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Ateneo fraternity denounces murder of lawyer in South Cotabato

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Courtesy of Atty. Juan Macababbad" s="" Facebook="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/09/11/lawyer.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Courtesy of Atty. Juan Macababbad&#x27;s Facebook Page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - An Ateneo de Manila University fraternity has denounced the killing of a lawyer who was shot dead outside his house in Surallah town, South Cotabato on Wednesday.</p><p>Juan Gammad Macababbad, 68, was declared dead on arrival at the hospital due to multiple gunshot wounds, the Philippine National Police said earlier.</p><p>In a statement, the Fraternal Order of Utopia demanded justice for Macababbad, who was part of its Batch 1974.</p><p>&quot;Atty. Macababbad embodied the Utopian values of Service, Sacrifice, and Excellence. As a human rights lawyer and a defender of the poor, his murder, in the context of the alarming spate of killing of lawyers in the country, an affront to social justice and the rule of law,&quot; the group said.</p><p>&quot;We demand that a thorough investigation be conducted of this heinous crime, and that justice prevail for our Brod and his bereaved family.&quot;</p><p>Macababbad was a member of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers and vice-chair of the Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao.</p><p>He is the 58th lawyer and the third NUPL member killed under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, the UPLM said.</p><p>&quot;The murder of Atty. Macababbad is connected to his vocation of lawyering for the people,&quot; the union said in a statement, adding the victim had received death threats before the incident.</p><p>PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar has ordered the Soccsksargen police to conduct a &quot;thorough investigation&quot; into the killing of Macababbad.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/16/21/lawyer-shot-dead-in-south-cotabato-pnp-vows-thorough-probe">Lawyer shot dead in South Cotabato, 58th killed under Duterte admin - NUPL</a></li></ul><p>&quot;The Philippine National Police joins the legal community and the Filipino people in condemning the killing of a lawyer in South Cotabato,&quot; he said in a statement.</p><p>Last month, a lawyer was also ambushed by a lone gunman in Brgy. Guadalupe, Cebu City.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/26/21/lawyer-gunned-down-in-cebu-driver-injured">Lawyer gunned down in Cebu; driver injured</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1639949" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

An Ateneo de Manila University fraternity denounced the killing of a lawyer who was shot dead in South Cotabato on Wednesday.