Tagbilaran, Panglao policemen accused of protecting alleged mastermind in lawyer’s slay

Leo Udtohan, Nestle L. Semilla 02/21/2017

CEBU CITY—The police in Tagbilaran City and Panglao town, Bohol province are facing investigation after a businesswoman accused them of protecting her son-in-law who was tagged as the mastermind in the killing of her lawyer last week.…

The never-ending quest for justice

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 02/19/2017

The quest for justice continues to this day. Sadly, the defenders of the voiceless and the marginalized are themselves victims of injustice. The brutal slaying last Wednesday of public interest lawyer, Manuelita “Maia” Mascarinas-Green in Bohol, with…

Enviromental lawyer ambushed, killed in the presence of her 3 young kids in Bohol

Leo Udtohan 02/15/2017

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol- A female environmental lawyer was shot and killed by still unidentified gunmen while she was driving her three young children home in the capital city of Tagbilaran in Bohol on Wednesday afternoon. Mia Manuelita…

Lawyer Hector Fernandez; 79

01/05/2017

Lawyer Hector Fernandez, one of Cebu’s prominent legal practitioners, passed away tonight after a long battle with cancer. He was 79. Fernandez died in his sleep at around 6 p.m. tonight, more than three months after he…

PADPAO-7 welcomes probe on private security agencies

Nestle L. Semilla 12/28/2016

While condemning and denouncing the killing of lawyers Goering and his son Gerik Paderanga by a security guard, the Philippine Association of Detective and Protective Agency Operators (PADPAO) 7, welcomes an investigation into private security agencies (PSA)…

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…

LAWYER SHOT DEAD

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Dominic D. Yasay, Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/22/2016

With just three days before Christmas, shock engulfed Cebu’s legal community in the wake of the killing last night of a prominent Cebuano lawyer and the wounding of his son, also a lawyer. Lawyers Goering Paderanga Sr.…

Lawyer dies, son wounded in shooting incident

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/22/2016

CEBU CITY–A lawyer was killed while his son, also a lawyer, was wounded on Thursday night after they were shot by a security guard near their law firm on F. Ramos Street in Barangay Santa Cruz, Cebu…

Former IBP-Cebu City chapter president passes on

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/15/2016

Former Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) – Cebu City Chapter president Alex Tolentino has passed away on Thursday afternoon after succumbing to colon cancer. Lawyer Earl Bonachita, who represented Tolentino when the late lawyer got involved…

Human rights make man human

Madrileña de la Cerna 12/10/2016

For Senator Jose W. Diokno, no cause is more worthy than the cause of human rights. Human rights are more than legal concepts; they are the essence of man. They are what make man human. That is…

LAUGH LINES

12/10/2016

A CHEWY RIDDLE Q: What goes in hard and pink but comes out soft and mushy? A: Bubblegum — and you should be ashamed of yourself. A LAWYER’S IDEAL WEIGHT Q: What is the ideal weight of…

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