Opposition Senator Francis Pangilinan has re-filed the Mandatory Autopsy Act and the Mandatory Collection of Biological Specimen and Identifications Act in the current 18th Congress.
Pangilinan stressed the importance of the passage of these bills as deaths under investigation are once again in the spotlight following the death of 17-year-old Kian Delos Santos at the hands of police.
“The original purpose of this measure is to help investigate the increasing daily killings way back in 2017. Back then, the victim tally has been at 7,000. At present, the so-called deaths under investigation have reached over 20,000, including children. Clearly, there is a need to legislate measures that will help us solve cases swiftly and efficiently,” Pangilinan said.
The bill allows only certain board-certified forensic pathologists to be able to conduct the autopsy, such as government health officers, medical officers of law enforcement agencies, and members of the medical staff of accredited hospitals. Results of the autopsy shall remain confidential and is to be restricted only to the investigative agency and the next of kin unless otherwise ordered by the court.
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