WELCOME. Office of the Regional State Prosecutor Region 1.

WELCOME

Office of the Regional State ProsecutorOffice of the Regional State ProsecutorRegion 1Region 1

CONSOLIDATED INVENTORY CONSOLIDATED INVENTORY OF PENDING CASESOF PENDING CASES

For the period covering calendar year 2006

Under Normal Preliminary Under Normal Preliminary InvestigationInvestigation

• Violence Against Women (RA 9262) : 38 cases

• Violence Against Children ( RA 9262, RA 7610, RA 7658): 52 cases

• Juvenile Offenders (RA 9344): 1 case

Trial in CourtTrial in Court

• Violence Against Women (RA 9262)125 Cases

• Violence Against Children ( RA 9262, RA 7610, RA 7658)

285 Cases

• Juvenile Offenders (RA 9344)3 Cases

Department of JusticeDepartment of Justice• Organizational Structure

1. Department Proper2. Office of the Government Corporate

Counsel3. National Bureau of Investigation4. Public Attorney’s Office5. Board of Pardons and Parole6. Parole and Probations Administration7. Bureau of Corrections8. Land registration Authority9. Bureau of Immigration10. Commission on the Settlement of Land

Dispute

Department of JusticeDepartment of Justice

• Department ProperComposition1. Office of the Secretary and Undersecretaries2.Technical and Administrative Service3. Financial Management Service4. Legal Staff5. Office of the Chief State Prosecutor

(National Prosecution Service)5.1. Office of the Regional State

Prosecutor5.1.1. City and Provincial

Prosecution Offices

DOJ Special ProgramsDOJ Special Programs• Witness Protection, Security and Benefit

Program (R.A. 6981)

• Victims Compensation Program

(Board of Claims / RA 7309)

• Child Protection Program

• DOJ Action Center

Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Program Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Program (R.A. 6981)(R.A. 6981)

Rationale

Witnesses for fear of reprisal and economic dislocation usually refuse to appear and testify in the investigation/prosecution of criminal complaints/cases. Because of such refusal, criminal complaint/cases have been dismissed for insufficiency and/or lack of evidence. For a more effective administration of criminal justice, there was a necessity to pass a law protecting witnesses and granting them certain rights and benefits to ensure their appearance in investigative bodies/courts.

Witness Protection, Security and Witness Protection, Security and BenefitBenefit Program Program (R.A. 6981)(R.A. 6981)

• Who are covered under the Act?

1. Any person who has witnessed or has knowledge of or information on the commission of a crime and has testified or is testifying or about to testify before any judicial or quasi-judicial body, or before any investigating authority, may be admitted into the Program, with provisions provided by law.


2. In case of legislative investigations in aid of legislation, a Witness, with his express consent, upon the recommendation of the proper authority.


3. Any person who has participated in the commission of a crime and desire to be witness for the State (with conditions)


4. An accused discharged from an information or criminal complaint by the court in order that he may be a State Witness pursuant to the provisions of Sections 9 and 10 of Rule 119 of the 1985 Rules on Criminal Procedures as amended, and who is qualified under the Act.


• Some Rights and Benefits of a Witness 1. Housing facility 2. Livelihood / Relocation Program 3. Financial assistance 4. Traveling expenses and subsistence

allowance 5. Free medical treatment,

hospitalization and medicines

Victims Compensation Program (Board of Victims Compensation Program (Board of Claims)Claims)

• Rationale

One of the more vexing problems in the area of justice and human rights is the implementation of the constitutional provision against the deprivation of life, liberty and property without due process of law. Persons have been accused and imprisoned for crimes they did not commit, only to be subsequently acquitted. Government and society have become notably indifferent to victims of crimes and criminals. A judicial way of filing a claim for compensation may be too long. Congress opted for an administrative procedure of filing the claims by creating the Board of Claims.


• Who may apply for compensation?1. A person who was unjustly accused,

convicted, and imprisoned and subsequently released by virtue of a judgment of acquittal;

2. A person who was unjustly detained and released without being charged;

3. A person who is a Victim of arbitrary detention by the authorities as defined in the Revised Penal Code under a final judgment of the courts; or


• Who may apply for compensation?

4. A person who is a victim of a violent crime which includes rape and offenses committed with malice which resulted in death or serious physical and/or psychological injuries, permanent incapacity or disability, insanity, abortion, serious trauma, or committed with torture, cruelty or barbarity.


• When should a claim be filed?

• The claimed should be filed with the Board, by the person entitled to compensation under this Act within six (6) months after being released from imprisonment or detention or from the date he suffered damage or injury otherwise, he is deemed to have waived his claim.


Accomplishment

• In 2006, a total of 102 applications were acted upon by our office, of this:

Granted 97 Denied 5


• As of this date ( October 12, 2007) a total of 83 applications have been acted upon, of this:

Granted 77Denied 4Pending 2

Child Protection ProgramChild Protection Program

• This is a program created under E.O. 275 in relation to Republic Act No. 7610 (the Anti-Child Abuse Law). It engages in campaigns against child trafficking, exploitation, and all kinds of child abuse. It includes monitoring incidences of child abuse and child exploitation in the labor setting, such as in factories, in the entertainment and hospitality industries.

Child Protection ProgramChild Protection Program

1. Advocacy efforts on the rights of the child were also undertaken.

2. Establishment of the Child Protection Database on sexual abuse and commercial exploitation of children.

3. Conducted trainings/seminar workshop of police, prosecutors, immigration officials and NBI on handling cases of sexual abuse and commercial exploitation of children.

DOJ Action Center (DOJAC)DOJ Action Center (DOJAC)

• The Department of Justice Action Center acts on complaints, requests for legal assistance and queries of walk-in clients as well as over the telephone. Any caller can talk to a lawyer or paralegal officers who can render him assistance.


• It is a regionalized program and was established and launched in every region nationwide. Members of the National Prosecution Service and the Public Attorney’s Office were tasked to man the regional DOJACs.


• Accomplishment (as of September 30, 2007)

No. of Phone Calls: 115No. of Walk-In Clients: 253No. of Letter-Senders: 1900

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WELCOME. Office of the Regional State Prosecutor Region 1.

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