How do you get a bill bringing down the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 12 passed in the Senate?
By proposing another bill to have it lowered to age 9, and making those who hold the line at 12 feel like they won a great victory for human rights and and allowing guys like Senator Gordon, who probably thought up the strategy in the first place, to pose as advocates of children’s rights.
JARIUS BONDOC: “What’s needed is a law against heartless officials”
https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2019/01/23/1887300/whats-needed-law-against-heartless-officials
CITO BELTRAN: “Blessing the beasts — not the children”
https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2019/01/23/1887291/blessing-beasts-not-children
ALEX MAGNO: “Minors”
https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2019/01/24/1887601/minors
TONY LA VIÑA: “Children are not criminals”
http://manilastandard.net/opinion/columns/eagle-eyes-by-tony-la-vina/286236/children-are-not-criminals.html
ELIZABETH ANGSIOCO: #ChildrenNotCriminal
http://manilastandard.net/opinion/columns/power-point-by-elizabeth-angsioco/286234/-childrennotcriminal.html
AMELIA HC YLAGAN: “Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water”
https://www.bworldonline.com/dont-throw-the-baby-out-with-the-bath-water/