FACES OF THE NEWS: July 14, 2019

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 21:12:00 +0000

FACES OF THE NEWS: July 14, 2019

Alan Peter Cayetano Taguig City-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano likened the events leading to his anointment by President Rodrigo Duterte as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives to a “roller-coaster ride.” He is set to share the speakership under a much-derided term-sharing agreement with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco of the ruling Partido […]

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Rosales: US lawyer who helped martial law victims deserves payment

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 04:09:28 +0000

Rosales: US lawyer who helped martial law victims deserves payment

Former CHR Chair Etta Rosales justified the payments given to American lawyer Robert Swift for pushing the class suit against the Marcoses.

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Martial law victims protest lawyers’ fees

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 20:45:38 +0000

Complainants in the class action suit for human rights violations against the estate of dictator Ferdinand Marcos have registered their protest over what they call “exorbitant” lawyers’ fees that will be paid to American lawyer Robert Swift and his colleagues.

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Distribution of settlement for Martial Law victims to push through — human rights lawyer

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 03:55:33 +0000

The distribution of the $13.75 million settlement proceeds to Martial Law victims will push through despite the continuous efforts of the OSG

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