WHO IS ATTY. VIRGIL LIGUTAN BEFORE THIS WEEK?
Atty. Virgil Ligutan was a pro bono human rights lawyer before being thrust into the national spotlight this week.
He helped free Bambi Beltran: an award-winning artist, writer, and recipient of the 2020 Deutsche Welle (DW) Freedom of Speech award.
She was arrested on April 19, 2020 without a warrant and was detained for 60 hours because her satirical FB post about the COVID-19 situation in Sitio Zapatera had enraged the late Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella.
Her second arrest came on August 12, 2020, on a cyber-libel case filed by an April Dequito.
The third arrest was on May 26, 2023 when police from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Cebu Provincial Field Unit (CIDG-PFU) appeared at Beltranβs doorstep around 4 pm.
Ligutan took on the case and made sure that Bambi would get the best legal aid she could. The case has since been dismissed.
And now, heβs a pro bono private prosecutor for the House of Representatives still fighting for human rights and accountability in the impeachment trial of BP Sara Duterte.
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π¨LOOKING BACK AT WHY ATTY. VIRGIL LIGUTAN JOINED THE PROSECUTION TEAM FOR THIS IMPEACHMENT TRIAL:
: βWhat really motivated me to join the private prosecution team is the story of a school principal who was ordered imprisoned for 11 years for pocketing β±5,000.β
: βIf we can send someone to jail for 11 years over β±5,000, why canβt we remove from office a sitting vice president for allegedly misusing millions of pesos in public funds?β
Alex Ealaβs Wimbledon run comes to an end.
It wasnβt meant to be today, but her work ethic, talent, and poise are putting Filipino tennis on the map.
She is the first Filipina in history to reach the 2nd week of a Grand Slam.
This tennis dream she had as a little girl has become reality, and that dream is awakening millions in the Philippines.
Leaving with her head held very high, and her dream even bigger than before. π₯Ή
Keep inspiring.
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Did you notice? Ang dipensa, hindi man lang sinabi na inosente ang kliyente nila sa buong opening statement?
ALAM KASI NILANG HINDI kaya puro teknikal na lang.
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Kinumpirma ni Mayor Leni Robredo na may 11 kawani ng LGU Naga ang nagpositibo sa isinagawang random drug test.
Ipinahayag ni Mayor Leni Robredo ang kanyang pagkadismaya sa naging resulta.
Ibang detalye abangan.
- Asintado sa Radyo
Kaso hindi rebulto ang batayan ng pagiging kulto. Ang kulto ay pagsamba sa isang lider, ideolohiya o paniniwala gamit ang pagmamanipula at kontrol sa mga miyembro. Kung manipulado at kontrolado ang pag-iisip ng mga miyembro ng INC hanggang sa pagboto, ano ang tawag? Eh di kulto.