Topic: Child Detention
Children in jail: What has happened to GMA’s order?
November 17, 2005 · , editorial
Children in jail: What has happened to GMA’s order? SUPREME Court Justice Reynato S. Puno, in a speech to the Fourth Annual Conference of the Child Protection Unit Network 10 days ago, said: “According to the Juvenile Justice Network, 10,515 Filipino children are being arrested and detained each year. The Philippine Bar Association has reported […]
Read More...Childhoods lost in Philippine jails
October 12, 2005 · By JOHN O'CALLAGHAN, ABS-CBN NEWS
CALOOCAN CITY – At age 14, Christian was taken to a city jail in the Philippines on charges of selling and using a powerful methamphetamine known as “shabu”. Nearly three years later, he is still in a cell, smaller than a boxing ring, with 28 other youths awaiting a verdict in court. But Christian and […]
Read More...Consider the Children in Jail
January 6, 2003 · , Philippine Daily Inquirer
WHILE the rich politicians are celebrating with parties and pomp the birth of the child Jesus, they ignore the sub-human conditions of thousands of children in the Philippines whoa re imprisoned with criminals. This is so unworthy of the Filipino people. The media need to give more investigative coverage to the plight of these children […]
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