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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