SC assures House it’s taking steps for faster justice system

MANILA, Philippines --- The Supreme Court is doing everything it can to address the problems it faces so that the justice system can move faster. Court Administrator Raul Villanueva made the assurance during a briefing of the House Committee on Justice on Monday on the judiciary processes. Cavite Fourth District Rep. Elpidio Barzaga had asked if the SC and the Department of Justice (DOJ) were working on allowing the provisional release of people who had been detained longer than the prescribed imprisonment for the offense they were accused of committing. "I have seen so many persons who are detained, but the period of their detention exceeds the penalty for which the offense...

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