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I find the House Bill Nos. 2300 and 2032 timely and appropriate.

Of course, there are always two sides of a coin but personally, I find the two more beneficial despite having disadvantages. House Bill No. 2300 Our laws should be dynamic. It should conform to the changes and evolutions of time. What might not be a crime yesterday is rampantly occurring today and offends any individual like the cybercrimes. This is a problem that the Bill seeks to address. I favor the key features of the Bill. It aims to shift the current territorial jurisdiction of crimes to universal jurisdiction. It proposes to adapt the doctrine of long arm statute wherein crimes committed against Filipinos or the State or committed by Filipinos even abroad can be punished. Leaving the country has always been abused by offenders to escape the consequences of violating the law or they are confident to commit offenses because they are outside the Philippines. The bill lowers the minimum age of criminal liability to 13. This will prevent the large group syndicates or offenders of the law to refrain from using children as instruments to commit crime since they are exempted from criminal liability in the RPC by reason of age. Another feature is the simplified approach to criminalization. It intends to remove the complexity of what law and penalty should be applied due to the proliferation of special laws and the discretionary power of the courts. The striking characteristic of this Bill is it intends to be that simple for the Filipinos to understand. Understanding the consequences of your actions will make you think twice of whether to do it or not. It can somehow help in reforming the character of the Filipinos since the laymen are not anymore ignorant of the law. House Bill No. 2032 The Criminal Investigation Act gives prosecutors a say in the case build-up during preliminary investigation wherein they will work hand in hand with the law enforcement officers to determine if there is probable cause and if it is just to file a complaint. During preliminary hearing by the judge, both parties will be given opportunities through preponderance of evidence so that meritorious cases will be filed and frivolous cases will be dismissed. This will save time and resources. This feature of the bill is an answer to the long standing problem of slow hearing of cases because it will make the conduct of criminal investigations more simple, speedy and efficient. House Bill Nos. 2300 and 2032 Flipping the other side of the coin, I think that one disadvantage of both rules is its introduction and implementation. For The Philippine Code of Crimes, it is a revamp of the Book 1 of the Revised Penal Code and as law students now, the scenario is we are studying the RPC but when we pass the bar, we will be applying the new law. It a common knowledge that when there is change, there is always resistance. Misinterpretations of the provisions are highly probable and we cannot invoke the principle of stare decicis. It will take some time to be accustomed to the New Code. For Criminal Investigation Act, since both the prosecutors and the law enforcement officers have the power to investigate to determine probable cause, overlapping of functions can happen if there is poor coordination between the two. Another angle is for either of them to be lax because of the idea that another person is also mandated to do that job. Nevertheless, amidst the concerns with the two House Bills, it is time for us to accept the challenge of conforming to the changes brought by time. We have to be optimistic and make it work.

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