MANILA, Philippines — The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers has elevated the dangers on their lives of the supposed ouster “matrix” against President Rodrigo Duterte to the Supreme Court. A week from when the NUPL knocked on the SC’s door to ask for the issuance of a writ of amparo, the group was tagged in a supposed ouster plot to boot out Duterte from office. READ: NUPL seeks court protection from 'threats' by state agentsThe pleading was filed on Wednesday, but a copy of which was made public only on Thursday. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo likewise said the charts were authentic and that the president himself is the source and should be believed. The NUPL had earlier said the matrix is “absurd” and risks their safety, security and liberty.

Source: Philippine Star April 25, 2019 04:34 UTC