By Liezelle Soriano
MANILA — Constitutional Law expert Atty. Domingo Cayosa stressed that lawyers have the obligation to follow the law, adding that ordering to kill a person is not in accordance with law.
Cayosa was referring to the remarks made by Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, who is also a lawyer.
“Obligasyon ng bawat abogado na sumunod sa batas at i-promote ang rule of law, due process. Hindi ‘yung ikaw mismo ang magsasabi, iso-shortcut ang batas. Halimbawa, kung nanganganib ka, feeling mo may threat sa’yo tapos ang gagawin mo mangontrata para papatay ng tatlong tao. Malinaw na hindi ‘yan pagsunod ng batas. Hindi naman ‘yan ang legal na remedy doon sa naagrabyado kung mayroong threat,” he said on Monday (02 Dec 2024) in a radio interview.
“Bawal po sa amin ‘yung magmumura at ‘yung gumamit ng intemperate or foul language…marami na ang mga abogado na naparusahan, nasuspend at ‘yung iba na-disbar.”
The former Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) president said that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has grounds to file a case against Duterte-Carpio as the threats were made public.
It can be recalled the Vice President made death threats against President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the First Lady and House Speaker Martin Romualdez recently.
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