Justice Zone, inilunsad sa Dagupan, Pangasinan;
Crime rate sa Ilocos Region, malaki ang ibinaba dahil sa pinalakas na police visibility ayon sa DILG
Crime rate sa Ilocos Region, malaki ang ibinaba dahil sa pinalakas na police visibility ayon sa DILG
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00:00 The Supreme Court will confirm whether the DOJ and DILG will be able to easily use the justice system by establishing a justice zone.
00:11 Luisa Erispe is live in the center of the news.
00:14 Now, the Department of Justice is continuing to help the Supreme Court and the DILG to ensure that justice is given to the public.
00:26 In fact, another justice zone has been established here in Dagupan City, Pangasinan.
00:32 The justice zone in Dagupan City is the first justice zone in the Ilocos region and the first justice zone established this year.
00:41 According to the Supreme Court, the justice zone in Dagupan is dedicated to cases related to the environment, criminal cases, and rehabilitation of illegal drug offenders.
00:53 It will also help to quickly solve cases related to protection of women and children.
01:01 Dagupan City presents as an ideal site for our first justice zone in Region 1,
01:08 considering its justice sector's reform programs on environmental protection, crime prevention, and the rehabilitation and reintegration of drug offenders, among others.
01:19 I have to confess that the programs that have made the most impact on me are the ones that have to do with the women and children.
01:27 According to Chief Justice Alexander Guismundo,
01:31 the justice zone will not only quickly solve cases related to the people of Pangasinan,
01:37 but it will also teach the local and regional courts how to provide the right service to the public.
01:46 Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of our local communities,
01:51 harnessing the testimony of the people, enabling them to work together in providing the systems and resources that they need.
02:00 This is the kind of justice our people deserve.
02:04 The Supreme Court, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Interior and Local Governments are working together to launch the justice zone.
02:13 According to the DILG, the crime rate in Ilocos Region has dropped significantly due to increased police visibility.
02:21 And now, the police will also help the barangay in the justice zone
02:26 so that the people can feel that the local officers are quick to approach the justice system.
02:33 The DILG will continue to help with our attached agencies,
02:39 particularly the Philippine National Police and Bureau of Jail Management and Penalty,
02:44 the initiatives of the GSTC.
02:46 We will continue to remind and guide the local governments,
02:53 like the city of Taguban, to make our region look better,
02:57 to bring justice to the people in a proper, quick, and fair manner.
03:04 The Department of Justice will continue to speed up the process of hearing the complaints
03:10 so that it can be brought to the court.
03:12 In fact, starting in April, the Rule 112 in the Rules of Court may be removed
03:18 or the preliminary investigation will be removed from the court.
03:21 The DOJ will now hold the PI for all cases.
03:26 It will start to enforce in respect to all cases after the criminal information is filed.
03:35 After the preliminary investigation, it will be a trial.
03:40 You cannot return it to determine if there is evidence that the case was filed.
03:48 Because filing a case is a duty, exclusive, and it is only in the hands of the Department of Justice.
03:58 For more information, visit www.fema.gov