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Jails for adults may doom youth offenders, says solon

January 22, 2019 admin age of criminal liability, rep. leachon, rep. zubiri, Uncategorized, youth offenders

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:27:33 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Bukidnon 3rd District Rep. Manuel Zubiri on Tuesday warned that children in conflict with the law might end up ‘scarred for life or dead’ in prisons for adults because of the lack of reformative facilities in the country. The House of Representatives began the plenary debates on House Bill No. 8858, which […]

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House set to finalize bill on lowered age of criminal liability from 15 to 9

January 17, 2019 admin House of Representatives, Latest News Stories, minimum age of criminal liability, Nation, Philippine news updates, rep. leachon

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 05:19:07 +0000

The House Committee on Justice is set to finalize on Monday, a bill that would lower the age of criminal liability from 15 years old to nine years old , a lawmaker said on Friday.

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