Two officials were suspended by
the Department of Justice as the fallout continues from the release
of convicted rapist Romeo Jalosjos from the national penitentiary.
New Bilibid Prisons Supt. Juanito
Leopando and Bureau of Corrections Administrative Division Chief
Teodora Diaz were given a 90-day preventive suspension.
Children—those who haven’t
reached the age of majority or not yet age 18—became major items
in news reports in 2007, primarily because of reports of their
suffering during the government’s anti-insurgency campaign.