CBCP: Aquino to address Manila summit for inmates in December

President Benigno Simeon Aquino III will address a Manila summit on justice for inmates this December, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said. The CBCP said Aquino will also receive a declaration that contains the “reform agenda" crafted by participants at the National Summit for Persons Deprived of Liberty. “The summit is designed to come out with a reform agenda of the criminal justice system," CBCP Commission on Prison Pastoral Care executive secretary Rodolfo Diamante said in an article posted on Tuesday on the CBCP news site. He said the event is scheduled at the Manila Diamond Hotel on December 16 and will address key concerns in administering justice to persons behind bars. The summit's theme is “Collaborative Partnership Towards Enhancing the Dignity of Persons Deprived of Liberty." Listed below are some of the speakers and the topics they will cover during the summit: