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The Philippine National Police’s refusal to accede to the request of detained former Senator Leila de Lima to allow the visit of 10 personalities for purportedly having been filed less than 10 days before the intended visit is “flimsy and arbitrary,” Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman said on Mond
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Published March 4, 2021, 4:38 PM
Several lawyers said the verbal and physical attacks against many of them, particularly those who act as counsels in the petitions against the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), could be abated if the Supreme Court (SC) would stop the enforcement of the law.
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They called on the SC as “the constitutionally-appointed guardian of civil liberties and protector of the legal profession to take immediate measures to stop these attacks.”
“The issuance of a TRO (temporary restraining order) on the enforcement of the ATA pending the final adjudication of the 37 petitions could help address the worsening situation,” they said.