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I happen to prefer a lot of different things at my age, and I've had a bunch of great life experiences. And, in my opinion, such children should enjoy their lives as well; during their youth, they should appreciate every moment with their families, spend more time with friends, and learn from their mistakes and experiences. Lowering the age of criminal liability to 9-15 has negative consequences; it can damage their lives and goals; we must offer them opportunities to correct their mistakes.

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Republic Act 9344 or The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 MUST be amended.......

For me, the age of criminal liability must not be lowered. Instead of punishing them, children involved in crimes can be reprimanded instead of punished.
Often the young people involved in bad activities are street childrens who are neglected by their parents and lack the knowledge of what is really wrong and right. There are also instances where there are adults who abuse a child’s ignorance, forcing young people to commit bad deeds in order to survive and have something to eat. So criminal liability should not be lowered because young people do not need to be incarcerated in prison to learn, instead they need care and love that they have not experienced so they can do bad things.

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Republic Act No. 9344 is
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE SYSTEM, CREATING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE COUNCIL UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

My stand with this act is that I support the call of the Council for the Welfare of Children, civil society organizations, professional associations, child protection experts, well-meaning citizens, parents and the youth to not lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility. Congress must support the full implementation of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act.

Children in conflict with the law are already victims of circumstance, mostly because of poverty and others of exploitation by adults.

Children need access to rehabilitation services because they deserve a second chance and opportunity to restart again.

They need to be protected and not further penalized.

But it's not a license for minors to do criminal acts. It's just that they need to be treated.

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10-Tunasan 6

For me the age of criminal liability must not be lowered. Children who are exploited and forced to commit crimes should be protected. They are too young to be in jail. Most of the children being used in to do crimes is are poor. That's why many children are being used to do crimes because they don't have enough knowledge on what they are doing. It is easy to trick children.  Children who are driven by adults to commit crimes should not be punished by putting them into prison rather they should be protected and teach the children on what's life in prison not put them in prison. Also parents should be preached on not to do crimes especially to not use their child to do crimes for them. Parents should be the one to discipline their children.

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what is your stand on this republic act 9344 or the juvenile justice and welfare act of 2006  must be amended. age for criminal liability must be lowered from the original 9-15 years old?I agree with this so that it does not spread further and the number of cases against it does not increase and we have the right to defend ourselves against evil spirits and those people should be punished according to the appropriate government law in this regard.

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Republic Act 9344 or the juvenile justice and welfare act of 2006 must be emended...

I do not agree because I believe that students like me should study to have a good education and not be imprisoned to teach a lesson. Even if they make a mistake at a young age, they should be disciplined to teach them the right behavior, make them understand that what they did is wrong because they are still young and can correct their crooked behavior when you show them a good example. Because for me when they are imprisoned because they broke the law at such a young age they can no longer correct their wrong behavior because they will be included among the people who are real criminals. As our national hero said "youth is the hope of the people" so how can that happen if at a young age all those who make mistakes in the law will be imprisoned so I don't really agree.

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Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 MUST be amended. The age for criminal liability must be lowered from the original 9-15 years old, to 9 years but old and below. I stand against this because first of all there is a lack of evidence and data that children are responsible for the increase in crime rates committed in the Philippines. Lowering the age of criminal responsibility will not deter adult offenders from abusing children to commit crimes and Scientific studies show that brain function reaches maturity only at around 16 years old, affecting children’s reasoning and impulse control.

I believe that its not necessarily to amend it because  those ages has not barely even reached the age of puberty and their brains are not developed to understand the consequences of actions, they just made a mistake ,which can still be corrected by proper guidances by their parents or guardians.A kid who isn't aware of the consequences on the actions they did,does not deserve to be detained.Considering the environment of our prisons today.I highly think the government should focus more in curing poverty which one of the main factors that juveniles commit crime and enhance our education systems.

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Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act 2006

The age of criminal liability must not be lowered from the original. Instead of punishing them, they should be taken by the Department of Social Welfare and Development to prevent them from committing future offenses. Especially nowadays most child offenders are street children who were abandoned and abused by their own families. They do not have enough education that's why adult criminals take advantage of them. They were forced to do things to survive.

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Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 MUST be amended. The age for criminal liability must be lowered from the original 9-15 years old, to 9 years old and below.

My opinion in that case is not good for children. because you need to enjoy your life of the age 9-15. This Act shall be known as the "Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006." It shall cover the different stages involving children at risk and children in conflict with the law from prevention to rehabilitation and reintegration.

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I don't agree with that. Because at that age they still enjoy their childhood they are still playing and studying for their future. If the children have done something wrong at that age, they can be reprimanded and guided by the parent. To make them understand that what they did was wrong. The child can change if he sees something good and good in his environment. It is up to the parents to raise and discipline their children well.

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The RA No. 9344, known as the "Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act". Lowering the age of criminal culpability for children, in my opinion, is a form of aggression against them. Children who are exploited and led to commit crimes by gangs should be protected rather than punished. These gangs will employ and abuse younger children to coerce them into doing crimes on their behalf. It has the impact of encouraging more youngsters to engage in criminal activity, increasing the rate of incarceration, and encouraging them to repeat the unwanted behavior after experiencing the repercussions of that action.

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In my own opinion, The age for criminal liability it must not be lowered to 9 years old and below. They should be protected, supported helped, and assisted and not be in jail. A 9-year old child has not yet even reached the standard age of puberty. These ages are too young for them to be in jail.

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Law No. 9344, also known as the "Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act"

A child or children should not be disciplined through early confinement, and I respectfully disagree with that law. Allow children to explore the world without fear of being imprisoned in the event of a calamity. Minors, who are virtually invariably victims of numerous conditions such as poverty and inequitable social institutions, should not be punished or criminalized. A child's inappropriate behavior is frequently a sign of a dysfunctional family. Parental supervision,education, and normal childhood development are also missing from these children's lives. So let's not just focus on what everyone will get out of incarcerating youngsters at a young age. We should also think about children's rights and the possibility of what going to happen if their being imprisoned at a young age.

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Valino Christian Aldrin C.                   10 - Tunasan 6

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Valino Christian Aldrin C.                   10 - Tunasan 6

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Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 mustn't be amended. Children are capable of doing crimes but there are many reasons why they did that maybe they were pressured by adults or because of poverty and many more reasons. Government should focus on children in putting them in school should focus in learning and parents should also educate their children about what is right and what is wrong.

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De Leon, Hannah Paulene H.
Tunasan 3

Republic Act No. 9344 or the “Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act” defines the Juvenile Justice and Welfare System as a system dealing with children at risk and children in conflict with the law, which provides child-appropriate proceedings, including programs and services for prevention, diversion, rehabilitation, re-integration and aftercare to ensure their normal growth and development.

in my own opinion this law is not good because the age of 9 to 15 years old is too young to face such laws but I also agree because children who take drugs can be avoided, the committing of crimes can be avoided and let them be just a normal child who grows well.

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9344 or the “Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act” refers to the Juvenile Justice and Welfare System as a system that deals with children at risk and children in conflict with the law, providing child -appropriate proceedings, including programs and services. for prevention, transfer, rehabilitation, reunification it is right for young people for those who are early incarcerated and committing crimes it is only right to give and these laws are right to make the right decision as well.

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The amendments and justice that persecute age 9 to 15 is an unreliable way to approach a crime involving children. The REPUBLIC ACT No. 9344  or specifically known as Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006. Is a way to be reinstated the fact the children age is beyond capable to be punished even though they have a conflict involving violations of law. We must see that those kids have the rights to be protected and given a chance to give a better surrounding as to teach them in ways that they don't get a trauma from it. We can say that the age stated, is the age wherein children must be guided and given life lessons as this age is prone to misinterpretation giving the chance we must consider the fact the kids that have a conflict with law suffer from some kind of trauma or incident that made them do such things. They still can't process and know the consequences that they might get as they are just a child. Hereby I do stand with the act as I think that it will protect children and give them the chance that they do deserve.

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I strongly believe that every children needs their parents guidance, the child's behavior is based on what their parent's behavior reflects.
If the child makes a mistake inside of their home the parent accommodates it with a  discipline and proper guidance to a child to know how or what to  fix or change. To sum up the parent was  being the  responsible for the good upbringing of a child.

In case of the Republic Act. 9344 or the Juvenile Justice incarcerating a child when it does something wrong is not a solution because it is still just a child, a child filled with emptiness of life who should only be guided to a good destination not in the prison.
Rehabilitating a child is must especially when the child really needs it.

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The primary goal of the juvenile justice system is rehabilitation rather than punishment. And I believe it has something to do with how well their parents raise them. Mistakes show that we are trying, and we can learn from them, so I personally oppose to this type of act.

After all, they're innocent and acting in the most fictitious way possible. However, if their parents are not caring for their child, they must accept the responsibility for what their child did.

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10- Tunasan 3

In my opinion, the age of criminal liability must not be lowered. Lowering the age of criminal responsibility is against child rights. Because children in conflict with the law are victims of circumstance, mostly because of poverty and because they are not able to access a caring,  and protective environment. Children who are driven by adults to commit crimes need to be protected, not further penalized. Instead they should be given a second chance to reform and to rehabilitate.

Parents are the one who is responsible for safeguarding their children, and discipline their children.

These ages are too young to expose them to the harshness of the criminal justice system.

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Republic Act 9344 or also known as Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 this promotes the creation of a child-friendly justice system focused on rehabilitation and restoration rather than punishment.

which is i am not agree with this because they're still child after all there are many things that they need to learn and i don't think that it is a good way too punish them in an improper and crucial way. and if this continues it will affect the child's mental and emotional health and i don't think that they deserve that kind of treatment. they have families, their families can help them to be good person so i don't think it's necessary to have a law like this.

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One must ultimately consider that the age of criminal liability must not be lowered. I believe that they can still correct their mistakes because of the fact as they get older they will know what things are correct and wrong. It’s hard to imagine that children going to jail for the mistake they’ve made.

Instead, their parents must be responsible to teach them and discipline. On the other hand parents should give their attention and spend time to their child to know what’s happening. There are a lot of reasons why kids are like that.

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Sanchez, Samantha Louis V.
Grade 10 - Tunasan 6
February 07, 2022

From my perspective, I am not agree that the republic act 9344 must be amended. Since they are asking to lowered the age of criminal liability. If this happens some criminals can be easily blame the children that is below 9 years old and below. And I think lowering the age doesn’t make sense. The criminals can teach the children to do bad things for them, they can put in jail because of this Act.

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Republic Act No. 9344 or the "Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006" defines the Juvenile Justice And Welfare System as a system dealing with children at risk and children in conflict with the law, which provides child-apporiate proceedings, including programs and services for prevention, diversion, rehabilitation, re-integration and aftercare to ensure their normal growth and development.

I believe that children are supposed to have a freedom and happiness too. A child should not be educated in prison in such a young age they have rights to enjoy their lives and have a freedom for their selves, there are many more ways to discipline a young people. And the age of criminal liability must be lowered to 9-15 years old to, 9 years old below because some of these age's still acts like a child it is wrong that these children put in jail in such a young age. you don't take away children's right as the same vision and peace as these adults have, children must be protected and cherish while they still here. And the society will be much better place if the youth are treated right and well mannered.

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10-Tunasan 2

In my opinion, the age of criminal liability must not be lowered because simply they are still children. They still have many years to learn and to reflect on what is right and what is wrong.

We must give our attention to parents who cannot discipline their child. Children should be protected and supported and detaining these children would harm them further.

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My stand on this, The 'age for criminal liability must be lowered from the original 9-15 years old, to 9 years old and below' is against the child rights. Lowering the age of criminal responsibility will not deter adult offenders from abusing children to commit crimes. Government should support the children to grow up in a safe environment protected from crime and violence but instead they pushing through lowering the age of criminal responsibility. They should think first that lowering the age of criminal responsibility is an act of violence against children.According to what I read in UNICEF, scientific studies that a 9-year old child has not yet even reached the age of puberty and their brains are not developed to understand the consequences of actions.

As a student too, I think children must grow up in a caring, nurturing and protective environment and not to an environment who will just take away their rights instead of understanding the underlying reasons how and why children commit crimes.

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The republic act 9344 is helpful. It help a lot to take responsibility of the parents to protect their children to avoid deprivation of libert and protecting the rights of their children.

However, at young age, many children didn't aware or know what they're doing if that's good or bad.

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This should not be lowered, i think nine-year-olds still don't understand things. You can clearly see that they need extra support and care from the people around them. They still have to develop theirability to think and live their normal childhood, without going through dangerous acts. I think it is very unfair because they are only children yet they are already charged with criminal responsibility, they must give a physiatrist for their behaviors. My opinion is that crime in our world has increased and affected so investigated their actions , incident or not . I don't deny that they already know how to think well like other old people, but i don't think they know maturity yet , they don't know the real wolrd is.

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10-Tunasan 5

Republic Act No. 9344 or The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act is a child protection law that seeks to remedy the significant problems of the plight of children in conflict with the law of the Philippines.

I support this republic act to lower the age of criminal liability to 9-15 years old because many minors commit crimes. Children are able to learn at that age, and they can respond to questions about what is right and wrong; all they have to do now is accept responsibility for their sins. Since many adolescents are already committing crimes, the age of criminal liability should be lowered. If the age of criminal liability is not decreased, the minor will not be held responsible for what he did as a child; this would be acceptable because they were not penalized for their actions because they were minors.

On the other hand, I'm against it since there are young people between the ages of 9 and 15 who still act like children. They think in ways that are inappropriate for their age, allowing them to commit mistakes that they believed were small.

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Lowering the age of criminal responsibility will not deter adult offenders from abusing children to commit crimes. Proposals to lower the age of criminal responsibility argue that children as young as 9 years old are criminally mature and are already capable of discernment.

By lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility, syndicate groups who exploit children into committing crimes for them, will instead use and abuse even younger children to commit their wrongdoings. What the current law needs is not another arbitrary amendment but a stronger implementation.

The primary goals of the juvenile justice system, in addition to maintaining public safety, are skill development, habilitation, rehabilitation, addressing treatment needs, and successful reintegration of youth into the community.

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R.A. Act 9344 is one of those proofs that the government is continuously neglecting bigger matters that we are currently experiencing. Lowering the age of criminal liability down to 9-15 years old must be throughly studied and thought about.

Children are supposed to live their youth with freedom and safety. Clearly, this act is diverting that idea away. Once R.A. Act 9344 is passed, it is fathomable that children will live their early years constantly worrying about the things that they haven't even seen the perspective of, haven't learned to take responsibility of and lastly, haven't even thought about at their age. While it is true that it could encourage discipline and children will be opened to take responsibility for their wrong doings, we must consider the fact that we can't view the world from their eyes. We know that most children who tend to commit such actions are exposed to the horrors and unfairness of the world, these are the children who lives the kind of society where they are treated badly, neglected and ignored. They are the children who are already deprived of their rights at the first place.

I think that instead of having a law that takes action at an aftermath situation, we must instead focus on giving them a life that they rightfully deserve ever since they were born. Children easily absorb the mentality and actions of anything that surrounds them, therefore if they were to view a better society with good morality and doing, they will also look into that as a frame for their constructing mindset. The world will be a better place if the youth is at their rightful state.

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Rep. Act 9344 / Juvenile Justice
And welfare Act of 2006. must be amended  the age of Criminal liability must be lowered from the original 9-15 yrs. old to 9 yrs. old and below

This Act shall be known as the juvenile Justice and welfare act 2006 it shall cover the diff. Stages involving children at risk and children in conflict with the low from prevention to rehabilitation and integration.
There are many reason why some minor child commit crime at the age of below 18 some reasons are lack of guidance of parent's most of all is poverty , negative family environment. If a child faces neglect, lack of education, we must give them a chance to change not to punish so they can be a better and do good things in the future . Give them hope and also a chance to changes themselves.

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Republic Act 9344, also known as the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006, is a system for dealing with at-risk children and children in conflict with the law.

A child should not be educated or disciplined in a prison. There are many more ways to discipline young people. You don't take away children's rights in the name of some great vision for peace and order that these adults have. Children must be protected and nurtured. NO to lowering the criminal age. We continue to believe that children are not criminals as we make a stand for them.

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Republic Act 9344 known as "Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006"

I know that every children needed to grow
Guided by their family, but sometimes they cannot do that thing because they are busy and they say a reasonable things.
This act of "Juvenile Justice and Welfare" is focused on children (Below 18)
To rehabilitate, to teach, and dealing with children at risk and children in conflict to be protected. I know many children grow and adopt what they see and hear in his/her surroundings and they misinterpret many things as they are a children they are in the process of growing so that they needed to be guided by their families. But this days
Many children participate in Gang, bullying ang many more things that can harm other people because they are influenced by their elders or in their surroundings. Children needed to be administered to grow in a path that clear and right to be a good citizen.

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10-Tunasan 3

The Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006. Based on my research this Act should remain the same. A child that committed offenses can be immediately released by their parents and can commit a crime again. If the parents are not located or they refused the child would go to the DSWD or Bahay Pag-Asa.

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Jagoriles, Sofia Loraine T. GR.10- TUN 4

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Jagoriles, Sofia Loraine T. GR.10- TUN 4

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My opinion about Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 it shouldn't be lowered to 15 yrs old, detention of the child is not a solution-focused based approach. The major contributing factors to juvenile crimes include peer pressure, poor education, poor socioeconomic status, substance abuse, and neglectful parents. The parents should educate their children.

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Morales, Ronnianne G.

10-Tunasan 2

The age of criminal liability must be lowered from the original 9-15 years old, to 9 years old and below. It is wrong that these children are being put into jail at such a young age when there are so many other ways we can help them instead.

The child should not have a say in whether or not they will be taken away by the government. The child should only have a say as to if they want their parents arrested for neglecting them. If it is proven that the parents are indeed neglectful, then they should be arrested for endangering their children's lives. This law does nothing but take away rights from these children.

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My stand on Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006  are children and parents are both responsible if a child commits a crime. There are many reasons why, such as, children lacking parentals guidance, children having a poor family, children being forced to do it and children's surroundings.

The Government must not lower from 9-15 years old to 9 years old and below. 9 years old and below shouldn't have their lives inside a jail but rather spent being thought and mold to be a better versions. Children might commit crimes but they are not fully the only one responsible for these. Mainly, lacking a parental guidance is one of the reasons why they tends to commit crimes.

If the Government wants to amend the justice, start from the root of it, which is the parent's lack of education and knowledge on how to properly raise a child.

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No child should be punished at such a young age for doing something they are not very much aware of yet, but they must be taught to be disciplined for their own sake. If it's for the best then I think the Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 should be amended but it still doesn't mean that I fully agree with the fact that the criminal liability for children should be lowered.

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My stand on Republic Act 9344 or The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006, should not be lowered to 15 years old because even if they committed a crime, they should not be in prison along with the people who committed major crimes than them instead they must be investigated carefully for their actions whether it is an accident or not and for those who uses the children to commit crimes against the law shall be brought with justice, but if the child is still along with the case for breaking the law they should be placed in community service with strict guidance if the child committing major crimes such as murder they must give them a psychiatric diagnosis for their behaviors.

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Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006.” It's  cover the different stages involving children at risk  with the law from prevention to rehabilitation and reintegration.But other children's is commiting crime's to survive in daily life or sometimes to give their family daily needs and also adults can abuse children to do crime like pushing drugs and other crimes. So I don't agree in 9 years old below for criminal liability   also children is not ready to face the rehabilitation, reintegration and law.

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Children commiting criminal offenses because of personal,family and social circumstances.Because of still developing cognitive abilities and limited life experiences.Sometimes they don't even know what they're doing. So I agree and disagree at the same time. Because of the Welfare act it will protect children to engage in criminal behavior and protect and rehabilitate children.And  disagree because at a young age it is included in criminal liability just to take care, we know that it is dangerous in the world so sometimes children do bad things to survive. So we must correct their lives and not imprison them.

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My opinion for republic act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 is in favor of giving justice to those who have committed crimes as happened to Maguad siblings and victims of abuse and bullying, but concerned and sympathetic I am among children who are innocent but accused and children who inadvertently commit a crime or accident, such as the news that a child’s was accidentally attached a gun to his nanny was killed because he thought it was just a toy. The police and the curt must be investigative in resolving the crime to give justice to what it did and no innocent child will be imprisoned for being accused.