Makati City Rep. Luis Campos Jr. has been filed seeking to raise to P100,000 the maximum amount of compensation that may be received by victims of violent crime such as murder and rape, or their heirs. House Bill 4529 proposes to increase to P3,000 the maximum amount of reparation that may be obtained by victims of unlawful imprisonment or arbitrary confinement for every month they were illegally held. Republic Act 7309, or An Act Creating a Board of Claims under the Department of Justice (DOJ), provides no more than P10,000 to each “victim of violent crime” and only up to P1,000 per month to each “victim of unjust imprisonment. “Congress should now upgrade the ceiling for payable claims, for the benefit of sufferers of violent crime and illicit imprisonment or detention, especially those from poverty-stricken families,” he said. An average of 27 rape cases and 25 murder cases, among other violent crimes, are reported every day across the country, based on the latest statistics from the Philippine National Police.

Source: Manila Times December 05, 2016 17:25 UTC