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ON March 16, 2018, when Rodrigo Roa Duterte was president, the Philippines formally submitted to the United Nations its Notice of Withdrawal from the Rome Statute. The legality of the Philippine withdrawal from the treaty which created the International Criminal Court (ICC) was questioned.

The Police Regional Office-Cordillera has formed a special investigation task group to probe the shooting to death on broad daylight of lawyer Ma. Saniata Liwliwa Gonzales Alzate while inside her vehicle parked in front of their house on Santiago Street, Zone 2, in Bangued, Abra on Sept. 14. A known human rights defender, Alzate was

The Supreme Court plans to meet with other stakeholders – including the Integrated Bar of the Philippines – to discuss more mechanisms to ensure the safety of lawyers

Killing of three lawyers during Marcos' term is one too many: Inquirer Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

Lawyer Maria Saniata Alzate's killing bears a haunting resemblance to the murder of Union of Peoples' Lawyers in Mindanao Vice-Chairman Juan Macababbad in 2021

MALACAÑANG on Saturday vowed to bring justice to lawyer Maria Saniata Liwliwa Gonzalez Alzate, who was gunned down on Thursday (September 14) in Bangued, Abra.

ILOILO CITY: Mayor Jerry Treñas has vowed to support the newly launched Iloilo Media-Citizen Council (IMCC), saying that the media should be a partner of the government in keeping a well-informed and active citizenry.

The victim was the lawyer who, in February, secured a favorable ruling on a petition for the protection of a woman and her son from the police in Bangued

ILOILO CITY: Media practitioners and various partners will formally launch the Iloilo Media-Citizen Council (IMCC) and the Western Visayas Journalists Guide at the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) here on Saturday.

'In a society built upon the foundations of justice and equity, there is no place, nor can there be any tolerance, for those who would assail those dedicated to upholding the legal profession and the cause of justice,' the IBP says