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NUPL lashes out at President Duterte over his statement on loiterers

(Eagle News) — The National Union of People’s Lawyers on Wednesday, June 27, lashed out at President Rodrigo Duterte for his statement on loiterers. In a statement, NUPL president Edre Olalia said “vagrancy, as any freshman law student or lawyer who even perfunctorily listens to sedate Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) classes to ensure that their knowledge of the law is updated, is no longer a crime.” “It was decriminalised in 2012. Any existing ordinance […]