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JUVENILE JUSTICE BILL
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                    [ArticleID] => 327538
                    [Title] => Bicam okays juvenile justice bill
                    [Summary] => A bicameral committee in Congress unanimously approved a proposal aimed at keeping children below 15 years old out of jail and exempting them from criminal prosecution and liability.


The bill was rushed through after the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) late last year said that an estimated 4,000 children, some as young as nine, were languishing in jails here, many of them mixed with adults.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 327577 [Title] => Juvenile Bill lusot na [Summary] => Inaprubahan na ng dalawang kapulungan ng Kongreso ang Juvenile Justice Bill na magbibigay ng proteksiyon sa mga menor-de-edad na masasangkot sa mga krimen.Ayon kay Senate Majority Leader Francis Pangilinan, may-akda ng batas, mula 9-anyos hanggang 15-anyos ang minor, hindi sila pwedeng ikulong at wala itong criminal liability bagkus ay papatawan lang ng penalty o danyos perwisyo at community services. Nakasaad din dito ang agad na paghihiwalay ng minor offenders sa mga adult criminals at dapat agad i-turn over ng isang apprehending party ang minor offender sa DSWD. [DatePublished] => 2006-03-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 318221 [Title] => A truly special Christmas gift [Summary] => A wonderful Christmas present in the form of a passed bill was recently given to all the children who are in jail or might have ended up in jail.

My brother-in-law, Senate Majority Leader Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, authored the Juvenile Justice Bill that was passed last Dec. 6, 2005.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134806 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1528869 [AuthorName] => MOMMY TALK By Maricel Laxa-Pangilinan [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 313904 [Title] => Lawmaker prods House to pass juvenile justice bill [Summary] => Children languishing in prison need justice now.

With this in mind, Senate Majority Leader Francis Pangilinan urged members of the House of Representatives to prioritize next year the passage of the Juvenile Justice Bill, placing the measure’s urgency right next to the 2006 General Appropriations Bill (GAB).

"Next to the 2006 budget, we urge that the Juvenile Justice Bill be passed in the House," Pangilinan said.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 311272 [Title] => Senate approves Juvenile Justice Bill [Summary] => The Senate has approved the Juvenile Justice Bill, a move that was described by United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) as "a great day for children and the Philippines."

Unicef representative to the Philippines Dr. Nicholas Alipui said they welcome the Senate’s passage of the bill and expects the law to be enacted by Congress early next year.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 300418 [Title] => Senator pushes bill for juveniles in jail [Summary] => Senator Francis Pangilinan pushed yesterday for the passage of a bill seeking to prohibit the detention of a minors in conflict with the law with hardened or adult criminals.

The senator toured the congested Caloocan City Jail yesterday to check the actual conditions

"Naririto tayo para makita at ipakita ang problema sa mga batang nakakulong. Itinutulak natin ang Juvenile Justice Bill. It is not right for minors to be treated the same way as adults in the criminal justice system. This is an entirely new approach," Pangilinan said.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097044 [AuthorName] => Jerry Botial [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 300495 [Title] => Dagdag sahod sa kawani ng BuCor giit ni Pimentel [Summary] => Iginiit kahapon ni Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. ang pagkakaroon ng dagdag na suweldo at benepisyo para sa mga kawani ng Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) para makaagapay ang kanilang kita sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin sa bansa.

Ayon kay Sen. Pimentel, dapat pagtuunan ito ng pansin dahil mas malaki ang benepisyo ng mga tanod ng Bureau of Jail and Management (BJMP) na nasa ilalim ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), gayung pareho naman ang trabaho nito sa BuCor na sakop naman ng Department of Justice (DOJ).
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 297308 [Title] => Child prisoners sent to gov’t rehab centers [Summary] => Almost 4,000 juvenile offenders will soon be transferred to government-run rehabilitation centers from congested adult jails, Malacañang announced yesterday.

A task force composed of officials of the justice, social welfare, interior and local government departments as well as the Council for the Welfare of the Children reached an agreement to ensure the speedy transfer of juvenile offenders, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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