No to lower age of criminal liability, yes to rehab – Marcos Jr.

MANILA, Philippines --- Presidential contender Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would rather introduce rehabilitation programs for underage offenders rather than lower the age of criminal liability. "The reason is that if you're not in the age of majority, the view is you cannot make those judgments because you're still too young, not fully mature. I don't think you can change that," Marcos said, speaking in a mix of Filipino and English, during an online press conference he conducted on Tuesday from Cagayan de Oro. According to the former senator, the government can instead build correctional facilities or rehabilitation centers for underage criminal offenders. "That I think is probabl...

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