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One of the most contentious issues in juvenile justice policy is determining the
minimum age of criminal responsibility . There is a large variation around the
world on what the appropriate age is, and even within nations differences exist
depending upon the nature of the crime and the jurisdiction.
The House committee on justice approved the bill that would lower the
minimum age of criminal responsibility from 15 years old to 9 years old.
The justice panel gave its thumbs up to the substitute bill that would
amend Republic Act (RA) 10630, the law that currently retains the minimum age
of criminal liability at 15 but allows children as young as 12 to be detained in
youth care facilities or Bahay Pag-asa for serious crimes only such as rape,
murder, and homicide, among others.
Crimes covered by the bill were murder, parricide, infanticide, serious illegal
detention, car-jacking and violation of the Dangerous Drugs Act.