𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐦𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐈𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐨 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐈𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐦𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

12 November 2024 (Iloilo City) – The Local Amnesty Board (LAB) in Iloilo City paid a courtesy visit to Police Colonel Kim P. Legada, Director of the Iloilo City Police Office, to inform him of his role as an alternate member of the LAB in the event that Police Brigadier General Jack Limpayos Wanky is unavailable, succeeding Police Colonel Joeresty Coronica.

Ms. Lucy Liezl Tanodra of LAB Iloilo explained to Police Colonel Legada that, as a member of the LAB, he holds voting authority in conferences on the deliberation of amnesty applications. Additionally, he was briefed on the other LAB members representing the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, the Department of Justice, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the religious sector. The LAB Iloilo will coordinate with all members regarding scheduled conferences.

Throughout the day, the LAB Iloilo accommodated five additional applicants. Two of these applicants are currently detained at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Pototan, Iloilo, while the other three were accompanied by the 62nd Special Action Company of the Special Armed Forces, 6SAB, in Dueñas, Iloilo. In both locations, LAB Iloilo conducted an orientation to inform the applicants about the government’s amnesty program, with assistance from Jail Inspector Dever Fantilaga and Jail Officer Janice Ventura during their visit to BJMP Pototan.

During the orientation, applicants raised questions, particularly about the assurance of an amnesty grant upon application submission and whether those granted amnesty can travel abroad for employment.

Present at the Pototan and Dueñas visits were Prosecutor Flosemer Chris Gonzales, representing the Office of the Regional Prosecutor VI, along with Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) representatives, Juniel Guath and Hennie Dionela.

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