Supreme Court sacks lawyer for falsifying son’s records, other offenses

Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 08:21:07 +0000

THE Supreme Court sacked a lawyer from the roll of attorneys for committing a string of offenses, including his failure to provide child support to his son of minor age and for falsifying entries in his son’s birth certificate. The high court, in its per curium ruling, ruled that Amador B. Peleo 3rd “lost his fitness to continue as […]

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Yet another lawyer gunned down by motorcycle assassins in Bukidnon

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:45:40 +0000

A lawyer who was supposed to attend a hearing in Malaybalay City on Monday (July 29) was gunned down by still unknown assailants at Barangay Poblacion in Valencia City, Bukidnon province late on Sunday (July 28), police said.

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Bishop slams slay of lawyer, calls for end to killings on Negros Island

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 06:53:31 +0000

San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of Negros Occidental called for an end to the killings on Negros Island, as he denounced the killing of lawyer Anthony Trinidad.

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Supreme Court punishes law professor over sexual advances to students

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 08:44:47 +0000

A professor’s privilege to practice law has been suspended as he was also barred from teaching law in any law school for making sexual advances to his students.

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Daughter of slain lawyer graduates in UP with flying colors 

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 07:54:47 +0000

Daughter of slain lawyer graduates in UP with flying colors

A UP student dedicated her graduation to her slain father, one of the founders of the NUPL, which is an organization of human rights lawyer.

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Colmenares: It doesn’t matter if Bar topnotcher is gay or straight

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 04 May 2019 07:28:59 +0000

Bayan Muna chair and Senate bet Neri Colmenares said the gender identity of Bar topnotcher Sean James Borja’ does not “add or subtract”

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Group appeals to Duterte: Stop killing lawyers

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 14:41:37 +0000

The Davao City-based Union of People’s Lawyers in Mindanao (UPLM) has appealed to President Duterte to stop the spate of killings of lawyers following the death of Rex Jasper Lopoz, who was gunned down in Tagum City, Davao del Norte on March 13.

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