Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla has issued a department circular ordering the reduction of bail bonds for indigent Filipinos facing charges.
According to a tweet by GMA's Sandra Aguinaldo, Remulla instructed prosecutors in a circular on Monday to “consider the financial capacity of the accused when recommending the amount of bail for criminal information for filing in court".
Under the circular, investigating prosecutors are mandated to ask the respondents if they claim indigency at the start of the inquest or preliminary investigation proceedings. “In the event that, after the conduct of inquest or preliminary investigation proceedings, the investigating prosecutor finds probable cause with a reasonable certainty of conviction against the indigent respondent, he or she shall indicate in the criminal information only 50% of the recommended bail as stated in the 2018 Bail Bond Guide, or the amount of P10,000, whichever is lower,” the circular reads.
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