High court punishes 5 'homophobic' lawyers

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

Aug 18, 2023 12:32 am

THE Supreme Court has penalized five lawyers for posting homophobic statements on their social media accounts.

In a 26-page per curiam decision, the court reprimanded Morgan Rosales Nicanor, Joseph Marion Peña Navarrete, Noel Antay Jr. and Israel Calderon, and imposed a P25,000 fine on Ernesto Tabujara 3rd for violation of Rule 7.03 of the Code of Professional Responsibility.

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