Lawyers unite for fallen comrades

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/28/2016

LAWYERS in Cebu gathered yesterday morning to show support for their fallen comrades in the profession and denounce their killings. A Solidarity Mass, officiated by Fr. Dan Delos Angeles, was held at the Integrated Bar of the…

BLOODY, SAD CHRISTMAS

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Nestle L. Semilla 12/26/2016

They were heartbreaking tragedies, two senseless shooting incidents that occurred just as the world over was about to celebrate Christmas. They claimed the life of a father and left the son fighting on for dear life, but…

Slain lawyer buried within 24 hours

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/23/2016

Slain Cebuano lawyer, Goering George Paderanga, was laid to rest before 6 p.m. on Friday, about 20 hours after his death. The quick funeral arrangements caught many of his friends and family by surprise; however, Cebu Daily…

Cleansing of judiciary a must in anti-drug campaign

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/29/2016

GOVERNMENT should clean the judiciary in order to effectively wage war against illegal drugs. “It’s always the police that are being accused of receiving drug money. But there are fiscals, lawyers and judges who receive money which…

Doria: Cops usually validate, investigate before filing cases

Dominic D. Yasay 10/16/2016

POLICE will first conduct a validation and investigation on the accused person before filing any charges. Cebu City Police Chief Joel Doria gave this statement last Saturday as a reaction to the inclusion of lawyer Jonnah John…

EXERCISE CAUTION

Dominic D. Yasay, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 10/14/2016

Lawyer alarmed Ungab’s case would set a trend While we respect the police for doing its mandate, I just hope meticulous care was done in developing the complaint to avoid the perception of ‘intimidating’ lawyers who are…

Lawyers hope for good results in EJK hearings

Izobelle T. Pulgo 09/16/2016

While Cebu’s legal community continued to express various sentiments regarding the ongoing Senate hearings on extra judicial killings (EJK), emotions were perhaps strongest hours following the verbal clashes, Thursday, of Senators Leila de Lima and Allan Peter…

Deadly shooting

10/26/2015

  Both Cebu City officials and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Cebu chapter had a point when they questioned why the Chinese consul and her husband who were tagged in the murder of two Chinese…

Special team to focus on Amelie’s case to be formed

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/22/2015

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Cebu City chapter plans to create a special committee to focus on the case of slain lawyer Amelie Alegre. Lawyer Anabelle Pulvera-Page,  IBP director,  said officers of the lawyers’ group…

Father of slain lawyer’s estranged husband denies rift

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/19/2015

‘My son can never harm her’ More than a week after the ambush-killing of lawyer Amelie Ocañada-Alegre, her father-in-law spoke out yesterday, insisting that his son isn’t responsible for her murder. “We are innocent of all these…

‘Lawyering is a risky job’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/16/2015

IBP to set up aid fund after Lawyer Hidelito Pascual, president of the IBP Cebu City Chapter, condemned last Thursday’s ambush  in Mandaue city and noted that several lawyers in  Cebu have been killed in the past…

Cebu execs hail P-Noy’s SONA

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/28/2015

A cross section of the Cebuano community hailed President Benigno C. Aquino’s two-hour long State of the Nation Address (SONA) before a joint session of Congress Monday. President Aquino’s last SONA before he bows out of office…

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