LAWYERS from various groups vowed to offer free legal services to former Senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr. to protect his votes.

“They are here to offer their free legal services to BBM-Sara UniTeam,” Partido Federal ng Pilipinas Secretary General retired Gen. Thompson Lantion said, referring to the lawyers who are members of the Fraternal Order of Utopia.

“Hundreds more are coming pro bono from various lawyers’ groups. They want to be part of our vote protection teams which will ensure that the 2016 poll fraud that victimized BBM will not happen again,” Lantion said.

Richard Brett Uy, one of the lawyers from Ateneo, said they want to safeguard Marcos’ vote in 2022.

“‘Yung 2016 na nangyari hindi na ‘yun mauulit, kasi alam naman natin na natulog lang si BBM nun panalo na siya pero pag gising iba na. We’ll make sure that won’t happen,” Uy said.

“This is pure volunteerism. We are also willing to do the leg work especially during the printing of the ballots. We are actually willing to volunteer for that. We are also willing to help with the canvassing of the votes magbantay sa mga presinto sa probinsya,” Uy added.

Meanwhile, Atty. Enrico Alday, Jr. believes that many more lawyers will join them.

“As of this moment mayroon po kaming 13 po. Pero this could grow, lawyers po lahat, kasi we are not actively recruiting pa kasi bago pa lang,” Alday said.