The Provincial Government of Cotabato has once again successfully conducted the Enhanced Justice on Wheels (EJOW) program of the Supreme Court (SC) with astounding results. Yesterday, a total of 332 detainees were released from different district jails in the Province of Cotabato, mostly from the North Cotabato District Jail (NCDJ) after a fast and on-the-spot and free court hearings and dispute resolution services – adjudication, mediation, and conciliation.
Supreme Court Administrator Jose Midas P. Marquez lauded Governor Emmylou “Lala” Taliňo-Mendoza for supporting and actively partnering with the SC in the implementation of the said program which aims to to give the poor greater access to justice. This is the already fourth time EJOW was conducted in the Province of Cotabato. (Jimmy Sta. Cruz //Photos by Roville Ann Sotto/JSC– PGO IDCD )