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NR # 2772
REF. NO.
NR # 2772
REF. NO.
government officials which are detrimental to the interests of the Filipino people, there is a need to amend Republic Act 6981 otherwise known as the Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Act. The bill provides that a witness who is relocated to an accredited Witness Protection Security and Benefit Program (WPSBP) safehouse/ temporary shelter shall be considered to be under witness duty. It mandates the granting of free education from primary to college level in any state school, college or university to the witness minor or dependent children during his/her admission to the Program and up to one year after the termination of the witness duty. The measure likewise provides for the perpetuation of testimonies of witnesses in consonance with Rule 134 of the Revised Rules of Court, The Rule on Perpetuation of Testimony has been transposed to the Rules of Court on Depositions and Discovery. (30)
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