Tag: Chel Diokno

President Duterte accuses Chel Diokno of black propaganda vs gov’t

Diokno tells President to just focus on people’s needs (Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has slammed lawyer Chel Diokno, accusing him of black propaganda against the government. In a public address, the President also rebuked Diokno for taking on the case of a man accused of spreading fake news amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. “Itong si Chel Diokno sinabi pa niya, ‘Sige ako mag-depensa sa inyo.’ Alam mo Chel Diokno, kayo ng opposition diyan. Huwag […]

Diokno, Tañada move for removal of OSG as CIDG counsel in preliminary probe of sedition raps

(Eagle News)–Lawyers Chel Diokno and Lorenzo Tañada III have asked the Department of Justice panel conducting a preliminary probe into the sedition charges filed against them and several others to stop the  Office of the Solicitor General from representing the Philippine National Police, the complainant, and to sanction the OSG. In filing the omnibus  motion that also sought to annul all previous actions of the OSG, Diokno and Tañada said the OSG misstated University of […]