The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) commended Abra Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Bonhoffer V. Bernardez for granting a Writ of Amparo to Excel V. Billedo, who was arrested, detained, and tortured by PNP members on Jan. 20, 2023.
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines has lauded Judge Bonhoffer V. Bernardez of the regional trial court in Abra for granting a Writ of Amparo in favor of Excel V. Billedo, who was reportedly arrested, detained and tortured by members of the Philippine National Police on Jan. 20, 2023.
The petition for a Writ of Amparo was filed by Billedo’s mother Remedios who told the court that on Jan. 20, 2023 armed men in civilian clothes ransacked her house in search of her son. Later, she found that her son was in police custody. In a statement, the IBP said that on Feb. 20, 2023, RTC Judge Bernardez issued the writ and directed the PNP in Cordillera to conduct a thorough investigation on the allegations of abduction and torture of Billedo.
“The Writ of Amparo is one of the great writs created by the Supreme Court to protect citizens from undue harassment and harm, especially those affected by enforcement agencies. It is not issued lightly but, once it is, it carries the full weight of the judiciary behind it,” the IBP said.
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