PNP backs amendment of juvenile law
By Cecille Suerte Felipe (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) expressed support for the proposed amendment of the juvenile law amid reports of youths involved in street crimes, particularly robbery and transport of drugs.

PNP spokesman Chief Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr. said the PNP has been actively pursuing the amendment of Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006, through the PNP legislative agenda.

“The PNP is one with the effort to amend the juvenile law. We are actively pursuing this through our legislative agenda in coordination with Congress,” Cruz added.

The Senate committee on justice and human rights is ready to submit to the plenary a measure suspending the continued implementation of the law.

Sen. Francis Escudero, justice committee chairman, said the resurgence of crimes principally committed by minors, the latest of which are the so-called “Hamog Boys” notorious in the vicinity of Makati, especially along EDSA in Guadalupe, made urgent the suspension of RA 9344.

The Senate committee proposed the suspension of the implementation of the provision of the 5-year-old Juvenile Justice Law to enable law enforcement agencies to go after teenage criminals.

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