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PIMENTEL WANTS ‘NO PROBATION’ FOR RECKLESS DRIVING

Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III called for urgent action against rising road negligence, citing the danger it poses to the safety and lives of Filipinos. According to the Department of Health, an average of 12,000 Filipinos die every year due to road mishaps, such as car crashes and speeding vehicles. “More than 32 Filipinos […]

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NO MORE PROBATION FOR RECKLESS DRIVING URGED

With traffic deaths on the rise, Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III called on Congress to enact a proposed measure that he filed which seeks to make reckless driving a non-probationable offense. Under Pimentel’s Senate Bill No. 1016, when death is caused by imprudence or by negligence, whether reckless or simple, the accused should not […]