Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 20:50:15 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The Court of Appeals has denied the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers’ (NUPL) petition for a court protection order against military harassment of their members.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:33:06 +0000
A six-nation delegation dispatched to the Philippines to probe the killing of lawyers under President Rodrigo Duterte is set to present its initial findings on March 18.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 21:40:33 +0000
An international delegation has arrived in Manila to investigate the killing of lawyers in the country
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The camp of 43 health workers who were arrested and detained in Morong, Rizal, nine years ago “are disappointed and frustrated, even surprised.”
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The newly appointed Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo-de Castro should address doubts on her independence and impartiality, a lawyer group executive said Saturday.
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Many of the loiterers arrested by police were so poor they cannot even pay the fine of P200, Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta said on Wednesday.
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A lawyers’ group has expressed concern over Malacañang’s admission that a former counsel of President Rodrigo Duterte is a front-runner to replace retiring Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales.
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Six top leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) have been allowed by two Metro Manila courts to leave for the Netherlands to join another round of talks to end the nearly half-century-old insurgency in the country, a lawyer for the group said on Saturday.
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