Rappler's latest stories on Juvenile Justice Law
Drilon: Build youth centers first before lowering age of criminal responsibility
‘The problems lie in the implementation of the law and that is what the amendments should focus on,’ says Senator Franklin Drilon
Senate to begin hearing bills on lowering age of criminal liability
Senate bills are pushing for a slightly higher minimum age, 12 years old, than the House of Representatives' proposal of 9 years old
Children in Duterte’s bloody war on drugs
The children in the Philippines are not spared from Duterte’s war on drugs
LIST: Where Duterte and Robredo part ways
The country s two leaders don t see eye to eye on fundamental issues – from human rights to foreign policy
Beyond juvenile delinquency: Why children break the law
Part 1: Is there a future for children in conflict with the law? Out of youth centers on the streets with no one else they have nothing
Pangilinan to Alvarez: Gravity of crime, not kids' age, should matter
Hindi naman ata tama na lahat ng batang nagkamali ay ating ikukulong at kakasuhan Dapat tingnan natin ang bigat ng kasalanan says Senator Francis Pangilinan author of the original Juvenile Justice Law
Congressmen want 9-year-old kids charged for crimes
UPDATED Davao del Norte 1st district s Pantaleon Alvarez and Capiz 2nd district s Fredenil Castro file an accompanying bill seeking to restore the death penalty
Duterte wants to amend Juvenile Justice Law
Duterte says law enforcers have a hard time dealing with minors who violate the law because the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act only allows the police to turn over the suspects to social workers
Congress: Age of criminal liability stays at 15
The Department of Social Welfare and Development replaces the Department of Justice as the lead agency that will implement the law
