Why Benhur Luy dropped Baligod as counsel

Principal pork barrel scam witness Benhur Luy relieved his lawyer Levito Baligod on March 3, Monday citing the lawyer’s busy schedule as the reason. According to Rappler’s sources, Luy’s decision comes after several attempts to seek Baligod’s attention. The source also said that Luy and Baligod did try to patch things up at least once. “They already had a one-on-one meeting to discuss each other’s issues but apparently they were not able to arrive at a compromise,” the source said. Baligod, who got engaged last January to a wealthy Leyte politician, has frequently been seen in Baybay City since Super Typhoon Yolanda devastated the place in November, 2013. Luy reportedly first observed that Baligod “had his mind on other things” whenever they would have hearings at the Makati Regional Court, which is trying the illegal detention case. Luy also complained that he was being kept in the dark about legal strategies in the build up of the case. Other witnesses in the pork barrel scam are also thinking of dropping Baligod as counsel.

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