MANILA, Philippines — Eight lawmakers are calling on the House of Representatives to condemn and investigate the stabbing of a lawyer handling several human rights and public interest cases, stressing that the legislature must shield lawyers from attacks. The six-member Makabayan bloc, Rep. Edcel Lagman (Albay) and Rep. Kit Belmonte (Quezon City) said in a House resolution that the stabbing of lawyer Angelo Karlo Guillen, along with other attacks and killings of lawyers, prosecutors and judges, must be quickly probed. A tally by the NUPL showed that at least 54 lawyers and judges have been killed since President Rodrigo Duterte took office, with a majority of these cases still unsolved years later. Philippine institutions in the legal profession met in January to discuss security concerns of the legal sector.

Source: Philippine Star March 10, 2021 04:30 UTC