The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) said Tuesday that they strongly oppose the lowering of the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) from 15 years old to 13 as provided in the New Criminal Code – Book I.
According to DSWD Secretary Corazon J. Soliman, the proposed provisions in the New Criminal Code – Book I does not conform with international laws.
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