Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered a thorough review into the cases of minors involved in violations of the law, including serious school-related offenses. The intention, according to Nartatez, is to come up with the best measures and police...
CEBU CITY – Most children in conflict with the law (CICL) cases in Cebu involved drug-related cases, police reported. Police Lt. Ritchil Tesoro, chief of the Women and Children’s Protection Desk of the Cebu Provincial Police Office, said that the number of CICL in Cebu province slightly...
A 17-year-old boy was caught with P102,000 worth of shabu in a police buy-bust operation in Barangay Central Signal, Taguig City, on Wednesday, July 15. The Station Drug Enforcement Unit said a poseur-buyer transacted with the suspect before officers moved in. Seized during the operation were three...
CAVITE – A 17-year-old student was injured after he was allegedly stabbed by a 15-year-old schoolmate following an altercation in Silang on Friday, June 26. A report from the Cavite Police Provincial Office (Cavite PPO) said the victim and the child in conflict with the law (CICL), both Grade 8...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the agency will strictly implement Republic Act 9344, or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, in handling the school shooting incident in Tacloban City, Leyte. He said the law clearly outlines how children in...
Police arrested a 22-year-old man during a traffic stop in Taguig City on Tuesday, June 9, after finding him carrying a gun. He was riding with a 17-year-old girl, who was also taken into custody for intervention. Taguig Police Sub-station 9 officers were on mobile patrol in Barangay New Lower...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is planning to expand its network of residential care facilities as increasing demand for services places pressure on existing centers nationwide. Currently, 77 center and residential care facilities (CRCFs) cater to children in conflict with...
CAVITE – A motorcycle store in Barangay Santiago, General Trias City, was reportedly robbed by seven minors, one of them only nine years old, on Wednesday, Feb. 18. A report from the Police Regional Office 4A on Friday, Feb. 20, identified the children in conflict with the law (CICLs) as alias...
The Manila Department of Social Welfare (MDSW) said the 55 minors involved in the Sept. 21 riots across Manila have started their community service together with their parents on Friday, Oct. 17. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said the community service program aims to correct their...
CAVITE – A 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death by a boy from a rival gang in Silang, on Thursday night, Oct. 9. A report from the Police Regional Office 4A identified the victim as alias Ushaine, a resident of Carmona. The initial investigation said alias Ushaine was walking with his friends in...
CEBU CITY – A group of minors escaped from a facility that houses children in conflict with the law (CICL) in Barangay Kalunasan here on Wednesday morning, Sept. 3. Police said 13 CICL escaped from the Cebu City-run Operation Second Chance but 12 of them were immediately recaptured. The incident...
CEBU CITY – A residential care facility for Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL) opened in the province of Bohol. Gov. Aris Aumentado said the opening of the Bohol Youth Home (BYH) in Barangay Malayo Sur, Cortes town serves as a new chapter in child protection and restorative justice in the...
