Judges and lawyers strongly condemned threats against Manila Regional Trial Court Judge Marlo Magdoza-Malagar. More than 600 lawyers signed a statement calling for the protection of judges who are being attacked on social media, such as those from former NTF-ELCAC spokesperson Lorraine Badoy. The statement was submitted to the Supreme Court on September 30.

On October 4, the Supreme Court ordered Badoy to explain why she should not be held in contempt in relation to her threats against a judge. Malagar became a center of attack on Facebook and YouTube after dismissing the Department of Justice’s case to declare the CPP and NPA as “terrorist organizations.”

On September 24, HUKOM Inc, an association of trial judges in the country, condemned the threats against Malagar. Lawyers from the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law, Philippine Bar Association, Free Legal Assistance Group and Integrated Bar of the Philippines likewise conveyed their support for the judge.