ILANG araw bago ang Kapaskuhan ay nagpaabot ng saya ang mga law student ng Jose Maria College Foundation Inc.—College of Law sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng legal at medical assistance sa mga kababayan natin na mga persons deprived of liberty (PDL) sa Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) sa Davao City.
Ang nasabing aktibidad ay naging posible dahil sa inisyatibo ng JMCFI Legal Assistance Center at Law Student practitioners ng JMCFI College of Law, katuwang ang mga partner nito kabilang na ang Provincial Government ng Davao Occidental, ang opisina ni Councilor Luna Acosta, at ng Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC).
Ayon kay Atty. Israelito P. Torreon, and Dean ng JMCFI College of Law na layon ng nasabing aktibidad na makapagbigay saya at pag-asa sa mga kababayan nating kasalukuyang nakakulong at nahaharap sa kaso.
“We are in obeisance to the mandate of Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy to give hope to those who are in jail, especially those who are facing cases nowadays and to remind them that not everything is final, that they still have hope,” ayon kay Atty. Israelito Torreon, Dean, JMCFI College of Law.
Sa katunayan—ay nagpaabot din ng mensahe si Pastor Apollo para sa mga law student practitioners, sa mga PDLs at sa mga custodian ng BJMP, sa pamamagitan ng resident minister ng KOJC na si Bro. Carlo Catiil.
Pastor quiboloy sa BJMP personnel: when you stand for justice, you reflect the higher principles of mercy, fairness, and compassion
“Your role as custodians is to ensure that every person in your care is treated with dignity. You hold the power to remind them, through your words and actions, that their humanity is not diminished by their situation. When you stand for justice, you reflect the higher principles of mercy, fairness, and compassion—the principles that bring healing to a broken system and hope to broken lives. Remember this: true justice belongs to God, who sees beyond labels, beyond accusations, beyond appearances,” wika ni Bro. Carlo Catiil, Resident Minister, KOJC.
Pastor Quiboloy sa mga PDL: Those who are accused are not yet condemned, redemption is always possible
“Those who are accused are not yet condemned. And even for those proven guilty, their worth as human beings remains intact. Redemption is always possible, and transformation is within reach for every soul.”
“I stand as a witness to the strength and grace that comes from standing firm for truth, even when the cost is great. “Tatag lang!” That’s what I always remind my followers. My journey of life is a reminder that no sacrifice is too much when it is made in the service of what is right.”
“Thank you so much, daghang salamat, mensahe po ni Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy.”
Samantala, upang mapagsilbihan ang mas maraming PDL, nahati sa tatlong grupo ang mga JMC Law practitioners para sa mga naka-detain sa Annex area ng BJMP, male dormitory at female dormitory.
Magkasabay na ginanap ang pagbibigay ng legal aid, medical assistance at ang pagbibigay ng mga regalong inihanda ng mga JMC Law student para sa mga kababayan nating magpa-Pasko sa kulungan.
Ayon kay Atty. Torreon, mahalagang ma-expose ang mga law students sa ganitong aktibidad upang makita nila ng personal kung papaano umiiral ang correctional system sa bansa.
“If we will expose our students to situations and locations like this, the jail facilities they would be able to see how justice is really being served, and how it is being implemented and by exposing them to correctional facilities they would know how criminal justice system works, and how is it implemented and executed here in our country.”
“Para sa mga law student—isang magandang oportunidad ang makalahok sa mga ganitong aktibidad dahil bukod sa nakakatulong sila sa iba’t ibang indibidwal sa komunidad—ay natuto at nahahasa, mas pinapalawak nito ang kanilang kaalaman sa batas,” Atty. Torreon.
“Amo ning gihimo nga activity to provide legal aid and also Christmas gift giving to our persons deprived of liberty in the annex building of this jail facility with the hope that as law student, we can bring our legal services and also maka storya pud ang atong mga PDLs.”
“We will do our best especially to follow-up their cases sa mga korte kung asa na assign, we thank Jose Maria College for this opportunity provided to us as law students nindot gyod sia na learning experience to us,” ayon kay Golda Pocon, Student, JMCFI College of Law.
“Actually this is a wonderful opportunity na makit-an namo, because when we become lawyers in the future, kini gyod sila na mga tao ang possible namo nga mahimong kliyente in the future so at least we get to know their experiences so that when we were given the chance to handle cases like what they have experienced, or sa mga cases na ilang gisagubang karon we will be able to handle them, dili mi mangapa,” ayon kay Mervin Jay Suaybaguio, Student, JMCFI College of Law.
“Actually, last year pa mi nag start, we went to Dapicol last year, so it’s giving us, it’s an eye opener sa amua specially sa medical profession kung unsa ang kahimtang sa sulod sa mga persons deprived of liberty, it’s an eye opener and nalipay rapud mi nga kahit papano masking law student pud mi makahatag pud mi ug serbisyo kahit papano sa ilaha here we are giving out medical services,” saad ni Dr. Anne Margaux Quezada –Rommel, Card 2, Student, JMCFI College of Law.
“And it is such an honor to speak on behalf of the college of law students that we could serve our fellow citizens in the jail pati tong mga ginatawag na persons deprived of liberty because.”
“By this opportunity we could be able to listen to their voices, unsa ang ilahang mga experiences sa sulod ug how—the reasons of nganong naa sila sulod, and to give also some legal advice kung unsa ang status or condition sa mga case nga ilahang gina face at present then giving legal education, legal assistance for the community, not just for the PDLs and by that we would be able to master and heightened our knowledge of the law,” John Rey Codilla, President, Clinical Legal Education Program JMCFI College of Law
Samantala, inaasahan naman na magkakaroon pa ng iba pang serye ng free legal aid at medical services ang JMCFI Legal Assistance Center sa hinaharap.
