Senator Richard Gordon urged President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday to immediately sign into law the proposed measure establishing a retirement benefit system in the Office of the Ombudsman and augmenting its employee benefits. Gordon issued the call in the wake of the killing of Ombudsman Assistant Special Prosecutor Madonna Joy. Gordon said Senate Bill 1638’s enactment into law would at least give something for Tanyag’s family. I urge the President to sign the enrolled bill of the retirement law of the Office of the Ombudsman, the Senate version of which I sponsored as chairman of the justice committee,” Gordon said in a statement. READ: Ombudsman prosecutor stabbed to death in Quezon CityThe 33-year old prosecutor was rushed to East Avenue Medical Center, but doctors were not able to save her.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 05, 2018 04:30 UTC