INQUIRER.net: 2 Senate bills to make Sandigan more effective

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2 Senate bills to make Sandigan more effective Jul 12th 2013, 00:02 MANILA, Philippines—Two senators from the ruling Liberal Party have filed bills designed to fast-track the resolution of corruption cases before the Sandiganbayan following a reported increase in new cases filed in the antigraft tribunal.   Sen. Teofisto Guingona III, chair of the Senate blue ribbon committee in the past Congress, cited a Supreme Court and World Bank study that showed each of the tribunal's five divisions handling approximately 1,000 cases a year.   Guingona added that according to the high tribunal and World Bank study, each case before the Sandiganbayan takes an average of seven years for the court to dispose.   Guingona, who ha... Keep on reading: 2 Senate bills to make Sandigan more effective Media files: guingona.jpg (image/jpeg)

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