Juvenile Justice System in the Philippines

1. R.A. 10630, amending R.A. 9344
“An Act Strengthening the
Juvenile Justice System in the
Philippines”

2. Children in Conflict
with the Law
Nationwide
CY 2013 (as of
January 24, 2014)
CICL served
in
Community-
based
Programs
CICL served
in Center-
based
Program
Female 38 74
Male 836 1,515
TOTAL 874 1,589
Source:
Department of Social Welfare and Development
Policy Development and Planning Bureau

4. Child Exempt from Criminal Responsibility
 A child fifteen (15) years of age or under at the time of
the commission of the offense.
A child is deemed to be fifteen (15) years of age on the
day of the fifteenth anniversary of his/her birthdate.
 A child above fifteen (15) years but below eighteen (18)
years of age.
Such child shall be subjected to an intervention program.
But, if he/she acted with discernment, he/she shall be
subjected to appropriate proceedings.
Note: Exemption from criminal liability does not include
exemption from civil liability

5. Process for taking into custody child below the age of
criminal responsibility

7. Establishment of ‘Bahay Pag-Asa’
 Each province and
highly-urbanized city
(the LGUs) shall be
responsible for
building, funding and
operating a ‘Bahay
Pag-asa’ within their
jurisdiction following
the standards that
will be set by the
DSWD and adopted
by the JJWC

8. ‘Bahay Pag-Asa”
A 24-hour child-caring institution established,
funded and managed by local government units
(LGUs) and licensed and/or accredited non-
government organizations (NGOs) providing
short-term residential care for children in conflict
with the law who are above fifteen (15) but below
eighteen (18) years of age who are awaiting
court disposition of their cases or transfer to
other agencies or jurisdiction.

9. Intensive Juvenile Intervention and Support
Center (IJISC)
 Every ‘Bahay Pag-asa’ will have a facility
called the IJISC. This Center will be
allocated for children in conflict with the
law (CICL) found to have committed
serious crimes, repeat offenses, and
have been found to be abandoned,
neglected, or abused by parents or
guardian.

10.  The victim of the offense committed by a child and
the victim’s family shall be provided with appropriate
assistance and psychological intervention by
LSWDO, DSWD and other concerned agencies.
 The parents of the child in conflict with the law may
be required by the court to undergo counseling or
other intervention, based on the recommendation of
the multi-disciplinary team of the IJISC, the LSWDO,
or the DSWD.
Intervention and Assistance to the Victim of the
offense committed and Family of the CICL and Victim

11. Institutionalization and Strengthening of
National and Regional Structures
 Transfer of the administrative supervision over the
Juvenile Justice Welfare Council (JJWC) Secretariat
from Department of Justice (DOJ) to Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
 Creation of Regional Juvenile Justice Welfare Council
(RJJWC)
 Strengthening of the National JJWC Secretariat and
creation of RJJWC Secretariat
 Strengthened collaboration with the local
governments through the additional four members
from the leagues of provinces, cities, municipalities
and barangays

12. Composition of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council
(JJWC)
 The JJWC shall be composed of representatives of the following
or departments or agencies, whose ranks shall not be lower than
director:
1) Department of Justice (DOJ)
2) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
3) Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC)
4) Department of Education (DepEd)
5) Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
6) Commission on Human Rights (CHR)
7) National Youth Commission (NYC)
8) Two (2) representatives from NGOs, designated by the Secretary
of Social Welfare and Development, selected based on the criteria
established by the Council
9) Department of Health (DOH)
10)One(1) representative each from the Leagues of Provinces,
Cities, Municipalities, and Barangays

13. The institutionalization of a
centralized registry of CICL will
ensure that the interventions
provided can be evaluated as
to their effectiveness and
maybe collectively used for
program and policy planning
and development .
The JJWC shall lead in the
establishment of a centralized
information management
system of children in conflict
with the law.
Establishment and Institutionalization of a Referral
and Centralized Juvenile Justice Welfare
Management Information System

14. Inclusion in the LGUs Annual Budget an Allocation
for the Local Juvenile Intervention Program
 The LGUs expected expenditures on the local
juvenile intervention program for children at
risk and children in conflict with the law shall
be included in the LGUs annual budget.
 Highly-urbanized cities and provincial
governments should include a separate budget
for the construction and maintenance of the
‘Bahay Pag-asa’ including the operation of the
IJISC within the ‘Bahay Pag-asa’.

15. Allocation of Php400 million
that will be coursed through the
Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH) to fund the
construction of ‘Bahay Pag-Asa’ in
identified priority LGUs to be
determined by DSWD and JJWC.

16. Thank You