The Police Regional Office-3 led by Police Brig. Gen. Jean S. Fajardo thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for signing Republic Act No. 12177 or the Free Legal Assistance for Military and Uniformed Personnel Act on April 15. Fajardo said the law will protect lawmen facing cases in...
President Marcos has signed a law that provides free legal assistance to military and uniformed personnel facing any charge from incidents related to their performance of duty. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. recently visited the 4th Infantry Division at the Camp Edilberto Evangelista in...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Tuesday, April 22, that it is intensifying preparations to support thousands of teachers and education personnel who will serve as election workers in the upcoming May 2025 National and Local Elections. DepEd assures support for teachers in May 2025...
ILOILO CITY – The Provincial Population Office of the Iloilo provincial government has launched a legal education program for the youth. ‘ALALAYI,’ a legal aid program for the Ilonggo youth, was launched on April 8 at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol in Iloilo City. (Iloilo Capitol...
The camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte may avail of legal aid from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to cover for the expenses of hiring lawyers to defend the ex-president from his crimes against humanity of murder charges, Vice President Sara Duterte said on Thursday, March 20. ...
The legal defense team of former president Rodrigo Duterte in facing his crimes against humanity of murder charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) might not include his former executive secretary and spokesman. Former president Rodrigo Duterte is now in the custody of the...
Vice President Sara Duterte will be home in Manila after securing her father’s, former president Rodrigo Duterte’s legal team and the arrival of another next of kin in The Hague. Vice President Sara Duterte addresses the supporters of former president Rodrigo Duterte who gather at...
All Filipinos -- particularly the marginalized, disadvantaged, and vulnerable -- deserve equal access to legal assistance. This was stressed by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) as it expressed full support to the passage of Senate Bill (SB) No. 2955, also known as the "Hustisya Para sa Lahat...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco delivers her speech during the newly launched nationwide legal assistance initiative providing accessible legal resources to support tourism stakeholders, particularly MSMEs, at the 20th National Convention of Lawyers in Cebu City on...
With 21 affirmative votes, the Senate approved the bill seeking to provide free legal assistance to military and uniformed personnel (MUP) facing charges arising from incidents related to the performance of their duty. Senate Bill No. 2814 or the proposed Free Legal Assistance for...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte will be one of the lawyers of Vice President Sara Duterte in the three impeachment cases filed against her at the House of Representatives, she said on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. (From left) Vice President Sara Duterte and former president Rodrigo Duterte at the...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero has filed a resolution seeking to honor the services, as well as the contributions to the country, of the upper chamber's former leader Juan Ponce Enrile. In filing Senate Resolution No. 1223, Escudero said that the former Senate President deserves the...
