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Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles echoed the call of a children’s rights group urging the police and local government units (LGUs) to stop using force against children and youth who are allegedly found violating provisions of the quarantine guidelines now being enforced to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).The group, Save […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles lauded all workers who are working to ensure Filipino families are protected against the threat of COVID-19 on Labor Day.“Nagbibigay-pugay tayo hindi lamang sa frontliners natin. A lot of industries are working triple-time so that the country can cope with the crisis we are currently facing.” “Congress must take […]
As news of the 2019 Bar exam results broke out on Wednesday, a Harvard-trained lawyer and lawmaker has called on the new lawyers to help turn the tide of discrimination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) front liners. “Of course, congratulations are in order. Pinaghirapan ng mga bagong abogado ang tagumpay nila ngayon. But as we always […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles lauded the Department of Justice for giving the go-signal for the implementation of new rules easing application for parole and executive clemency to facilitate the decongestion of jails amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The DOJ recently approved a resolution by the Board of Pardons and Parole on the Interim Rules […]
The town of Rodriguez in Rizal Province holds its 149th Araw ng Montalban on Monday, and while the ongoing enhanced community quarantine means public gatherings are out of the question, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles has other ideas to inject a bit of festiveness. Nograles will be launching a food and nutrition program in […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles welcomed the Supreme Court’s order to judges to release persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who fall under a 2014 guidelines on decongesting jails amid the COVID-19 outbreak. “While this is not yet the decision on the petition to release low-risk and vulnerable inmates, we welcome the SC’s move, which […]
A legal aid organization recently donated 25 sets of computers to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) for distribution to the different jails in Metro Manila for the implementation of “e-dalaw” (electronic jail visit) in lieu of physical visits to Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.“The lockdown should not […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles has called on law schools that have existing free legal aid programs to take up the cudgels for frontliners and COVID-positive patients who are victims of discrimination. “Even as our law schools, and schools in general are grappling with the learning challenges brought about by this pandemic, baka naman […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles called on the Armed Forces of the Philippines and New People’s Army (NPA) to respect the ceasefire declared by President Rodrigo Duterte amid efforts to battle COVID-19 pandemic. This, as an Army soldier and an alleged fighter of the NPA were killed in a clash in Montalban, Rizal on […]
The “We Heal as One Act of 2020” is necessary given the unprecedented effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the country, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said on Monday as members of Congress met in a special session to tackle the proposal. “We have to be blunt about this. Kulang tayo sa […]