SC’s ‘Justice on Wheels’ to get 3 more buses from WB
MANILA,
Oct. 6 (PNA) — The Supreme Court (SC) announced it will get three more
special converted buses from the World Bank (WB) which it will use in
its “Justice on Wheels” (JOW) programs.
SC
Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno said the vehicle donation by the WB is
done in recognition of JOW’s effort in increasing the marginalized
sectors access to justice.
”This
first step of increasing our poor people’s access to justice through
the JOW has undoubtedly earned the praise and the support of the
public. I am happy to announce that the WB has just assured us that it
will add three more buses to our JOW,” he added.
Puno said more than 300 inmates have been released through JOW.
He
said Saranggani province will also provide bus through the program by
November, and another by the Filipino-Chinese Federation by year-end.
With
this assistance, Puno expressed his thanks to the City of Manila and
Mayor Alfredo “Fred” Lim for converting two cargo trucks into mobile
court rooms and stationing them right in front of the Manila City Jail
(MCJ) to facilitate the trial of cases involving inmates detained
there.
”With
this increase in our fleet of mobile courts, we intend to accelerate
and complete the visit of our JOW in every province to satisfy the
quest for justice of our poor people,” he stressed.
”We
have improved our JOW to make more effective our promise of bringing
justice right to the doorsteps of the poor. The enhanced JOW program
now includes medical and dental services, and so far it has given these
health services to more than 2,000 inmates,” he added. (PNA)
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