NUPL President Atty. Ephraim B. Cortez responded to the Bureau of Corrections’ denial of transfer of retired Major General Jovito Palparan, who was convicted in 2018 of the kidnapping and serious illegal detention of University of the Philippines students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño.
Read the whole statement here: bit.ly/NUPL_Palparan
NUPL President Atty. Ephraim B. Cortez spoke on the baseless nature of the indirect contempt petition against Rep. Sarah Elago. Read the whole statement here: https://bit.ly/NUPL_Topacio
NUPL Secretary General Atty. Josalee Deinla speaks on the cost that comes with people’s lawyering during her acceptance speech for the 2026 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award received on behalf of the NUPL last June 4, 2026.
Erlinda Cadapan and Concepcion Empeño, mothers of abducted University of the Philippines students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño, filed a Manifestation before the Supreme Court seeking to compel the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to disclose the present whereabouts...
"This award is a salute to our battle-scarred visionary leaders, but above all, it belongs to our fallen. It honors Atty. Benjamin Ramos, Atty. Juan Macababbad, and others who paid the ultimate price for standing with poor peasants, workers, and indigenous...