MANILA-A lawmaker on Friday said the new law creating the Office of Judiciary Marshals (OJM) would not only provide better security to trial judges but also facilitate the efficient delivery of justice in the country. In a statement on Friday, Camarines Sur Representative Luis Raymund Villafuerte said President Rodrigo Duterte's signing of Republic Act (RA) No. 11691 or the Judiciary Marshals Act is the right step in strengthening the country's judicial system. Villafuerte said it is also "timely" given the increasing number of attacks against judges in the Philippines in recent years, citing Philippine Judges Association (PJA) data showing that five judges have been killed since 2017 totaling 31 active judges killed since 1999. He noted that only 10 percent of these killings were solved. "When our judges and justices feel safe, secure and protected, they can render their rulings on cases more efficiently, without feeling threatened or harassed," said Villa
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has described as timely President Duterte's signing last month of a law that officially created the Office of Judiciary Marshals (OJM).
Tingey Injury Law Firm/ Unsplash According to Villafuerte, the OJM will not only provide security to member
A new law signed by President Rodrigo Duterte that created the Office of Judiciary Marshals (OJM) will not only provide security to members of the country’s court system, but will also help ensure the efficient and effective delivery of justice in the country, a senior lawmaker said on Monday. Camarines…
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DELA ROSA WANTS JUDGES, COURT PERSONNEL PROTECTED; PUSHES FOR PHILIPPINE JUDICIAL MARSHAL SERVICE
Senator Ronald Bato Dela Rosa is pushing for the establishment of an Office of the Judiciary Marshals that will ensure the safety and security of judiciary officials and personnel as well as the delivery of fair and impartial justice in the country.
In co-sponsoring Senate Bill No. 1947 or An Act Creating the Office of the Judiciary Marshals, Defining Its Functions and Powers, Appropriating Funds Therefor and For Other Purposes, Dela Rosa stressed the urgent need to establish the Office of the Judiciary Marshals that will resolve the rambling cases of killings of court officials in the country.