(UPDATE) THE Supreme Court has found that the Department of Justice (DoJ) exceeded its power of subordinate legislation when it excluded persons convicted of heinous crimes from the benefits of Republic Act (RA) 10592 or the "New Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law."

In finding the assailed provisions of the 2019 Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) invalid, the Court en banc, through Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh, ruled that persons convicted of heinous crimes are still entitled to GCTA.

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