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Hands Off Bicol People’s Lawyer Atty. Bart Rayco!

At approximately 6:00 a.m. today, staff at Jollikod, a local eatery in Legazpi City owned by the family of Atty. Bartolome “Bart” Rayco, discovered two bullets ominously left at the entrance. The bullets were bound with black ribbons, one tethered to a piece of stone wrapped in paper and plastic. The paper contained a threatening message that read: “Atty. Bart Rayco MALAPIT KA NA!!” (Atty. Bart Rayco, your end is near!!!). Earlier, witnesses reported seeing unidentified men on a motorcycle stop outside the premises at around 4:00 a.m.

| Aug 28, 2026

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Stop the Persecution of Nueva Vizcaya’s People’s Lawyers

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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...

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On the Weaponization of Red-Tagging and the Systematic Assault on the Legal Profession

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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 the “National Union of Patakas Lawyers,” accusing us of making a habit of freeing so-called “communist terrorists” before the courts. We categorically condemn this dangerous assault on people's lawyers.

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