'[I]t is clear that the murder of Atty. Macababbad is connected to his vocation of lawyering for the people,' says Antonio Azarcon, chairman of the Union of Peoples' Lawyers in Mindanao
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Philippine National Police officer-in-charge Police Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar and Integrated Bar of the Philippines president Atty. Domingo Cayosa on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, commit to work together to address the increasing number of killings of lawyers, prosecutors and judges in the country. Photo courtesy: PNP PNP, IBP renew collaboration to address killings of lawyers, judges, prosecutors
Published March 17, 2021 10:27am The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) renewed their commitment of collaboration amid the increasing number of killings of lawyers, prosecutors and judges in the country. In a statement on Wednesday, PNP said its officer-in-charge Police Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar and IBP president Atty. Domingo Cayosa attended the meeting on Tuesday regarding the matter.
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Supreme Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez on Wed., Jan. 20, 2021 said lawyer groups met with government agencies in the justice sector recently to discuss security issues amid killings of lawyers. Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB/File photo Lawyer groups, gov t agencies discuss security amid murders in legal profession By NICOLE-ANNE C. LAGRIMAS, GMA News
Published January 20, 2021 3:56pm Lawyer groups met with government agencies in the justice sector this month to discuss security issues amid the killings of members of the legal profession in the Philippines. Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez on Wednesday said they are preparing a report to be submitted to Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta, whom he said instructed him to meet with stakeholders to find ways to address attacks against lawyers.