
Children, Crime and Accountability
Lowering the age of criminal responsibility may satisfy a public desire for a stronger response, but it does little to address the conditions that allowed the…
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Lowering the age of criminal responsibility may satisfy a public desire for a stronger response, but it does little to address the conditions that allowed the…
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Over 9,000 policemen will secure the planned “White Ribbon March” at the EDSA People Power Monument tomorrow, 28 June, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief…
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday received the referral from the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) seeking a…
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Former lawmaker Mike Defensor has filed a rejoinder before the Department of Justice (DOJ) in response to the cyber libel complaint filed against him by former…
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‘Unless reforms are undertaken, the partylist system risks losing public legitimacy altogether.’
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The country should reform its electricity subsidy programs by improving beneficiary targeting and integrating existing social protection and regulatory systems…
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Efforts to modernize customs operations and reduce trade bottlenecks have earned Customs commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno recognition as Asia’s Most Outstanding…
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Dr. Anthony C. Leachon, a prominent independent health reform advocate and past president of the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP), has petitioned a local…
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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said the Department of Justice (DoJ) has found probable cause to file 44 criminal tax cases against former Department of…
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He said the Tacloban shooting, involving 14- and 15-year-old students, exposed weaknesses in the current law.
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The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) on Thursday rejected claims that the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act gives minors a free pass to commit…
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Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday filed a cyberlibel complaint before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Sens. Alan Peter Cayetano and…
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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said the Department of Justice (DOJ) has found probable cause to file 44 criminal tax cases against former Department of…
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has found probable cause to file 44 criminal tax evasion cases against members of the so-called "BGC Boys" or Bulacan Group of…
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The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is ramping up efforts to modernize housing regulation through a digitalization roadmap aimed…
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Criminal complaints have been filed against the 15-year-old student in connection with the shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City that left…
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‘I will closely monitor this issue. If there are laws that need to be fixed, including the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act and existing regulations, then we…
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Family life, the school environment and society do influence a child’s life more than we care to acknowledge.
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