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==[[Marinduque News]]==
==[[Marinduque News]]==
'''Penalties for those who refuse official probes'''
'''Unveiling other treasures of Marinduque'''
*Source: http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/2012/04/14/penalties-for-those-who-refuse-official-probes/
*Source: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=797277&publicationSubCategoryId=200
*Saturday, 14 April, 2012
* April 15, 2012 02:46 PM
:by Maricel Cruz
:by   Jun Pasaylo




STIFFER penalties will be imposed against persons who refuse to attend congressional inquiries or a constitutional commission hearing as witnesses.
MARINDUQUE, Philippines – As the dusts of the annual Moriones event settled in, life here slowly returned to normal as thousands of local and foreign tourists joined the exodus of moving out from this Lenten capital of the country.


House Bill 5817, authored by Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco, proposes the penalty of arresto mayor [minimum jail term of six months] or a fine ranging from P16,000 to P80,000, or both.
For decades, the Moriones tradition brought this island-province to fame, being home to one of the oldest religious practices in Philippine history.


The bill seeks to amend the “fine components” of the Revised Penal Code, which are still base on 1930 rates, the year the law was enacted.  It carries the penalty of arresto mayor and an obsolete fines ranging from P200 to P1,000.
But Marinduque has a lot to offer other than the Moriones.


The bill noted that the massive inflation and devaluation our currency has gone through renders the punitive fine component of the penal code negligible.
Its local tourism office was gearing up of showcasing the potential of the province as a premiere tourist destination.


“To uphold the full force and teeth of the penal laws, punishment for offenses and crimes including fines, imprisonment and civil disqualification components must be up to date,” the bill read.
Some unique features


Under the measure, the penalty of arresto mayor or a fine ranging from P16,000 to P80,000, or both, shall be imposed upon any person who, having been duly summoned to attend as a witness before Congress, its special or standing committees and subcommittees.
Other than the Morions, the masked and costumed penitents that drew their inspiration from the Roman soldiers that tortured Jesus Christ before his crucifixion, Marinduque is also home to a musical instrument called "Kalutang".


The bodies also include constitutional commissions and its committees, subcommittees, or divisions, or any commission or committee chairman or member authorized to summon witnesses.
It was made from two pieces of wood that produce different note ranges depending on its size. A band of 10 to 12 can create music with this instrument.


Those who refuse, without legal excuse, to obey such summons, or be present before any such legislative or constitutional body or official, refuses to be sworn or placed under affirmation or to answer any legal inquiry or to produce any books, papers, documents, or records in his possession, when required by them to do so in the exercise of their functions will be penalized.
Marinduque also hosts a 1.4-kilometer underground river, popularly known by the local as the Bagumbayan Caves in Sta. Cruz town.


The same penalty shall be imposed upon any person who shall restrain another from attending as a witness, or who shall induce disobedience to a summon or refusal to be sworn by any such body or official.
The white and fine sand of its Mariwaya and Tres Reyes Islands matched those of the world famous Boracay Island.


“The bill suggests a new amount, subject to the committee’s discretion, replacing the old ones using a formula utilizing the available data from the National Statistics Coordination Board relating to Consumer Price Indexes,” Velasco said.
Its six towns – Mogpog, Santa Cruz, Torrijos, Buenavista, Gasan and Boac – offered a variety of rock and sand beaches, falls, caves, sulfur springs, heritage sites, century-old churches and ancient houses, among others.
 
Its community-based tourism projects also offered mountaineering programs to the towering Mt. Malinding, and eco-tourism activities to Carmen mangrove sites.
 
It is also home to one of the branches of the National Museum of the Philippines that housed the countless artifacts that define the rich history of Marinduque.
 
 
The province also strengthen its claim as being the heart of the Philippines, on top of being a heart-shape island, with the discovery of historical marker Luzon Datum.
 
Luzon Datum, a marker with a hole of 1.5 centimeter in diameter and 6.0 centimeter deep, traced to the surveying and mapping activities in the Philippines of the then United States Coast and Geodetic Survey (USCGS).
 
In her speech during the unveiling of the historical marker, Governor Carmencita Reyes noted of the rarest opportunity to play host to Luzon Datum, the Point Number One for all Philippine mapmakers.
 
"It stands there on its high perch as the authoritative reference guide and a constant reminder that will steer and lead us to further seek natural and man-made heritage together with intangible legacies that Marinduque continually bequeaths upon us, waiting to be discovered," she said.
 
On top of unadulterated environment treasures of Marinduque are its people.
 
Along the streets of this fourth class province, one can feel the tranquility brought about by the spirit of its peace-loving people.
 
Its laid back life perfectly matches the aura of its cultural heritage that decoded the wonders of the people and places in this island-province in Tayabas Bay.
 
One can walk around free from the threats of criminality. After all, Marinduque is the second safest province of the Philippines, next to the Batanes group of islands.


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