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THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE ACT

Under R.A. No. 9344, “juen!"e ju#$!%e &nd 'e"(&re #)#$e*+ !# dened

&# “& #)#$e* de&"!n- '!$ %!"dren &$ r!#/ &nd %!"dren !n %on0!%$ '!$ $e

"&', '!% ro!de# %!"d2&ror!&$e ro%eed!n-#, !n%"ud!n- ro-r&*# &nd

#er!%e# (or reen$!on, d!er#!on, re&!"!$&$!on, re!n$e-r&$!on &nd &($er%&re

$o en#ure $e!r nor*&" -ro'$ &nd dee"o*en$+.

I$ '&# %re&$ed !n ur#u&n%e $o Ar$!%"e 4 o( $e Un!$ed N&$!on#

Conen$!on on $e R!-$# o( $e C!"d '!% ro!de# $&$ $e *e*er#

re%o-n!5ed &#, &!n- !n(r!n-ed $e en&" "&' $o e $re&$ed !n & *&nner

%on#!#$en$ '!$ $e ro*o$!on o( $e %!"d6# #en#e o( d!-n!$) &nd 'or$,

$&/!n- !n$o &%%oun$ $e %!"d6# &-e &nd de#!r&!"!$) o( ro*o$!n- !#7er

re!n$e-r&$!on+8 $&$ “'eneer &ror!&$e &nd de#!r&"e, $e S$&$e #&""

&do$ *e&#ure# (or de&"!n- '!$ #u% %!"dren '!$ou$ re#or$!n- $o jud!%!&"

ro%eed!n-#, ro!d!n- $&$ u*&n r!-$# &nd "e-&" #&(e-u&rd# &re (u"")

re#e%$ed+8 $&$ $e *e*er #$&$e# “#&"" en#ure $&$ %!"dren &re de&"$ '!$

!n & *&nner &ror!&$e $o $e!r 'e""2e!n- ) ro!d!n- (or, &*on- o$er#, &

&r!e$) o( d!#o#!$!on *e&#ure# #u% &# %&re, -u!d&n%e &nd #uer!#!on

order#, %oun#e"!n-, ro&$!on, (o#$er %&re, edu%&$!on &nd o%&$!on&" $r&!n!n-

ro-r&*# &nd o$er &"$ern&$!e# $o !n#$!$u$!on&" %&re+.

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Te re&#on e!nd -!!n- #e%!&" $re&$*en$ $o )oun- o>ender# !# $e

!de& o( &ren# &$r!&e ?$e #$&$e &# &ren$@. T!# do%$r!ne #u--e#$# $&$ !$ !#

$e re#on#!!"!$) o( $e #$&$e $o ro$e%$ &nd nur$ure %!"dren 'en $e!r

&ren$# (&!" $o do #o. Tere(ore, 'en & *!nor %o**!$# & %r!*e, e #ou"d

re%e!e &n &"$ern&$!e $re&$*en$ (or !# %r!*e r&$er $&n un!#*en$ o(

$)!%&"") !*r!#on*en$. T!# &ro&% &!*# $o &"$er $e %our#e o( %r!*!n&"

e&!or &nd $o $urn $e *!nor !n$o & rodu%$!e %!$!5en !n $e (u$ure.

Tere &re nu*erou# re&#on# ') *!nor# &re no' *ore rone $o

%o**!$$!n- %r!*e#

F!r#$, #!n%e %!"dren &nd &do"e#%en%e# &re *u% *ore re#on#!e $o

en!ron*en$&" re##ure, one #ou"d %&re(u"") %on#!der $e *o$!e# o( &

)oun- %r!*!n&". For e=&*"e, & %!"d 'o %&nno$ &>ord & #$&$u# #)*o" ?e.-.

(&#!on r&nd#@ 'ou"d e rone $o $e($, &# e er%e!e# $e rodu%$ &# &

%r!$!%&" ?!.e. & need r&$er $&n & '&n$@ #o%!&" &rr!er. Te #&*e o"d# $rue (or

o$er $)e# o( %r!*!n&" o>en%e #u% &# dru- &u#e &nd !o"en%e.

Se%ond, *!nor# &re $)!%&"") "e## e=er!en%ed8 $ere(ore, $e!r

er%e$!on &ou$ -ood &nd &d d!>er (ro* &du"$#, &nd $e) &re *u% *ore

#en#!$!e $o *&n!u"&$!on#. Re(err!n- $o $e de(en#e# !n er%e$!on e$'een

*!nor# &nd &du"$#, Ju#$!%e enned) no$ed $&$ “$e #&*e %&r&%$er!#$!%# $&$

render juen!"e# "e## %u"&"e $&n &du"$# #u--e#$ &# 'e"" $&$ juen!"e# '!""

e "e## #u#%e$!"e $o de$erren%e.+





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T!rd, one *u#$ 'e!- $e ene$# o( un!#*en$ &nd !#o"&$!on o( & %r!*!n&"&-&!n#$ $e e>e%$# o( !*r!#on*en$ on & $een&-er, 'o 'ou"d, *o#$ro&"), !n$e-r&$e !n & #o%!e$) '!$ & dee"oed %r!*!n&" %u"$ure. I$ !# $u# &#ound &##u*$!on $&$ *&n) o( $e )oun- r!#oner# &re -ro'!n- u !n$o &"!(e o( %r!*e. 1

In $e B!"!!ne# $od&), $e )ou$ &re no$ e=e*$ed (ro* %on(ron$!n-

#u% !##ue#. Re%ord# o( DSWD #o' $&$ o( $e $ou#&nd#, 9,39 &re *&"e

&nd on") 4 &re (e*&"e. o#$ %&*e (ro* $e V!#&)&#, Sou$ern T&-&"o- &nd

I"o%o# re-!on#. In $e N&$!on&" C&!$&" Re-!on, $ere &re &ou$ 1,13 )ou$

o>en#e# do%u*en$ed. Te #eer!$) &nd -r&!$) o( $e#e de"!nuen$ &%$# &re

-ener&"") de$er*!ned ) e%ono*!%, #o%!&" &nd %u"$ur&" (&%$or#. E%ono*!%

%r!#e#, o"!$!%&" !n#$&!"!$), !n%on#!#$en$ #)#$e* o( *&jor !n#$!$u$!on# &nd

oer$), '!% !# er) %o**on !n $e B!"!!ne#, &re $e *&jor roo$# o(

juen!"e de"!nuen%). Te -ro'!n- -& e$'een $e r!% &nd $e oor o($en

"e&d# $o “un'&n$ed o$er#+ 'ere $e#e $een&-er# e"on-. For $e* $o

$e%n!%&"") #ur!e, $e) &re (or%ed $o %o**!$ &err&n$ deed# #u% &#

#$e&"!n-. o#$ !*or$&n$"), (&*!"), eer, &nd $e *ed!& &"#o "&) & %ru%!&"

ro"e !n $e (or*&$!on o( $e $een6# e$!%#. I( $e#e #o%!&" (&%$or# e=o#e

ne-&$!e $!n-#, $e $een# 'ou"d *o#$ "!/e") $urn $o & juen!"e de"!nuen$.

Te#e (&%$or# &re re#on#!"e $o $e $r&n#!$!on (ro* %!"dood $o &du"$ood.

Tere &re &r!ou# %&#e# 'ere!n juen!"e %r!*e# 'ere reor$ed. In

:, BNB $e#$!ed $&$ $ere 1G o( %r!*e# %o**!$$ed, #e%!%&"") $e($,

!no"!n- *!nor#. In $&$ #&*e )e&r, $ere 'ere &"#o : reor$# o( r&e

!no"!n- )ou$ o>ender#. Fur$er*ore, & $o$&" o( :,1; %&#e# !no"!n-





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under &-ed o>ender# 'ere &# 'e"" reor$ed $o $e BNB Wo*en &nd C!"dren

Bro$e%$!on Cen$er &nd %&#e# o( dru- u#e &"#o ro#e ) #o*e : er%en$, (ro*

113 !n : $o 14; "&#$ )e&r. In $e (o""o'!n- )e&r, DSWD $e#$!ed $&$ $ere

&re *ore $&n :,< %&#e# o( juen!"e &%$#. A )e&r "&$er $e nu*er redu%ed

$o 1:. Ho'eer DSWD %"&!*# $&$ $ere &re #$!"" *&n) unreor$ed %&#e# !n

$e %oun$r). :

$e -oern*en$, d!>eren$ or-&n!5&$!on# &nd $e )ou$# &nd $e!r

&ren$# $e*#e"e# *u#$ $&/e &%$!on# $o er&d!%&$e $e !n%re&#!n- nu*er o(

juen!"e %r!*e#.

F!r#$ &nd (ore*o#$, )ou$ &nd &ren$&" %oun#e"!n- %ou"d e done $o

e&r ou$ $e!r o##!"e %on%ern#. For $e &ren$#, (&*!") *e*er# &nd $e

!no"ed $een, *u$u&" under#$&nd!n- !# !*or$&n$. Te (&*!") #ou"d &e &

o#!$!e &$$!$ude $o'&rd# "!(e &nd $o'&rd# #o%!e$). Te) #ou"d &nd *u#$

#o' $e %!"dren o#!$!e &"ue#, nor*# &nd #$&nd&rd# o( #o%!e$) !n $!# '&)

$e %!"dren '!"" e &"e $o #o' $e r!-$ e&!or $o $e #o%!e$). B&ren$&"

#uer!#!on &nd -u!d&n%e &re & /e) (&%$or o( #e"(2%u"$!&$!on !n "!(e$!*e. For

$e &r$ o( $e -oern*en$, $e) #ou"d #uor$ (&*!"!e# $&$ &e oor

e%ono*!% #$&$u# #o $&$ $e) %&n !*roe $e!r n&n%!&" %ond!$!on &nd

reen$ juen!"e &%$#. Te &ren$# *u#$ &"#o e &'&re o( $e eer# $e!r %!"d

!# !no"ed (or %!r%"e o( (r!end# &re -re&$") !n0uen$!&". For )ou$ %oun#e"!n-,

%oun#e"or# *u#$ e &"e $o de$e%$ &nd e" $een# #u>er!n- (ro*





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#)%o"o-!%&" %on%ern# '!% *&) e & (&%$or (or !o"en$ &%$#. Se%ond,

#%oo" edu%&$!on "&)# &n !*or$&n$ ro"e $o $e&% $r&d!$!on&" e"!e(#.

Se%ond"), $e !n#$!$u$!on *u#$ e & $oo" (or *o"d!n- $e *!nd#e$ o( $e

!nd!!du&"# &# e&r") &# %!"dood d&)#. T!rd !n "!ne, $e re#en$ #!$u&$!on &"#o

%&""# (or & %on$ro" &nd #uer!#!on on $e *&## *ed!&. oo/# &nd ro-r&*#

#ou"d e !n -ood u&"!$). Tere #ou"d e *ore edu%&$!on&" oo/# &nd

ro-r&*# (or $e )ou$ $o edu%&$e $e* o' $o d!#$!n-u!# $e r!-$ (ro* $e

'ron-. L&#$"), )ou$ re&!"!$&$!on %ou"d do e#$ !n $o re#$or!n- & $rou"ed

er#on. Te De&r$*en$ o( So%!&" We"(&re &nd Dee"o*en$ *&!n$&!n# 1

re-!on&" re&!"!$&$!on %en$er# $rou-ou$ $e %oun$r). To $!# end,

re%re&$!on&" %en$er#, &r/#, &nd -u!d&n%e %en$er# *u#$ e e#$&"!#ed &nd

*&!n$&!ned.

Te *e&#ure# #$&$ed 'ou"d on") e dee*ed e>e%$!e !( $o#e 'ou"d e

r&%$!%&"") r&%$!%ed &nd o#ered &nd !( juen!"e de"!nuen%) %&#e# 'ou"d

de%re&#e #!-n!%&n$"). A# o( no', $ere &re no %&n-e# &nd reor$# $&$

juen!"e %r!*e# &d "o'ered !n#$e&d8 $ere !# #$!"" & #udden oo* !n #u%

%r!*e#. Tere !# &n !n&deu&$e re#on#e $o $!# !##ue #!n%e $e %en$er# (or

re&!"!$&$!on o($en "&%/# (&%!"!$!e#. Te %urren$ ro!#!on# o( $e Juen!"e

Ju#$!%e &nd We"(&re A%$ o( :< ?Reu"!% A%$ 9344@ &ddre## on") $e %&#e# o(

)ou$ o>ender# &-ed 1; $o 1, )e$ *&n) "o%&" -oern*en$# &e een

%o*"&!n!n- &ou$ *!nor or een *&jor %r!*e# e!n- %o**!$$ed ) *u%

)oun-er eo"e. u$ on &*end*en$# done, ree&$ or #er!ou# o>ender# !n $e

1:21;2&-e2r&%/e$ '!"" no' e #uje%$ed $o '&$ & #en&$or %&""ed “&n





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!n$en#!ed !n$eren$!on ro-r&* &nd !no"un$&r) %o**!$*en$.+ De#!$e &""

$e #o"u$!on# &nd e>or$# re#en$ed $&$ 'ou"d e" er&d!%&$e juen!"e

de"!nuen%), $e#e $een# #$ron-") e"!ee $&$ $e end doe# no$ ju#$!() $e

*e&n. A DSWD r!*er on %!"d 'e"(&re #er!%e# e"&or&$e# $&$ )ou$

o>ender# &re !%$!*# o( %!r%u*#$&n%e# e)ond $e!r %on$ro" en%e $e)

#ou"d e $re&$ed &# !nd!!du&"# '!$ ro"e*# 'o need e" &nd no$ &#

%r!*!n&"#. DWSD %"&!*# $&$ $e F!"!!no )ou$ o>ender# #ou"d e

under#$ood !n $e %on%e$ o( $e F!"!!no (&*!") %r!#!#. Add!$!on&""), NS

reor$# $&$ one ou$ o( eer) e F!"!!no &d no e&r") edu%&$!on. E%ono*!%

re%e##!on &# u#ed $een# $o #$o $e!r #$ud!e# &nd e" #uor$ $e!r

(&*!")6# !n%o*e. :



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