Ex-judge returns IBP award after learning Duterte received same honor

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A former judge in Cebu City returns his ‘Golden Pillar of Law Award’ to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, after learning that former president Rodrigo Duterte had been conferred the same recognition.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/former-judge-returns-ibp-award-rodrigo-duterte/

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00:00A former judge in Cebu City returns his Golden Pillar of Law Award to the Integrated Bar of the

00:05Philippines. This after learning that former President Rodrigo Duterte had been conferred

00:10the same recognition. Lawyer Maynrado Paredes says in his letter, quote,

00:14I do not believe that former President Rodrigo Duterte has upheld the ideals of justice,

00:19integrity, and the rule of law. His regime was characterized by the rule of the gun,

00:23not of law, as extrajudicial killings and other violations of human rights were rampant. He has

00:28blood debts. The former judge's move was the latest opposition to the IBP's decision to honor the

00:34former President. Duterte is detained at the International Criminal Court in The Hague,

00:37Netherlands, for crimes against humanity. Human Rights Alliance Karapatan says it's

00:42a mockery of the Code of Professionals and it betrays the victims of extrajudicial killings.

00:47National Union of People's Lawyers Chairperson Edre Olalia says it's an incomparable irony.

00:53Adding, no one else could be so undeserving.

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