Lowered minimum age of criminal liability opposed 51 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Jenny CuaThe United Nation’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is deeply concerned with the legislative efforts to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 12, and in some circumstances, to nine. Senate Bill 2026 attempts to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 12 and allow children to be placed in a closed youth facility from the age of nine. Based on its explanatory note, the bill argues that lowering the age of criminal responsibility will curb criminality and stop adults from using children. By lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility, syndicates who exploit children into committing crimes for them, will instead use and abuse even younger children to commit their wrongdoings.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 27, 2018 08:15 UTC