By ACE ALEGRE Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY (September 15, 2011) – The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act has not been fully implemented yet, according to Manuel Co, chief of Parole and Probation administration at the sidelines of the Third Parole and Probation Executive Conference held in this city until last Saturday. Finger pointing about the flaws…
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Child rights advocacy groups call for improvement in efforts to protect children in conflict with the Law
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Children can be considered criminals at age nine? The child welfare group, Akap Bata says no. The group recently expressed strong disagreement against recommendations being mulled over by the Senate Committee on Justice and Human rights to suspend Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare…