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Lowering age of criminal liability contradicts laws protecting children
Moves to lower the age of criminal liability run counter to the spirit of various Philippine laws which recognize the vulnerability of minors
Sotto: Senate to prioritize bill lowering age of criminal liability
Senate President Vicente Sotto III says majority of senators are in favor of it. The age, however, is up for debate.
5 opposition bets vs lowering of age of criminal liability
(UPDATED) Senatorial candidates Chel Diokno, Bam Aquino, Gary Alejano, Florin Hilbay, and Erin Tañada oppose proposals to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility
[OPINION] Children's rights pay the price for political gain
'Pushing for a bill that no rational legislator will bother to even pay attention to...is tantamount to bartering the future of Filipino children for personal, political goals.'
Duterte still unaware of 2013 amendment to Pangilinan law
The President still does not have his facts right when it comes to the amended Juvenile Justice Act of 2006. It's unclear if Duterte was told about the amendment but ignored or forgot about it.
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House subpanel approves bill retaining 15 as criminal responsibility age
The measure proposes stiffer penalties for parents and syndicates using children to commit crimes while focusing on the improved rehabilitation of children in conflict with the law
LIVE: House hearing on minimum age of criminal liability
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House subpanel to ditch proposal lowering criminal responsibility age
After months long consultations Representative Ron Salo says the subpanel on correctional reforms will instead propose amendments strengthening the existing Juvenile Justice Act of 2006
FACT CHECK: Duterte misinformed that child offenders can just 'go home'
The President s remarks before the boy scouts show he wasn t aware the Pangilinan Law was amended in 2013 allowing child offenders aged 12 to 15 to be detained in youth centers
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Alvarez on Church opposition to death penalty: 'Why protect evil?'
We are not talking about ordinary crimes These are heinous crimes – crimes that are difficult to imagine being committed by a human being against another human being says Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez
Children in conflict with the law: Cracks in Juvenile Justice Act
Part 3: With calls to lower the age of criminal liability social workers and pro child groups say proper implementation of the law not amendment is needed
When 'Houses of Hope' fail children in conflict with the law
Part 2: With crowded unsanitary and unhealthy environments some youth centers fail to rehabilitate and transform child offenders
House scrambles to pass bills on last session day
Congress ratifies the bicameral report on the expansion of science and technology scholarships and other priority bills on the last session day
The Filipino child is not dispensable
The best investment any nation can make to secure a brighter future is to invest in its youth
