Diokno to push for better salaries for judges, court workers

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2019 11:52:32 +0000

Diokno to push for better salaries for judges, court workers

Otso Diretso senatorial candidate and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said he would file a bill increasing the salaries of judges and court employees if he gets elected in the May 2019 midterm elections.

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Chel Diokno on life vest joke: Would Duterte or Arroyo give it away?

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 11:11:47 +0000

Chel Diokno on life vest joke: Would Duterte or Arroyo give it away?

Human rights lawyer and senatorial candidate Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno on Saturday shot back at critics of his life vest joke, saying they should also ask President Rodrigo Duterte and House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo if they would be willing to give it to someone else on a sinking ship.

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Diokno sees uphill battle for Senate seat

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2019 21:20:59 +0000

Diokno sees uphill battle for Senate seat

“We have a fighting chance,” Diokno told a radio interview here where opposition candidates, calling themselves “Otso Diretso” (Straight Eight), made the rounds on Friday.

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Chel Diokno steps out of his father’s shadow

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 21:36:08 +0000

Chel Diokno steps out of his father’s shadow

Whether in the courtroom or in the classroom, Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno, 57, bears the full historical weight of his father’s name: a rallying symbol for human rights under the Marcos regime.

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