Senator Dick Gordon is pushing for the immediate implementation of Republic Act No. 11235 or the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Law as the number of crimes committed by riding-in-tandem hitmen continue to rise.
During the continuation of the investigation on the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) Law, Gordon, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, said that the 15 individuals from the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) who were killed were mostly done by riding-in-tandem criminals.
Last month, BuCor legal service chief Atty. Fredric Anthony Santos was was shot dead in Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa City by unidentified riding-in-tandem hitmen.
Recently, three cases of riding-in-tandem attacks were reported including the incident involving Filipino actress Kim Chiu. According to reports, her vehicle was shot at by two gunmen onboard a motorcycle in Quezon City.
The veteran legislator reiterated the need to immediately implement RA 11235 that aims to shield the public from crimes committed using motorcycles.
”The LTO should come up with its IRR so that the law can be implemented right away.”
Gordon called on the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to come up with its implementing rules and regulations (IRR) so that the law can be implemented right away.
“There is no time to tarry.”
“Riding-in-tandem assassins are still terrorizing the country. There is no time to tarry; there is an urgent need to implement this law to stop these crimes. Hindi tayo dapat napapatay ng kahit sino. Hindi tayo papayag dito sa Senado na hindi ma-solve ang mga kasong ‘yan. Mas marami pang pinatay ang riding-in-tandem kaysa sa coronavirus at hindi nakakatawa ‘yan,” the senator said.
According to the news monitoring of his office, Gordon said there were 64 riding-in-tandem cases in the country from January 1 to March 4 of this year alone. Of this number, 37 of those killed were civilians, while 12 were government employees.