The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) condemned the killing last Sept. 14 of its commissioner on bar discipline, Atty. Maria Saniata Liwliwa V. Gonzales Alzate, in Bangued, Abra. “We urgently call upon the National Bureau of Investigation, the Philippine National Police, and all relevant...
ILOILO CITY – Former Vice President Leni Robredo visited this city on Friday, August 11, as guest speaker of the 50th anniversary of the Iloilo chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP). FORMER Vice President was in Iloilo City on Friday, August 11, for an Integrated Bar of the...
The House of Representatives took part Monday, March 20 in the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at helping victims of gender-based violence, particularly House employees and their family members. Participating in the tripartite signing were the House, the Quezon City Protection...
The Supreme Court (SC) ordered the disbarment of a lawyer who represented to his client that he could bribe justices of the Court of Appeals (CA) to reverse the judgment of conviction in an illegal drugs case. (SC) Disbarred was Atty. William F. Delos Santos in a full court decision promulgated...
Be catalysts for change. Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, a lawyer and President of the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa), recieves a token of appreciation from the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) National President Burt Estrada (right) and IBP Davao City President Maceste...
The House of Representatives intends to revisit the almost century old Revised Penal Code (RPC), or Act No. 3815. House Speaker Martin Romualdez, a lawyer and President of the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa), delivers his message before members of the Integrated Bar of the...
Technological advancement is at the core and forefront of the education sector and the legal profession in the Philippines, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Thursday, Feb. 16. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the fellowship night of the Integrated Bar of the...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) have agreed to support and protect the intellectual property rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs) and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Both parties signed a...
A memorandum of agreement (MOA) was forged by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), and the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) on Thursday, May 5. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Comelec Chairperson Pangarungan) The MOA seeks to educate the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) indicated that it will reply to and would tackle all allegations on the sale of Malampaya shares in a proper forum, including in a fair trial that may be carried out in judicial bodies. In its response to the issues thrown by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines...
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) has asked the Department of Energy (DOE) to rescind the approval it granted to Udenna Corporation for the acquisition of the 45 percent shareholdings of Chevron Corporation in the multi-billion Malampaya deep water gas-to-power project. In a statement,...
It is, in the words of Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, that lawyers must “conduct themselves with honesty and integrity.” These two virtues were extolled by the Chief Justice during the oath-taking of the new officers and members of the Board of Governors of the Integrated Bar of the...
