MANILA, Philippines – More lawyers were killed during Duterte’s tenure than under previous presidents, said the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL).
According to a report released Monday, over 50 lawyers were killed under the Duterte administration.
The attack on lawyers increased from one death during President Joseph Estrada’s term to 21 during President Benigno Aquino III’s term and 45 during President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s term.
In the time of President Ferdinand Marcos and President Corazon Aquino, only four lawyers were attacked, while none during the presidency of Fidel Ramos.
In a span of 10 years between 2011 and 2021, NUPL recorded 176 atta…
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