Senate eyes juvenile law amendments
A Senate panel will begin reviewing the Juvenile Justice Act (RA 9344) following widespread clamor to amend the two-decade-old law because of growing cases of…
Edjen Oliquino · · 2 min read
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A Senate panel will begin reviewing the Juvenile Justice Act (RA 9344) following widespread clamor to amend the two-decade-old law because of growing cases of…
Edjen Oliquino · · 2 min read
The law was crafted with compassion, recognizing that children are not yet fully formed.
Darren M. de Jesus · · 2 min read
If they are facing problems at home, in school, in their communities, or with their mental health, these should be addressed early.
Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go · · 3 min read
Protecting young learners from campus violence requires a collaborative community effort that must begin with parental supervision at home, Pasig…
Jerod Orcullo · · 2 min read
This is no longer just a disciplinary issue. Our schools are in peril, escalating from playground fistfights to armed violence and bloodshed.
Reyner Aaron M. Villaseñor · · 3 min read
Do we now all truly, sincerely believe that children as young as 10-years-old are monsters born to commit crimes, even casually kill? Where did that monstrous…
Nick V. Quijano Jr. · · 3 min read
A husband was meted eight years imprisonment by the Supreme Court (SC) for psychological violence under Republic Act 9262 after finding that his extramarital…
Alvin Murcia · · 3 min read
Air travelers will pay lower fuel surcharges on domestic and international flights in the first half of July after the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) rolled…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 min read
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso warned Friday that chronic student troublemakers could face expulsion from all public schools and a lifetime ban…
Pat C. Santos · · 1 min read
Three men were arrested and a fourth suspect remains at large following the alleged rape of a 24-year-old woman in Pasay on Wednesday police said.
Lisa Marie Apacible · · 2 min read
The answer is not to treat children as adults, but for adults to start acting like grownups. Parents must be present. Schools must be accountable. Government…
Vivienne Angeles (VA),Carl Magadia,Jason Mago · · 3 min read
Malacañang on Thursday said the government must accelerate infrastructure spending to help boost economic growth after lowering its gross domestic product…
Raffy Ayeng · · 2 min read
Amid the recent tragedies, including school-related violence around the country, lawmakers said that what children needed was an environment that did not…
Jerod Orcullo · · 2 min read
A long-standing land dispute in Taguig City escalated into violence Wednesday afternoon, leaving eight people injured and resulting in the arrest of three…
Neil Alcober · · 2 min read
Every peso diverted to a fake flood control project is a peso that didn’t pay for a guidance counselor, a school clinic, or to train campus professionals.
DT · · 3 min read
‘This should serve as a warning to all registered gun owners about the responsibility and accountability that come with firearm ownership.’
Jing Villamente,Neil Alcober,Alvin Murcia,Elmer Recuerdo · · 3 min read
Local governments and law enforcement units across Metro Manila have intensified security at public schools and municipal facilities following a string of…
Pat C. Santos,Neil Alcober · · 2 min read
They were children, fine, we know, everybody knows. One was 14. Then 15. Very young. Very protected. Very “please lower your voice, this is a minor.”
Vernon Velasco · · 2 min read