TACLOBAN CITY — There is a need to change some provision of the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act of 2006 for children not to be the subjected anymore of criminal groups, said Leyte Governor Jericho “Icot” Petilla who also chairs the Regional Development Council 8.
Although RDC 6 had already passed a resolution supporting the amendments of Republic Act 9644, Petilla said that as of the moment RDC 8 members had not made any resolution to support the amendment proposed in the Senate by committee on justice and human rights Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero.
However, Petilla said that they can tackle said issue with the fellow members of RDC.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the region, also a member of the RDC, had already express its support to amend the law.
Youth offenders, particularly those who ages 15 and below, had increased due to the provision of the existing law that they cannot be criminally liable but they should be put in a rehabilitation and reintegration facility to undergo intervention before they are sent back to their families and communities.
This, according to Petilla, is true as most criminal groups use youths in carrying out their illegal activities.
He, however, stressed that aside from being used by criminal groups that lack of parental guidance of parents to their children is also among the causes of children involved in crime.
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