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(File photo) MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) has turned down a petition filed by a murder convict asking for his discharge from prison under Republic Act 10592 or the law granting good conduct time allowance (GCTA) for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). In a 10-page decision and written by Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando and published online by the high court on November 29, the tribunal's second division dismissed the petition filed by PDL Gil Miguel who had sought his release after serving 27 years of the sentence of reclusion perpetua imposed on him for murder. The GCTA Law and its revised implementing rules and regulations issued in 2019 "have made it abundantly clear that persons charged with and/or convicted of heinous crimes are not entitled to the benefits under the law," the court said. Citing provisions of GCTA law and the IRR, the court said "the penalty of reclusion perpetua requires imprisonment of at least 30 years, after which the convict become