17th Congress
Senate Resolution No. 171

LOWERING THE MINIMUM AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

Filed on September 27, 2016 by De Lima, Leila M.
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RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9344, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'JUVENILE JUSTICE WELFARE ACT OF 2006' WITH THE END IN VIEW OF FURTHER STRENGTHENING CURRENT LEGISLATION PROVIDING INTERVENTIONS AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW AND ENSURE THAT LEGISLATIVE MEASURES ARE IN PLACE AGAINST PROPOSALS TO LOWER THE MINIMUM AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY (MACR) FROM FIFTEEN (15) TO NINE (9) YEARS OLD

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National

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Consolidated/Substituted in the Committee Report (1/30/2019)
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