CEBU CITY – Motorcycle-riding assailants gunned down a Bureau of Internal Revenue lawyer early Thursday morning, Dec. 11, in Mandaue City, Cebu province. Duke Ramil Perral Lincuna was driving an Isuzu Crosswind when he was attacked around 6 a.m. on a busy road in Barangay Bakilid. A motorist was...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) have launched programs providing free legal aid to tourism enterprises and a privilege card granting lawyers exclusive perks at DOT-accredited establishments. Unveiled on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the DOT Central Office in...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) ordered on Friday, Sept. 19, a thorough investigation into the killing of a lawyer who was an official of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) in Palawan. Acting PNP Chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. directed the Criminal Investigation and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has expressed grief over the tragic death of Atty. Joshua L. Abrina, former Legal Officer of DepEd Palawan, and strongly condemned the attack that led to his killing. In a statement released by the Central Office on Thursday, September 18, DepEd Secretary Sonny...
While former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense team at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will include a Filipino lawyer, Vice President Sara Duterte said that they have not shortlisted anyone yet. Vice President Sara Duterte and former president Rodrigo Duterte (Screenshot from Bong...
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of the Ombudsman has suspended two Negros Occidental provincial government officials for six months without pay due to conflict of interest when they engaged in private law practice in 2020. NEGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Provincial Administrator Atty....
Senators on Wednesday, April 24, paid tribute to former Senator Rene Augusto Verceluz Saguisag, hailing him as a true patriot and an exemplary, honest public servant to many lawmakers. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said that even though Saguisag only served one term in the...
Lawyers' pleadings like motions that border on "incivility and intemperate ascriptions" are not allowed before a court of justice. In a resolution, the Sandiganbayan said most pleadings rely on "grace and fluidity of language" to "enthrall and enlighten" a court. With its declarations, the...
PEÑARRUBIA, Abra – A 31-year-old lawyer drowned in a spring in Sitio Matit, Barangay Patiao, this town, on Saturday, February 24. UNP College of Law-Law Student Government FB Police Capt. June Saliw-an, town chief of police, identified the victim as Princess Caroline Nichole Cancio Ibarra, of...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police nabbed a man who posed as a lawyer and a Malacanang official and extorted a total of P700,000 from tenants of a commercial complex involved in a legal dispute in Binan City, Laguna on Tuesday, February 6. The suspect was identified as Datu Marcus...
ALABEL, Sarangani – A blind law graduate from this town hurdled this year’s Bar examinations. Martsu Ressan Ladia signed the Roll of Attorneys during the oathtaking ceremony on December 22 conducted by the Supreme Court. LADIA (Photo via Joseph Jubelag) Ladia, who wants to become a trial...
Vice President Sara Duterte, a lawyer herself, congratulated the 2023 Bar passers, urging them to serve their fellow Filipinos and the country with humility and integrity and asking them to remain committed to uphold justice. The Supreme Court on Tuesday, Dec. 5, released the list of successful Bar...