Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Justice On Wheels

Mandaue City is very lucky that the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court chose to visit barely a month when she started office.

It is still her fourth week and CJ Sereno has been her rounds to make true to her vow to see actual conditions of the lower court,the front liners. She said whe wants to see the potentials and problems of the lower court.

With the relaunching of Justice in Wheels, a program which aimed to get justice closer and faster to those who seek it especially those who could not afford, CJ Sereno said those who lives in the shadows will be given priority. This is also a program to help decongest priuson cells by expediting cases especially those prisoners who should not be staying in the jail for another day.

She believes that there is a duty form the legal department to extend a hand to those who need it most. And what she is doing out is, the program Justice On Wheels is a way to reach out, to show that those in the outskirts are as important as those people in the metropolis.

On the other hand, despite her erratic schedule, Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia managed to squeeze time to pesonally welcome CJ Sereno. She said she could not pass the chance to welcome the very first woman chief justice of the Supreme Court.

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