Unionist parties opposed to increasing the age from 10 to 14 in most cases had deployed a veto known as a petition of concern ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday said lowering the age of criminal liability requires further study amid recent ...

The Bar Council, which describes itself as the voice of the barrister profession in England and Wales, has called for the ...

ON June 22, 2026, high school students “Nash” and “Rod” — ages 14 and 15, respectively — went on a shooting rampage at San ...

The minimum age of criminal responsibility should be raised from ten to 14, a legal group representing barristers has said.

VANCOUVER, Canada — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) said that the proposal to lower the minimum ...

MANILA, Philippines — Any proposal to lower the age of criminal liability in the country must be studied carefully, ...

A Bar Council report says the current minimum age of 10 'remains low by contemporary global standards' - here are the main ...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is open to participating in legislative discussions on the lowering ...

Review of criminal courts for children has put fresh focus on the age at which young people can be held responsible.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday said it supports the proposal to amend the Juvenile Justice Welface Act, particularly the lowering of the age of criminal ...

Lawmakers from both chambers are pushing back against the rush to amend the juvenile justice law as a quick response to the shocking school shooting in Tacloban, Leyte that killed three and injured ...