Incoming Philippine president aims to lower minimum child prosecution ceiling from 15 to 12 years old. The Philippine bishops' Commission on Pastoral Care has voiced strong
opposition to a plan by the incoming administration to lower the
minimum age for child prosecutions from 15 to 12.
"These kids are victims themselves so why penalize them?" said Rodolfo Diamante, executive secretary of the commission.
http://www.ucanews.com/news/bishops-oppose-bid-to-lower-age-of-criminal-liability/76347
"These kids are victims themselves so why penalize them?" said Rodolfo Diamante, executive secretary of the commission.
http://www.ucanews.com/news/bishops-oppose-bid-to-lower-age-of-criminal-liability/76347