community service act

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 12:57:57 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law allowing courts to impose community service as the penalty for minor offenses. The Community Service Act (Republic Act No. 11362), which the President signed on Aug. 8, authorizes courts, upon their discretion, to require community service instead of imprisonment crimes with penalties of arresto menor […]

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