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...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez wants the country’s latest Bar exam passers to bring back "a sense of decency" to the lawyer's profession. Thus, said Romualdez in a message Wednesday, Dec. 6 wherein...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the killing of lawyer Maria Saniata Liwliwa Gonzales-Alzate who was gunned down by two motorcycle-riding assailants in front of her house in Bangued, Abra last Sept. 14. Alzate was a former president of the Abra chapter of the Integrated Bar of the...
Abra Gov. Dominic B. Valera on Friday, September 15, condemned the murder of Atty. Maria Saniata Liwliwa Gonzales Alzate. “Our deepest and sincerest condolences to the bereaved family of Atty. Maria Saniata Liwliwa Gonzales Alzate,” Valera said in a Facebook post. “We strongly condemn the...
Twenty-six new lawyers who will be handling " vintage " agrarian cases has taken their oath of office. (Photo courtesy of DAR) The lawyers took their oath before Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III. According to Estrella, they will be assigned around the...
TACLOBAN CITY – A lawyer was shot dead in Villaba, Leyte on Tuesday afternoon, August 22. MAPE Police identified the victim as Elmer Mape, 52, a resident of Barangay Poblacion Del Norte, Villaba. Initial investigation disclosed that the victim went to his farm in Sitio Patag,...
CEBU CITY – A 75-year-old lawyer and his 49-year-old live-in partner were shot and wounded inside their house in Compostela town, northern Cebu on Monday morning, August 7. Police identified the victims as Emmanuel Pacquiao and Warlita Kintanar, 49. The couple’s 49-year-old househelp, Jenalyn...
Fresh from his official appointment as the presidential adviser for poverty alleviation, lawyer Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon is rolling up his sleeves and getting to work with his first agenda—Batang Busog, Malusog Movement (BBM Movement). Newly-appointed Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation...
After her son’s life-threatening Covid experience last January 2022, Atty. Lia Badillo-Crisostomo’s perspective in life shifted altogether. She’s committed to making a difference in the world—albeit in her own little ways—and to enjoy every moment of it. Atty. Lia Badilla-Crisostomo at...
BAGUIO CITY – "I wish to become a human rights lawyer to serve people especially persons with disabilities." ANTHONY Mark Emocling (left), the first visually impaired law graduate to pass the Bar exam, poses with his mentor, former University of Baguio law school dean and Narvacan, Ilocos Sur...
While she rejected the notion that she is the favorite child of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte admitted that her father may have a certain “bias” for her because she is a lawyer. File photo of former president Rodrigo Duterte and his...
Listen to people with "sensible legal advice". SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (left) and Senator Risa Hontiveros (Facebook) This was SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta's advice to Senator Risa Hontiveros following their tit-for-tat during the Nov. 23 Commission on Appointments (CA)...
