blocked<\/a> the UP-DND Accord bill. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHouse Bill (HB) 10171, the bill institutionalizing the UP-DND Accord, passed its 3rd reading in Congress last September 21, 2021, and has already been passed to the Senate when Remulla expressed his reconsideration on September 30, 5 days after its submission to the Senate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Motions for reconsideration were only accepted until September 22. However, his appeal for reconsideration was approved despite not meeting the said deadline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Without Remulla’s powertripping, the UP-DND Accord should have been passed on third and final reading, and only a few steps away from becoming a law,” Kabataan Party-list first nominee Raoul Manuel asserted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remulla was also one of the most vocal congressmen who pushed to deny the ABS-CBN its franchise renewal. He argued that the network had major violations including foreign ownership issues and unpaid taxes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, his claims have been consistently debunked by various government agencies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remulla’s transitioning into office has not been discussed yet between him and incumbent Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, but a briefing has been scheduled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once he assumes the position, Remulla will sit in the Anti-Terror Council as one of its members who are enabled to designate people as terrorists and order their arrest and detention. Remulla would also be in-charge of pending cases in the Justice department, including the Bloody Sunday last May 2021 and drug war killings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
KPL stressed Remulla as Justice secretary would enable “no justice” especially under an “academic freedom killer and redtagger.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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