We call on the Department of Justice to immediately dismiss these fabricated and baseless complaints, and on the public, especially members of the legal profession, to resist the normalization of repression and defend the right to dissent.
NUPL | Nov 5, 2025
The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) received confirmation that those arrested during the September 21, 2025 protests—who only underwent inquest proceedings yesterday before Fiscal Lester Jay Allan Flores II—have been ordered released by the Office of the City Prosecutor, Manila.
On September 22, 2025, thirteen lawyers from the National Union of Peoples Lawyers (NUPL), Public Interest Law Center (PILC), Sentro para sa Tunay na Repromang Agraryo (SENTRA), and Pro Labor Assistance Center (PLACE) jointly responded to the ongoing detention of individuals arrested during the September 21 mobilizations.
The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) warmly congratulates our colleague, Atty. Maria Kristina “Krissy” Conti, Secretary General of NUPL–NCR, for being recognized as one of the awardees of The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) for 2025 in the category Human Rights for All.
The Joint Motion for Reconsideration prays that the Supreme Court dismiss the consolidated petitions and affirm the validity of the transmittal of the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate so that trial may proceed forthwith.
Since its founding, the IADL has been at the forefront of international legal resistance against fascism, U.S. imperialism, Zionism, apartheid, neo-colonialism, and neoliberal globalization. It continues to uphold the rights of peoples to self-determination, peace with justice and dignity, and the rule of law grounded in international solidarity.
“Let this Convention not only protect those within Europe, but set a global standard that reaches lawyers in every corner of the world, including ours. We call on the international legal community to remain steadfast in standing with lawyers at risk.”
“We challenge the COMELEC to uphold the sanctity of elections and ensure that impunity does not fester within the very institutions meant to protect the people’s will,”
Both the FATF and the Philippine government must not only reverse course but commit to ensuring that AML/CFT measures are never again weaponized to erode democratic space, silence dissent, or punish those who fight for justice and empowerment—whether in the Philippines or anywhere in the world.
This victory is not just for the Makabayan candidates but for all Filipinos who uphold fundamental freedoms.
