Congress Proposes for a “High Profile Detention Center”
On Wednesday, June 18, 2014, the Manila Bulletin reported that members of the House of Representatives propose for a creation of a high profile detention center. A photo taken from google.com. House Bill (HB) No. 1360 or the “High Profile Detention Center Act of 2013” would create a separate detention center for “high criminals” but the proponents of said bill were quick to comment that such proposal won’t accord undue special treatment for the accused. AKO-BICOL Party-list Representative Rodel Batocabe and ACT-CIS Party-list Representative Samuel Pagdilao defended the salient features of the said bill at a news forum held at the House of Representative on Tuesday. “High profile cases” as the defined in the said bill, they refer to those that have attracted attention and publicity by reason of the relative position of the parties in society, cases imbued with public interest or cases which involve national security and safety. “It would cover sensati...