ON THE GRANT OF BAIL TO SEN. BONG REVILLA WHILE JOURNALIST FRENCHIE MAE CUMPIO AND CHURCH WORKER MARIELLE DOMEQUIL REMAIN BEHIND BARS
NUPL | Aug 6, 2026
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Aug
2026
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Selective Justice: Bail for Revilla, Continued Detention for Cumpio and Domequil
The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) condemns the brazen double standard of a justice system that affords maximum leniency to the political elite while operating with merciless rigidity against human rights defenders. This glaring hypocrisy is freshly...
Jul
2026
29
JOINT STATEMENT ON THE ILLEGAL INTERROGATION OF YOUTH ACTIVISTS ARRESTED DURING THE PEOPLE’S SONA
We, the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL), Public Interest Law Center (PILC), Sentro Para sa Tunay na Repormang Agraryo (SENTRA), Pro-Labor Legal Assistance Center (PLACE), and NUPL–National Capital Region, condemn the unlawful, deceptive, and intimidating...
Jul
2026
22
NUPL Welcomes US Lawmakers’ Call for Independent Probe into the ‘Toboso 19’ Massacre, Urges End to State Impunity
The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) welcomes and supports the decisive initiative of United States Representative Pramila Jayapal, together with ten other US legislators, demanding an independent, impartial, and credible investigation into the bloody...
Jul
2026
20
Stop the Persecution of Nueva Vizcaya’s People’s Lawyers
The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) vehemently condemns the escalating, systematic harassment leveled against its members in Nueva Vizcaya—Atty. Fidel Santos and Atty. Edgardo “Edu” Balgos—who have steadfastly stood with marginalized communities defending...
Jul
2026
12
NUPL congratulates the UP National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers graduates
NUPL congratulates the UP National Union of Peoples' Lawyers graduates for leading a lightning rally during their commencement exercises. Dean's Medal recipient and former UP-NUPL Secretary General Macky Valenzuela used the occasion to challenge his fellow...
Jul
2026
12
On the Weaponization of Red-Tagging and the Systematic Assault on the Legal Profession
A serial red-tagger and former spokesperson of the NTF-ELCAC has once again weaponized her platform to baselessly vilify the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL). She recycled the unfounded claim that our organization is a “CPP-NPA-NDF front” and mocked us as...
Jul
2026
6
THE IMPEACHMENT COURT BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE: TRY SARA DUTERTE FULLY, TRANSPARENTLY, AND WITHOUT DELAY
As the Senate convenes as an impeachment court to try Vice President Sara Duterte, the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL) issues a stern reminder to the senator-judges regarding a fundamental constitutional premise: the power you are about to exercise is not...
Jul
2026
3
Six Years of State Terror: Repeal the Terror Laws
Railroaded through the legislature during a pandemic lockdown and over the broadest constitutional opposition in our history, Republic Act No. 11479, the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 (ATA), was always an instrument of state repression. When the law faced thirty-seven...
Jun
2026
29
Showing Jovito Palparan to Families of Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan Not Enough to Disprove Special Privileges Accorded by Bureau of Corrections to Convicted Human Rights Violator
Erlinda Cadapan and Concepcion Empeño, mothers of abducted University of the Philippines students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño, conducted a personal verification of retired Major General Jovito Palparan’s detention at the National Bilibid Prison (NBP) last June...
