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Philippine Juvenile Justice Law:
A Decade of Challenges and Beyond.
Challenges. Criticisms.
Mayor Duterte in 2007:
• makes children grow up ‘without a sense of accountability
since they are not punished for crimes they commit.’
• ‘…stupid copycat of the American legislation as well as
European laws without an in-depth study…’
• Philippines not having the financial capacity to establish
rehabilitation centers for youth offenders compared to
other countries
• social welfare department not having enough facilities to
take in the children
• children exempt from liability are released without
undergoing necessary intervention programs
Challenges. Criticisms.
Proposals of critics. From 2010 to 2013.
• children ages 12 to 15 still exempt but not returned to
parents/community immediately if:
• serious crimes committed
• repeat offenders
• found dependent, abandoned, neglected or abused
• impunity
• accountability of minors
Child 5,657 3,283 2,644 2,471 1,955 1,825 2,158 2,735 4,246 5,318 5,308
Adult 85,776 83,704 77,253 76,758 71,226 65,944 66,846 502,665 324,083 246,958 217,836
Total 91,433 86,987 79,897 79,227 73,181 67,769 69,004 505,400 328,329 252,276 223,114
% of child
vs. adult 6.2% 3.7% 3.3% 3.1% 2.6% 2.6% 3.1% .5% 1.3% 2.1% 2.4%
Below 9 yrs 59 36 37 23 13 12 40 49 32 14
9-15 yrs 902 869 501 346 293 1057 889 797 58 102
Total 961 905 538 369 306 1069 929 846 90 116
16-17 yrs 4696 2378 2106 2102 1649 756 1229 1889 4156 5202
Total crimes by 5657 3283 2644 2471 1955 1825 2158 2735 4246 5318
children
% 15 yrs & below 16% 27.5% 20% 14.9% 15.6% 58.5% 43% 30.9% 2.1% 2.2%
• information, education
• on when children have discernment