The Department of Justice issued a series of Circulars that modify criminal procedure in the Philippines, by introducing the “reasonable certainty of conviction” standard when pursuing criminal cases, and implementing procedures that ensure proactive involvement by prosecutors during case build-up.
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Paul Rico G. Tan
BrowsingPaul Rico G. Tan is an associate in Quisumbing Torres' Employment Practice Group. Prior to joining the Firm, he was a Legal Clerk under Associate Justice Rosmari Carandang from 2020 - 2021 and a Legal Intern at Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in 2020.
Paul obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Ateneo De Manila University in 2020 where he graduated with Second Honors and finished his degree in Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering from the same university in 2016 with an Honorable Mention.