The House justice committee is still undecided on the minimum age of criminal liability that the Duterte administration wants lowered from 15 to nine years old, Rep. Ron Salo of Kabayan party-list said on Wednesday during a hearing of the panel’s sub-committee on correctional reforms.

Salo heads the Technical Working Group (TWG) designated to consolidate proposed bills on lowering the age of criminal liability.

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