Mindanao rights lawyers laud SC rules backing grassroots advocacy

Inquirer.net - Oct 24, 2026

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Human rights lawyers in Mindanao welcomed a Supreme Court (SC) issuance establishing formal institutional backing for developmental and public-interest legal practice across the country. The Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao (UPLM) hailed Administrative Matter No. 24-07-24, or the Rules on Institutionalizing Support for Developmental and Social Change Lawyering (DSC

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Former primary school headteacher downloaded hundreds of vile child abuse images

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