Pope Francis left the country on January 19, yet President Benigno Aquino 3rd still has to approve a list of aging and ailing inmates who would be granted executive clemency.

The benevolent gesture was supposed to be part of the President’s offering to the Holy Father on his five-day visit to the country but Malacañang is yet to release a final version of the list based on recommendations from the Department of Justice (DOJ).

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