The government has a duty to protect commuters and ensure adequate transportation. It should meet that duty through lawful contingency measures, meaningful dialogue, and concrete action on the conditions driving transport workers and operators to protest—not by threatening their livelihoods.
NUPL | Sep 27, 2026
"This is a hard-won victory through a relentless campaign, sound legal tactics, and the support of the mass movement that stood with the Velosos through all the challenges."
The ICC is a consent- and rules-based tribunal that forwards one of the foundations of the international legal order: there must be accountability for grave crimes. It cannot bow down to the wishes of the few, and more so, to the whims of the small-minded.
Most of them were former law students who worked with me in our legal clinics at Adamson Law, especially during the Feast Day of St. Vincent. From urban poor communities in Manila to relocation sites in Valenzuela, Bulacan, Pampanga, and Laguna, they experienced firsthand how to explain the law in simple terms so that people could use it to protect their basic human rights.
We welcome President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s grant of an absolute pardon to Mary Jane, a long-awaited act that brings immeasurable relief to her, her family, and all those who stood with her through the years.
As we honor those who resisted the dictatorship, we must dismantle the legal infrastructure that carries its authoritarian habits into the present.
Dean Raul Pangalangan Speaks on the Truth Commission on Extrajudicial Killings during the Duterte administration
“There is nothing more fulfilling than to be devoted to defending our clients and people who work for social change. We shall be with them as they embark on militant actions, engage in empowering undertakings and in the process, strengthen and further unite their ranks. Our commitment to our struggling people is what makes us people’s lawyers.”
LOOK: People’s lawyers and law students from NUPL Chapters across the country welcome the 2026 Bar examinees during this year’s Bar Salubong, united in the call to FIGHT CORRUPTION and DEFEND DEMOCRACY!
“The arrests were an attack not only on members of a legal team, but on the right of detained persons to prompt and effective legal assistance,” said Atty. Ephraim B. Cortez, NUPL President.
