‘Disturbing’ socmed posts prompt Court to push for amendment of lawyers’ code | Joel R. San Juan

Supreme Court Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh admitted on Monday that “disturbing” social media posts of several lawyers prompted the 15-man High Tribunal to push for the amendment of the lawyers’ code.

“So this is something that we want to emphasize to our lawyers, to keep on reminding them that not just because you’re posting something personal, the code stops its application to whatever action you have taken,” Singh said in an interview over ABS-CBN News Channel. “We know that for the longest time there have been no set of rules or body of rules governing the use of social media and social media has been around for a while,” she noted.

Lawyers are also not allowed to reveal, “directly or indirectly, in his or her online posts confidential information obtained from a client or in the course of, or emanating from, the representation, except when allowed by law or this Code.”

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