00:00 The Supreme Court officially launched the Justice Zone in Dagupan City
00:06 that will help to speed up the use of justice for our countrymen.
00:11 This is the story of Louisa Erizpe.
00:13 The Supreme Court is working hard to speed up the use of justice for our countrymen.
00:20 In fact, the Supreme Court has opened another Justice Zone in Dagupan City, Pangasinan.
00:26 DOJ and DILG are the first to use it in Ilocos Region.
00:31 It will speed up the use of justice for the victims of criminal,
00:36 and rehabilitation of illegal drug offenders.
00:38 The victims of the cases in court will also be judged for their gender and age.
00:43 Dagupan City presents us with an ideal site for our first Justice Zone in Region 1.
00:49 Considering it's justice sector's reform programs on environmental protection, crime prevention,
00:56 and the rehabilitation and reintegration of drug offenders among others.
01:00 But I have to confess that the programs that have paid the most impact on me
01:06 are the ones that have to do with the women and children.
01:08 According to Chief Justice Alexander Guismundo,
01:11 the speed of the use of justice for the victims of criminal cases
01:14 will not only help the Justice Zone in Pangasinan.
01:17 More than anything, it will also teach the local and regional courts
01:21 on how to provide the right service to the public.
01:24 Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of our local communities,
01:29 harnessing the best of our countrymen,
01:32 enabling them to work together in providing the systems and resources that they need
01:39 to dispense justice our people deserve.
01:43 The Supreme Court has already challenged the DOJ and DILG on the launch of the Justice Zone.
01:48 According to the DILG, the crime rate in Ilocos Region has dropped significantly
01:52 due to the increased police visibility.
01:55 The police will also help the Justice Zone.
01:58 The DILG will continue to assist our attached agencies,
02:03 particularly the Philippine National Police and Bureau of Jail Management and Penalty
02:08 in the initiatives of the GSEC.
02:10 We will continue to remind and guide local governments,
02:17 like the city and the province,
02:19 to make sure that we have a proper, fast and fair justice system.
02:26 The DOJ will continue to speed up the hearing process on the complaints
02:31 so that it can be filed in court.
02:33 In fact, starting in April,
02:35 Rule 112 may be removed from the Rules of Court or the preliminary investigation in court.
02:42 The DOJ will now be in charge of all cases.
02:46 It will start to be enforced in respect to all cases
02:52 after the criminal information is filed.
02:55 After the preliminary investigation, it will be a trial.
03:00 You cannot return it to determine if there is evidence that the case was filed.
03:07 Because filing a case or not filing a case is already a duty,
03:13 it is exclusive and it is already in the hands of the Department of Justice.
03:18 Aside from the case, the PDLs will continue to investigate under the MUCOR.
03:23 The DOJ is also studying the creation of a technical working group for medical parole in some PDLs.
03:30 Louisa Erispe for Pambansang TV in Bangong, Philippines.
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