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3 days ago · Immediately after his release, Diokno set up the Free Legal Assistance Group or FLAG in 1974, which gave free legal services to the victims of martial law. It was the first and largest association of human rights attorneys ever assembled in the nation.
2 days ago · In his column “With Due Respect” published on Sept. 16, 2024, in this paper, CJ Panganiban expressed concern over the “wholesale entry” to the doors of the legal profession of the 8,241 applicants who passed the 2020/2021 Bar examinations, a record 72.28 percent passing average, when compared to the example set by three legendary bar topnotchers, namely, Claudio Teehankee, first place ...
5 days ago · 7. **After trial**: The CFI rendered a judgment dismissing Salonga’s complaint. 8. **August 13, 1973**: Salonga appealed to the Court of Appeals (CA). 9. **February 25, 1974**: Salonga filed a motion for the issuance of a writ of preliminary injunction in aid of appeal, which was denied by the CA on March 6, 1974. 10.
Sep 23, 2024 · 438 SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATED Salonga vs. Cruz Paño No. L-59524. February 18, 1985. * JOVITO R. SALONGA, petitioner, vs. HON. ERNANI CRUZ PAÑO, Presiding Judge of the Court of First Instance of Rizal, Branch XVIII (Quezon City), HON.
3 days ago · Facts: The case of Salonga v. Paño involves petitioner Jovito R. Salonga, a prominent member of the democratic opposition in the Philippines, who was accused of involvement in a series of bombings in Metro Manila during August, September, and October 1980.
Sep 27, 2024 · Opposition figures of the time (such as Lorenzo Tañada, Jose W. Diokno, and Jovito Salonga) accused Marcos of exaggerating these threats and using them as an excuse to consolidate power and extend his tenure beyond the two presidential terms allowed by the 1935 constitution. [3]
2 days ago · At the Legal Education Summit in 2019, the Supreme Court identified a critical finding—legal education always adjusts to the bar examinations. The bar-centric attitude of legal education compelled most law students to focus on memorizing legal doctrines and spotting issues in essay questions at the expense of an in-depth understanding of the law, its intricacies,…
