A joint Senate panel has recommended harsher penalties for parents who would exploit their children for the commission of crimes. Under the current law, children 15 years or younger are exempted from criminal liability. Intervention programIt exempts children under 12 years old from liability, but prescribes that they be subjected to an intervention program. The report also recommended harsher punishments for parents of juveniles who commit crimes. Classifying younger children as criminals could potentially rob them of their innocence, he said in his resolution.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 31, 2019 21:45 UTC