This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.Kapatid'I think I will just serve my family until the day I die. I am really thankful that in my twilight years, I was still reunited with my family,' says Gerry, who got out after a combination of campaign efforts and some prison reforms
A combination of campaign efforts plus benefits from much-needed prison reforms in a country plagued byPolitical prisoners wait an average of 4 years in jail while on trialGerry was a land tiller like his parents and was a long-time community organizer in Bicol. In 1982, he was arrested, detained, and tortured by state agents during the dictatorship of Ferdinand E. Marcos. A revision of parole and clemency guidelines under the dictator’s son, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., freed him from detention.
When Gerry was released on Sunday, the National Security Council was quick to say he was not a political prisoner. Presidents of the Philippines have the power to grant executive clemency, and they always do in batches for elderly prisoners – usually an open-for-media event meant to send a feel-good message of rehabilitative justice. Clemency comes in different forms like pardon, or totally erasing a criminal record like plunder convict former president, who was pardoned by his successor former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo; or commutation of sentence for those who have already served time.
She was referring to Resolution No. OT-08-02-2023 of the BPP issued December 2023 by the Department of Justice . The oldon clemency and parole cover sickly prisoners aged 65 years and above, but exclude heinous crime convicts. Under the law, heinous crimes, include among others, certain cases of rape, murder, robbery, bribery, and plunder.
In Bilibid, which suffers from a staggering congestion rate of 377% or 30,701 PDLs cramming into a facility meant only for 6,345, Gerry contracted hypertension, diabetes, hyperacidity, and arthritis. On top of that were his poor eyesight and hearing due to old age.
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