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Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo (2) Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo on Friday, June 4, received a virtual courtesy call from representatives of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA-ROLI). Ges

Published June 2, 2021, 9:41 AM Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) expressed its support to the proposed legislation on Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination which seeks to protect minority groups — including members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community — against discrimination. In a statement issued on Wednesday, June 2, the IBP rallied all lawyers to help support and advocate the passage of the bill. Last May ...

Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) has called on the government to ensure that the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is protected against foreign nations, including China. In a statement issued Thursday, May 27, the IBP Board of Governors’

Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) described as “powerful and commendable” the “unanimity, dispatch and decisiveness” by which the House of Representatives acted on the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Marvic M. V

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) on Thursday, May 27, mourned the death of former Commissioner Robert "Doc" Santiago Martinez.

Atty. Joey Lina Unless otherwise repealed, amended, suspended, or superseded, a law supposedly remains in effect and it ought to be implemented no matter what – unless, of course, budgetary constraints make it impossible to do so. RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 is no exception. This specific law is still in effect. Therefore, all actions pertaining to the administration’s intensive and relentless campaign against the drug menace ought to be in accordance with the ...

Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) on Sunday, May 23, defended a lawyer who was “red-tagged” in a social media post for representing 11 students who were arrested on their way to Angeles City to participate in the May 1 Labor Day rally. IBP

Dispatch from Crame No. 1070: Sen. Leila M. de Lima on Red-tagging of Atty. Carlos Castillo Jr. of IBP Zambales Chapter I join the legal community in condemning the red-tagging of fellow lawyer, Atty. Carlos Castillo, Jr. of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)-Zambales Chapter. For responding to the call for urgent legal assistance of arrested youth activists, Atty. Castillo is now being called a terrorist. A death sentence for anyone who is considered an enemy of the State. Another law...

De Lima deplores red-tagging of Zambales lawyer Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has bewailed the red-tagging of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Zambales Chapter member Atty. Carlos Castillo Jr. by a certain Facebook page named "Lakbay Kapayapaan." De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, lamented how the rampant harassment of professionals, especially justice and truth seekers, are motivated by the continued red-tagging activities of the National Task Force to End Lo...

Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) has expressed gratitude to the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the recent arrest of a former policeman accused in the 2019 killing of a lawyer in Rodriguez, Rizal. “The cooperation and collaboration b