MANILA, Philippines --- Senate must study first the implementation of the Juvenile and Justice Welfare Act (JJWA) or Republic Act 9344 before lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR), Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Saturday. "It is clear to us now that the current law has not realized its full potential and the debates we are having now is a result of the poor or non-implementation of the law," Drilon said over local radio station DzRH. "Based on our hearings, I am convinced that there is nothing wrong with the current law or Republic Act 9344. The problems lie in the implementation of the law and that is what the ...
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