged extrajudicial killings in government's drug war have asked the International Criminal Court to run a parallel investigation with the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on murder and crimes against humanity charges against President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Lawyers worldwide urge Duterte admin to protect Filipino lawyers

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Updated as of Sep 18 07:03 AM

Various organizations, lawyers and members of the legal profession on Monday called on the Duterte administration to protect Filipino lawyers from increasing attacks associated with the government's war against drugs. Read more »

No legal basis to re-arrest freed heinous crime convicts: NUPL

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 03:12 PM

There is no legal basis to consider fugitive and re-arrest freed heinous crime prisoners under a law that reduces an inmate’s sentence due to good conduct, the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers said Sunday. Read more »

NUPL: Sanchez not eligible for early release due to violations in prison

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Posted at Aug 23 06:10 PM

National Union of Peoples' Lawyers president Edre Olalia says convicted rapist and murderer Antonio Sanchez is not eligible for early release because of his numerous violations in prison. Read more »

Lawyers' group appeals CA amparo dismissal to Supreme Court

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 07:59 AM

The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) has asked the Supreme Court to review the Court of Appeals’ dismissal of its plea for protection from alleged threats to its members’ lives, liberty and security supposedly by state security agents led by no less than President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

CA junks lawyers' bid for protection vs state forces

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Posted at Jul 29 04:04 PM

The Court of Appeals has junked the request of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers for protection against alleged threats and intimidation from state security forces. Read more »

IBP demands probe into Negros lawyer's slay

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Posted at Jul 29 10:56 AM

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) demanded Monday the swift investigation into the killing of Negros Oriental lawyer Anthony Trinidad last week. Read more »

Duterte orders probe on Negros lawyer slay case

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Posted at Jul 25 09:58 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered law enforcement agencies to investigate the killing of a lawyer in Negros Oriental. Read more »

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'

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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

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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 »