MALACAÑANG on Friday said an apparently orchestrated pullout of defense lawyers in the Maguin–danao Massacre case could derail swift justice demanded by families of victims.

Its deputy spokesperson Abigail Valte, however, assured that state prosecutors handling the case are ready to oppose any “dilatory tac–tics” being employed by the defense.

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