January, 2019
SWS: Majority of Filipinos support retaining minimum age of criminal liability at 15 years old
January 31, 2019 · By JOSEPH TRISTAN ROXAS, GMA News for www.gmanetwork.com
Results of a survey by Social Weather Stations (SWS) in partnership with the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) released on Tuesday showed that majority of Filipinos support retaining the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) to 15 years old. SWS president Mahar Mangahas said the survey had 1,500 respondents, with 300 adults each in Metro […]
Read More...20 killed, dozens wounded in Philippines church bombings
January 30, 2019 · By Madeline Holcombe and Virma Simonette, CNN for edition.cnn.com
(CNN) – Two bombs tore through a Roman Catholic cathedral in southern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least 20 people and leaving dozens wounded, authorities said. Two suspected improvised explosive devices detonated at intervals at the Jolo Catholic cathedral in the Mindanao region, according to the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. At least 81 people have […]
Read More...CRN slams Senate Justice panel chair for showing fake news video, dangling budget to execs
January 30, 2019 · By Change.org for www.change.org
JAN 26, 2019 — Child Rights Network slams Senate Justice panel chair for showing fake news video, dangling budget to execs in hearing of bill lowering age of criminal responsibility 26 January 2019 – We are utterly appalled at how Senate Justice Committee Chair Richard Gordon irresponsibly used a video during yesterday’s public hearing on […]
Read More...Philippine lawmakers back down on child criminal bill
January 29, 2019 · By Joe Torres, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Joe Torres, Manila Philippines January 24, 2019 Philippine lawmakers have been forced to make a compromise in their attempt to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility amid fierce opposition from child rights advocacy groups and the Catholic Church . The Lower House of Congress originally proposed to lower the age to nine years old, […]
Read More...Lord Alton speaks in support of Filipino workers
January 29, 2019 ·
Lord Alton speaks in support of Filipino workers. London, House of Lords. Today’s debate on the Philippines was an opportunity to highlight appalling human rights violations by the Duterte Government and the exploitation and trafficking of Filipino workers. Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB) My Lords, I too congratulate my noble friend Lord Hylton on securing […]
Read More...NOT 9, NOT 12: House vote to lower MACR against the best interest of Filipino children
January 28, 2019 · By Change.org for www.change.org
JAN 23, 2019 — NOT 9, NOT 12: House vote to lower minimum age of criminal responsibility against the best interest of Filipino children 23 January 2019 – Today, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly and hastily approved a bill that lowers that minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) from 15 to 12 years old, amending […]
Read More...Philippine bid to lower criminal liability age wins backing
January 28, 2019 · By Joe Torres, Manila for www.ucanews.com
A bill to reduce minimum age of criminal responsibility from 15 to nine years of age is cleared to go before congress Joe Torres, Manila Philippines January 22, 2019 The Philippine Lower House’s justice committee backed a draft bill on Jan. 21 that would lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 15 to nine years old. […]
Read More...Children are Treated as Criminals
January 25, 2019 · By Fr. Shay Cullen for www.preda.org
Children are Treated as Criminals Fr. Shay Cullen 25 January 2019 The lower chamber of the Philippine Congress is going to approve the lowering of the minimum age of criminal liability of a child from the present 15 years-of-age to 12-years-of-age. They really want to reduce it to 9 but public outcry forced the politicians […]
Read More...The Story Behind the Photograph of Rosi
January 25, 2019 · By Fr. Shay Cullen for www.preda.org
The Story Behind the Photograph of Rosi Father Shay Cullen Rosi was a six-year old child detained in the police detention cell of Police Station B on Magsaysay Drive in Olongapo City some years ago. More like her will be jailed if the minimum age of criminal liability will be lowered to nine or 12 […]
Read More...Street children need shelter not a jail cell
January 25, 2019 · By Fr. Shay Cullen for www.preda.org
Lowering the age of criminal liability for children compounds the failure of govt to look out for their welfare Father Shay Cullen Philippines I first saw Rosi, a six-year-old girl, inside a police detention cell in Olongapo City’s red light district. Remembering that day, I am afraid that more girls like Rosi will be in […]
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