Rappler's latest stories on Edre Olalia
Fears of losing freedoms escalate as Congress rushes to pass anti-terror bill
The bill would empower a council of top cabinet officials to do functions usually reserved for the courts, like ordering the warrantless arrest and detention of people and groups perceived to be terrorists
'24 hour-curfews are unconstitutional and excessive'
24-hour curfews are outright denials of the right to travel and movement, human rights lawyers say
Rights groups blast Andanar's 'perilous' attempts to 'mislead' U.N. council
'Secretary Andanar again performed a show abundant in spins, slants, and distractions,' says National Union of Peoples' Lawyers president Edre Olalia
Rappler Talk: Threats to rule of law under Duterte
Is it time for lawyers in the Philippines to take to the streets, just like what the world saw in Hong Kong?
DOJ's new IRR of GCTA Law 'open to serious legal challenge'
'They are pandering to public opinion; do things the right way otherwise that is abuse,' says human rights lawyer Edre Olalia
Supreme Court gives Duterte more power with Boracay case win
'This space for the democratic rights of the people is getting smaller and smaller every time the Court sides with the government in power,' says human rights lawyer Edre Olalia
Lawyers press military to transfer Palparan to Bilibid
(UPDATED) The military says that pending the appeal of Palparan's conviction, they will keep custody of the former general
After Palparan conviction, lawyers target Gloria Arroyo
‘We are looking at the angle of command responsibility of Palparan’s commander-in-chief Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,’ says private prosecutor Edre Olalia
Trillanes amnesty revocation: ‘Duterte reinventing the law’
‘Duterte is reinventing or redefining the law to suit political agenda,’ says Edre Olalia of the NUPL
What did lawyers, police do wrong in Makati bar raid?
Lawyers present during police searches are guided by the following questions: Does the search team have a search warrant? If so, is it valid? If so, is the proper procedure being observed?
Why PNP's new subpoena powers threaten our rights
'It is so unfair and unjust. Marcosian ito, at bumabalik na tayo,' says human rights lawyer Edre Olalia
SC ruling: 'Martial law ad infinitum' and a 'tragic repeat of 1972'
The SC majority says safeguards remain, and cites legal remedies for human rights like writs of amparo and habeas data
Lawyers, law students launch group to call for end to EJKs
Responding to lawyer Harry Roque's statement that he will throw hollow blocks at critics, convenor Tony La Viña says 'magtatapon kami ng pan de sal'
NDF consultants hopeful Duterte will resume peace talks
Motions filed by the Office of the Solicitor General to cancel the bail of NDF consultants are premature according to their lawyers
FAST FACTS: The JASIG in the peace talks
What is the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees JASIG all about in relation to the failed peace negotiations?
Manila court grants bail to Tiamzons
2ND UPDATE The motion for bail granted by the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 32 also covers detainee Adelberto Silva who will also participate in the peace talks
Olalia: Veloso family had ‘bittersweet’ visit in Indonesia
NUPL lawyer Edre Olalia says the reunion also brings together Indonesian lawyers the DFA the Philippine embassy in Jakarta and Filipino legal counsels
Veloso family on Mary Jane’s birthday: We want her home
A day after her birthday Mary Jane Veloso s family is flying to Indonesia to visit the Filipina on death row
Lawyers to Sergio's alleged victims: 'Don't be intimidated'
The National Union of Peoples Lawyers NUPL is concerned about the safety of the remaining complainants against alleged recruiters Maria Cristina Sergio and Julius Lacanilao
'Recruiter' Sergio confirms Mary Jane Veloso's story
UPDATED Cristina Sergio the woman tagged as the culprit behind Mary Jane Veloso s arrest for drug smuggling in Indonesia claims Veloso is totally innocent and a victim of her own character flaws
Mary Jane Veloso and being on different sides of the elephant
Who s telling the truth? And who s lying? I think this is a case of everybody touching different parts of the elephant I saw parts of what both sides saw
Mary Jane's last wish: Bring my body home
The 30 year old mother of two who was sentenced to death in 2010 for attempting to smuggle 2 6 kilograms of heroin into Indonesia says she has accepted her fate
20 years after, Flor Contemplacion's lawyer defends #MaryJane
Twenty years after Flor s execution seemingly hard and cold yet fallible laws in faraway lands are poised to ignore all humanitarian pleas storming the heavens with prayers to save the life of Mary Jane
