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Tag: children in conflict with the law

  • On Peter’s baller is “Know Your Status,” an HIV-related campaign that advocates getting oneself regularly checked. These are one of the many ballers he distributes during his advocacy work with the Quezon City Health Department.
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    Alternative learning gives children in conflict with the law a second chance

    Nov 08, 2016 1:00 AM

    By JINKY CABILDO and MATTHEW REYSIO-CRUZ (Last of two parts) PETER repeated Grade 5 thrice at a public elementary school in Quezon City before dropping out in 2013. He was then 13 and already a heavy drinker and smoker. (The names of the children have been changed to protect their identity.—Ed.) After he dropped out […]

    children in conflict with the law, Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act

  • The training area of Pasig City's Bahay Aruga, where Marcus was transferred after his two-month stint at Pasig City Jail. The shelter is a pioneer in the use of child-friendly bars, pictured here
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    Police imprison, torture children a decade after juvenile justice law

    Nov 07, 2016 1:00 AM

    By JINKY CABILDO and MATTHEW REYSIO-CRUZ (First of two parts) FIVE grams of “shabu” in his hands and nowhere to run. It was 17-year-old Daniel’s second brush with the law when two police officers and three city watchmen arrested him in Taguig City one early morning in October last year.  (The names of the children […]

    children in conflict with the law, Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act

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