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OCT
13
2020

Furloughs to Very Important Prisoners should extend to mother wanting to see dying child

The plight of Reina and River should not be allowed to happen again. Their tragedy should be a teachable moment for all of us – that a jailed mother should not be denied to visit her terminally sick child. A Person Deprived of Liberty should be allowed to comfort a loved one
JUN
10
2020

Rush Google-like justice system database for fast verification of arrest warrants—Recto

Government should rush the establishment of “its own Google search-like app for arrest warrants” to spare namesakes of fugitives from being denied security clearances, held at ports or harassed by unscrupulous public officers. This was the call of Senate President Pro Tempore
JAN
30
2020

“If US restores Bato’s visa, are we going to stop the VFA abrogation process?”

The Senate and DOJ move to separately study the impact of the withdrawal of the Philippines from its Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States should establish “the weightier reasons” for its abrogation, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said.  “Dapat malalim