MANILA, Philippines — Over a hundred lawyers, law deans, and legal luminaries on Monday urged the Supreme Court to institute reforms in the issuance and service of search warrants.
Their call came following recent arrests and killings of activists during the implementation of search warrants such as the nine deaths in Calabarzon. On March 7, nine local activists were killed while the police and military are implementing search warrants issued by Manila Courts.
The police claimed that the nine who were killed fought back — “nanlaban.”
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The Office of the Court Administrator (OCAD), in a report to Chief Justice Di…
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