Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman Chel Diokno hit the proposal of some lawmakers to suspend the 2022 elections because of the pandemic.
Chel Diokno slams Gierran’s appointment to Philhealth: Best, brightest pero walang alam sa public health?
Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno on Wednesday (Sept. 2) criticized President Rodrigo Duterte’s choice as head of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).
Chel Diokno lauds SC’s ruling on securing search warrants for drug ops
Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno lauded the Supreme Court (SC) for ruling that law enforcement cannot conduct searches in drug operations without warrant.
Chel Diokno welcomes filing of murder raps vs 9 cops in Jolo shooting
Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman Chel Diokno lauded the decision of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to file murder and planting of evidence complaints against the nine policemen involved in the killing of four soldiers in Jolo, Sulu.
Chel Diokno bucks cops’ involvement in taking COVID-19 patients to quarantine facilities
Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman Chel Diokno on Friday (Jult 17) expressed opposition to the plans of Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano to have police take persons with the COVID-19 disease from their homes.
Manghahawa pa! Chel Diokno warns of virus spread as cops search houses for COVID-19 patients
Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman Chel Diokno warned that having policemen go house to house to hunt down COVID-19 disease cases will only spread both fear and the virus.
Namumuro na! Chel Diokno slams PNP for violations
Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman Chel Diokno on Thursday (July 2) slammed the Philippine National Police (PNP) for its continued abuses and violations during this pandemic.
Gobyerno nagkulang pero tao nagdurusa! Chel Diokno hits lack of public transport
Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno on Friday (June 19) criticized the government for its continued failure to provide the public with transportation.
Unconstitutional! Chel Diokno slams ban on visitors for De Lima
Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said the continued denial of visitors to detained Sen. Leila De Lima violates her rights under the Constitution and international laws.
Chel Diokno hits double standard: Bawal protesta pero mañanita pwede?
Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno on Saturday (June 6) questioned the decision of police to arrest Anti-Terrorism bill protesters at the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu.
Kung sino-sino na lang terorista! Chel Diokno fears human rights violations with anti-terrorism bill passage
Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno on Wednesday (June 3) expressed fears he will be tagged a terrorist even when he is not once the Anti-Terrorism bill has been passed.
Kailangan pa rin ng tulong! Chel Diokno: Don’t forget ‘Tokhang’ victims
Amid the pandemic, Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno reminded Filipinos to continue to remember the victims who died because of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war against illegal drugs.
‘Di ba no one is above the law? Chel Diokno slams Duterte for backing Sinas
Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno questioned President Rodrigo Duterte’s decisition to retain National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas.
Dapat mas ligtas! Chel Diokno vows to keep on fighting for nurses
Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman Chel Diokno on Tuesday (May 12) has assured nurses in the country he got their backs.
Alis China! Chel Diokno: Kalayaan Island belongs to PH
Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman Chel Diokno reminded China that the Paracels and Spratly Islands belong to the Philippines.
Nasaan ang report? Chel Diokno prods Duterte realigned budget specifics
Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman Chel Diokno on Monday (March 30) urged the public to scrutinize how the government is spending its national budget to fight the deadly 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19).
Diokno: Robredo has chance to correct drug war, stop the killings
Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman Chel Diokno believes Vice President Leni Robredo has the chance to put on the right path the administration’s drug war.
SC junks writ of kalikasan plea as fisherfolk withdraw as petitioners
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday (September 3) has dismissed the petition seeking for the issuance of a writ of kalikasan due to the withdrawal of fisherfolk petitioners.
Ba’t ba kasi pinipilit? Diokno, Ted Te want Sol Gen out as PNP-CIDG’s counsel in sedition case
Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) lawyers Lorenzo Tanada III, Chel Diokno and Theodore Te have asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to disallow the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) from participating in the sedition case against them and their co-respondents including members of the opposition.
Kampi kay Duterte: SC upholds legality of 3rd martial law extension
The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the constitutionality of the third extension given to martial law in Mindanao.
Sunud-sunuran lang: Ex-lawmaker predicts next CJ will be Duterte lackey
Former Bayan Muna party-list representative Neri Colmenares expressed fears that the next Supreme Court (SC) chief justice will just be a lapdog of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Tama ba yon? SC asks petitioners to comment on Calida’s refusal to give details of ‘Tokhang’ victims
The Supreme Court (SC) has asked petitioners seeking to stop the administration’s anti-drug war to comment on Solicitor General Jose Calida’s refusal to hand over the list and details of the 3,806 persons killed during the police operations in the narcotics campaign.
Calida asks SC to dismiss petitions seeking stop to war on drugs: Bato has power to fight addicts
Solicitor General Jose Calida has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to dismiss petitions seeking to declare as unconstitutional the illegal drugs campaign under Oplan Double Barrel of the Philippine National Police (PNP).
Leni condoles with Kian’s family: Mas mahirap mawalan ng anak, kaysa asawa
Vice President Leni Robredo condoled with the family of Kian Loyd delos Santos, he 17-year-old student shot dead in police anti-drug operations in Caloocan City last week.
