Sep 3, 2019 | Top Stories
Three senators are moving for the repeal of Republic Act (RA) 10592 or the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law, after public outcry over revelations a town mayor convicted of rape and murder was about to be freed, in addition to the release of more than 200 prisoners.
Sep 3, 2019 | Top Stories
The Palace spokesman’s involvement is the latest in the fallout from revelations that Antonio Sanchez, who was meted seven life terms for the rape and murder of UP student Eileen Sarmenta and the killing of Allan Gomez in 1993, was about to be freed based on Republic Act 10592 that reduces sentences on account of “good conduct time allowances.”
Aug 23, 2019 | Top Stories
Supreme Court spokesman Brian Hosaka clarified that the tribunal only interpreted the law and ruled that it could be applied retroactively, and did not order Sanchez’s release.
Aug 22, 2019 | Top Stories
The late senator Miriam Defensor Santiago wrote in 2010 that the measure would decongest prisons through the grant to prisoners of good conduct time allowance for ‘participating in literacy, skills and values development programs.’
Aug 22, 2019 | Top Stories
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has filed a resolution calling for a review of the law reducing the sentences of prisoners on account of ‘good conduct,’ amid public outrage over reports an ex-mayor convicted of rape could soon walk free.