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Senate ratifies PH-UK prisoner transfer treaty
Manila Bulletin
|March 4, 2026
The Senate on Monday, March 2, concurred in the ratification of the treaty between the Philippines and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons.
NEW SET MEMBER - Senator Camille Villar (left) takes her oath as member of the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) before Senior Associate Justice and SET Chairperson Marvic Leonen (second from left) at the Supreme Court in Manila on Monday, March 2. Witnessing her oath-taking are, from right, Associate Justices Henri Jean Paul B. Inting and Ramon Paul L. Hernando. (Contributed photo)
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