Supreme Court (SC)
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday, Oct. 4, ordered Lorraine Marie T. Badoy, former spokesperson of the National Taskforce to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), to explain in 30 days why she should not be cited in contempt of court which carries a penalty of fine of
Supreme Court (SC)
The Supreme Court (SC) is set to tackle anew during its full court session on Tuesday, Oct. 4, the administrative case it initiated on its own on “threats” against Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Marlo A. Magdoza-Malagar aired in social media posts by Loraine Marie T
“We call on the Supreme Court to not let this pass and to take immediate, concrete and firm action to protect justice actors and rule of law. The Court must hold accountable those who threaten and malign our judges and lawyers."
National Union of Peoples' Lawyers
Human rights lawyers asked the Supreme Court (SC) to take action on the social media attacks against them on top of those hurled against Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Marlo A. Magdoza-Malagar.
Judge Malagar, who ruled that the Communist Party of t
NUPL ON LAWYERS
Last April 23, NUPL submitted to Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo its “running documentation” on attacks against lawyers, prosecutors and judges.
It said that during the 11-year period of its documentation, the most number of incidents involving attacks against lawyers happened in 2019.
“The highest number of incidents was documented in 2019, with the least 39 prima facie profession or work-related attacks. A steady increase in the number of such attacks has been observed since 2016,” the NUPL said.
In pointed out that in 2016, there were eight recorded attacks; in 2017, 18; in 2018, 33; in 2019, 39; in 2020, 31; and during the first four months of 2021, 18 attacks.
The NUPL conducted on Monday afternoon, April 26, a webinar on its “running documentation.”