MANILA, Philippines — The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers is mulling filing complaints over a government "association matrix" linking them to an alleged ouster plot against President Rodrigo Duterte. READ: Palace's new 'ouster' matrix ludicrous, dangerous — groupsBroadsheet Manila Times on Monday carried a banner story, quoting an unnamed “highly placed” source from the Office of the President, claiming the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, VERA Files, Rappler and the NUPL are conspiring in a supposed ouster plot. The supposed matrix names at least six people who are no longer affiliated with the groups allegedly conspiring against the president. READ: Palace-vetted conspiracy matrix has errors“The source...is from the Office of the President, from the president himself. The NUPL had recently sought relief from the Supreme Court to halt what they claimed to be state-sponsored harrassment and red-tagging.

Source: Philippine Star April 23, 2019 05:29 UTC