AN ACT LOWERING THE AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9344, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE ACT OF 2006', AS AMENDED

AN ACT LOWERING THE MINIMUM AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 6, 20, 20-A, 20-B AND 22 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9344, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE ACT OF 2006', AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE YOUTH SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS AND EXTENDING THE SCOPE OF REFORMATION AND REHABILITATION OF CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9344, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE ACT OF 2006', AND OTHER RELATED LAWS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 6, 8, 20, 22, 33 AND 57 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9344, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE ACT OF 2006

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9344 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE SYSTEM, CREATING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE COUNCIL UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT TO LOWER THE AGE OF EXEMPTION FROM CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY AMENDING SECTIONS 6, 20, 22, 23, 58 AND 64 OF R.A. 9344 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE ACT OF 2006' AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9344, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'JUVENILE JUSTICE WELFARE ACT OF 2006' WITH THE END IN VIEW OF FURTHER STRENGTHENING CURRENT LEGISLATION PROVIDING INTERVENTIONS AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW AND ENSURE THAT LEGISLATIVE MEASURES ARE IN PLACE AGAINST PROPOSALS TO LOWER THE MINIMUM AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY (MACR) FROM FIFTEEN (15) TO NINE (9) YEARS OLD