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Senator Bong Go has asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prioritize the release of inmates on account of age, poor health condition and actual service of sentence taking into account existing laws. During the Senate hearing on the DOJ’s proposed 2020 budget, Go read a letter he wrote and addressed to Justice Secretary Menardo […]
With the number of surrenderers exceeding the 1,914 heinous crime convicts that were freed due to the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law, Senator Dick Gordon stressed the need for better records keeping at the national penitentiaries. Gordon, chairman of the Committees on Justice and Human Rights and the Accountability of Public Officers & Investigations […]
Amid the ongoing Senate investigation on the alleged sale of good conduct time allowance (GCTA) credits for the early release of prisoners at the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), Senator Bong Go bared another alleged anomaly in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). “We have received reports that some inmates were moved into the New Bilibid Prison […]
Senator Bato dela Rosa wants inmates at Building No. 14 of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa denied of Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) coverage because of their continuous engagement in the illegal drug trade. Dela Rosa directed the suggestion to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra during the joint hearing of the Committee on Justice […]
“Today, I have a solution.” Senator Bong Go expressed this statement before members of the 18th Congress as he filed his Senate Bill (SB) No. 1003 which seeks to amend the Revised Penal Code, particularly Articles 29, 97, 98 and 99, the same provisions which were amended and rendered unclear by RA 10592. “The Filipino […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III on Friday urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to begin filing cases against those included in the government’s “narco list,” or the list that contains the names of politicians allegedly involved in illegal drugs. President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday evening revealed the list, stressing that “there is a compelling reason to […]
Senator Sonny Angara has called on the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assemble the task force tasked to investigate unreasonable oil price hikes in some provinces in the country, as inflation hits 6.7 percent due to high global oil prices. “The government should immediately take action if there are […]