MANILA, Philippines — Senator Grace Poe has called on the Filipino public to join the world in remembering road crash victims and survivors as she pushed for the passage of a bill declaring a similar commemoration in the country. 1122, which was approved on third and final reading last Nov. 11, seeks to designate a National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims, Survivors and their Families every third Sunday of November. ADVERTISEMENT“We hope we will have a law soon to institutionalize a Day of Remembrance and make it an opportunity to advocate for safer roads and road victims’ rights,” Poe said in a statement on Saturday in time for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. “There is a great need for public recognition of the loss and suffering of the road crash victims, so that government and the people can act urgently to avert another incident,” she said. The bill is currently being deliberated in plenary, Poe noted.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 16, 2019 06:19 UTC