Manila: The Department of Justice Action Center (DOJAC) has launched its ‘Justice in Action Lecture Series’ to raise awareness, provide a platform for open dialogue, and empower individuals to take action against violence and discrimination, as well as other critical issues.
‘By engaging experts, advocates, and community leaders, the lecture series seeks to educate and inspire participants to advocate for justice and equality,’ the DOJ said in a news release Tuesday.
Working with women’s rights group Kababaihan, the inaugural session gathered law students from the San Sebastian College of Law in Manila on Monday to tackle vital topics of rape and the Safe Spaces Act, according to the DOJ.
DOJAC head Undersecretary Margarita Gutierrez underscored during the session the urgency of the awareness campaign in addressing abuse against women.
‘It is heartbreaking to know that for every case we hear or study about, countless others remain silent and unreported, trapped in shadows of fear and stigma. We see only t
he tip of the iceberg, while beneath the surface lies a vast ocean of suffering and unspoken truths,’ she said.
‘We must be the voices for those who cannot speak, the advocates for those who have been silenced by fear.’
Gutierrez encouraged the participants and members of the community to join the lecture series and be part of the movement towards a safer and more equitable society.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, meanwhile, said the legal lecture series plays a vital role in empowering the people the much-needed wisdom about law and justice.
He said they can utilize this knowledge ‘to protect themselves and their loved ones from violence, discrimination and other forms of attack.’
Earlier, the DOJ and the Philippine Association of Law Schools (PALS) entered into a memorandum of agreement to strengthen access to legal services.
In a separate statement, the DOJ said it has launched a manual of writing style which aims to institutionalize legal writing and communications in the department.
The d
ocument provides a streamlined guideline in legal writing which includes form, style and certain principles to provide easier and better understanding between the DOJ and its clients.
‘Attuned to the present times, this manual will serve as a blueprint on legal writing, style and other formal correspondence,’ Remulla said.
Source: Philippines News Agency
