PDEA: Prioritize intervention programs for youth offenders

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 04:38:40 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Intervention programs for children in conflict with the law (CICL) must be prioritized over determining the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Director General Aaron Aquino said on Wednesday.

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PDEA files raps vs parents of minors in drug den

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 03:00:15 +0000

PDEA files raps vs parents of minors in drug den

The PDEA has filed criminal complaints of neglect and exploitation against parents of minors caught in a drug raid in Navotas.

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Child rights group slams ‘hypocrite’ Sara Duterte

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 01:45:53 +0000

Child rights group slams ‘hypocrite’ Sara Duterte

MANILA, Philippines — It is hypocrisy to punish children and ignore drug lords and syndicates, a children’s rights group said Sunday. Salinlahi Alliance for Children’s Concerns slammed Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte for her recent statement on children’s capability to commit crimes. “It is with such hypocrisy that Mayor Sarah and his father opt to […]

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Arroyo on age of liability: It was what Duterte wanted

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 04:07:03 +0000

Arroyo on age of liability: It was what Duterte wanted

Speaker Arroyo said that she supported the bill lowering the age of criminal responsibility to nine years old because Duterte wanted it.

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Trillanes rejects ‘unjust’ lowering age of criminal liability 

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 00:55:37 +0000

Trillanes rejects ‘unjust’ lowering age of criminal liability 

Opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV thumbed down a bill seeking to lower the age of criminal liability from 15 to nine years old.

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Children in conflict with the law won’t be sent to ordinary prisons, Leachon clarifies

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 08:47:43 +0000

Under the bill passed by the House justice panel Monday, children in conflict with the law will not be sent to ordinary prisons.

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