Long Title
RESOLUTION TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NEED TO OPPOSE ANY MOVE TO LOWER THE LEGISLATED MINIMUM AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY (MACR) OF CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW, AND RETAIN THE EXISTING MACR OF FIFTEEN (15) YEARS OF AGE, AS IT IS IN CONSONANCE WITH THE COGNITIVE, PSYCHOSOCIAL, AND NEUROBIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN AND WITH INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS THAT BIND THE PHILIPPINES
Short Title
MINIMUM AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY (MACR)
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Date filed
September 19, 2016
Legislative History
Legislative History
Entitled: RESOLUTION TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NEED TO OPPOSE ANY MOVE TO LOWER THE LEGISLATED MINIMUM AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY (MACR) OF CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW, AND RETAIN THE EXISTING MACR OF FIFTEEN (15) YEARS OF AGE, AS IT IS IN CONSONANCE WITH THE COGNITIVE, PSYCHOSOCIAL, AND NEUROBIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN AND WITH INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS THAT BIND THE PHILIPPINES [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2016 ] 9/19/2016 Introduced by Senator GRACE L. POE; 9/21/2016 Submitted to the Senate and Referred to the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; and WOMEN, CHILDREN, FAMILY RELATIONS AND GENDER EQUALITY; (The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)
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Legislative Status Date
September 21, 2016
Session Sequence No.
24
Scope
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