Jinggoy Estrada files bill establishing database for sex offenders

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill seeking the creation of a database for sex offenders to keep the public informed and to monitor such criminals in the community.

According to Estrada in a statement on Sunday, Senate Bill No. 1291 or the proposed “National Sex Offender Registry Act” aims to establish a national sex offender registration database that may be of use both to the general public and non-government organizations working for the protection of women and children.

He stressed the necessity of the bill, citing the number of sex offenders who have been apprehended and convicted were still able to consummate their fiendish schemes against unsuspe…

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