MANILA, Philippines — Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Marvic Leonen expressed hopes Friday that Congress will soon pass the bill seeking the establishment of judicial marshals amid the spate of lawyer killings in the country.
During the online forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP), Leonen said the justices of the Supreme Court are “always bothered and concerned” with the continuing attacks on members of the legal profession in the Philippines.
“Many of us are always bothered when somebody’s life is taken needlessly, regardless of the circumstances,” Leonen said.
“We are hoping that sooner or later Congress passe…
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