Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 21:16:56 +0000
Several senators on Wednesday expressed concern over the decision of the Duterte administration to add P1 billion to the budget
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 21:03:18 +0000
Small, scrawny and looking younger than his 14 years, Janmark (not his real name) is one of several children in conflict with the law staying at the two-room Bahay Pag-asa in Mandaluyong City. He ended up there after he was busted for using marijuana earlier this month. Already, Janmark has a couple of bruises to […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 23:23:12 +0000
Members of the House of Representatives and senators have started tackling separate versions of a controversial measure to amend a juvenile law to lower the age of criminal responsibility for children from the current 15 years old before their current terms end in June.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 23:22:28 +0000
A labor group on Tuesday warned that lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 9 years old may pave the way for a rise in the number of child labor cases in the country.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 23:21:12 +0000
Malacañang on Tuesday said critics of a bill that would lower the age of criminal responsibility for children from 15 to 9 years old should read the measure and understand its objectives before speaking against it. “What I’m saying is before you open your mouth, you better know your facts,” presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:29:51 +0000
ONLY 55 out of the 114 “homes” for juvenile delinquents nationwide are operational as of June 2018, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said on Tuesday. These “homes,” called Bahay…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 13:36:36 +0000
Children used in crimes are not criminals but victims, former Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II said on Tuesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 10:07:00 +0000
With the House of Representatives ready to tackle the bill lowering the age of criminal liability from 15 to 9, Vice President Leni Robredo called on lawmakers to help juvenile delinquents improve their lives instead of punishing them.
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