Proposed Senate Resolution No. 809, 17th Congress

Long Title
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS, RECOGNIZING THE PRINCIPLE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS BETWEEN AND AMONG AGENCIES, TO REVIEW THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8493, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘SPEEDY TRIAL ACT OF 1998’, IN LIGHT OF THE SURFEIT OF JUSTICE IN THE COUNTRY DUE TO THE SLOW DISPOSITION OF CASES AND CLOGGED DOCKETS, TO HELP POOR LITIGANTS, AND TO RECOMMEND REMEDIAL LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES