{"id":199166,"date":"2019-01-24T21:26:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T02:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=199166"},"modified":"2019-01-24T21:26:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T02:26:00","slug":"anne-curtis-is-among-celebrities-against-lowering-criminal-liability-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/01\/24\/anne-curtis-is-among-celebrities-against-lowering-criminal-liability-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Anne Curtis is among celebrities against lowering criminal liability age"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: “THE CHILDREN OF THE PHILIPPINES ARE WORTH IT. I will never tire of doing what I can – whether a big or small gesture – to help make this world a better place for children.” (Photo<\/a>: @annecurtissmith<\/a>\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the House of Representatives’ first reading approval last Monday, January 21 of lowering the criminal liability age from 15 to nine years old, actress\/host Anne Curtis expresses to her followers her dismay on the lower chamber\u2019s decision.<\/span><\/p>\n

As both a UNICEF-Philippines ambassador and as an appointed celebrity advocate of the United Nations agency for children\u2019s welfare, Anne took to her 11 million followers to share that she believes \u201cat [the age of 9], [children] are still very much children. They still have a chance to change their ways if they happen to cause or get into any trouble instead of being sent to jail and sentenced as an adult.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

During a press conference last Wednesday, January 22 for a vitamin brand she endorses, she also tells ABS-CBN News, \u201c<\/span>These are people who are still learning, still finding out what\u2019s right and wrong. If they happen to get into a position where they may have caused trouble, or they\u2019re in trouble, they still deserve a chance to correct their ways. They deserve to have the protection from our government perhaps to help them correct their ways.\u201d She adds, \u201cAt least they should be given a proper guardian who they are comfortable with. That is my stand,\u201d sharing that she has been reading up about the provisions of the House\u2019s panel proposal as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although she admits \u201cstaying away from politics, because everyone has a say, and it\u2019s not always right and it\u2019s not always wrong,\u201d Anne admitted that she felt she had a \u201csocial responsibility\u201d to discuss the issue. \u201cBeing with someone who works with children, I felt like this is something where I did have to share what I had to say,\u201d she concludes, \u201cNot everyone will agree with me, and that\u2019s okay. This is my opinion, and that\u2019s how I feel about it.\u201d In light of the situation, Anne believes admires that she does not stand alone in her approach on the issue, saying that \u201cit\u2019s just great that it creates more awareness about what\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The House has approved on the second reading of the bill also last Wednesday, this time seeking for the criminal responsibility age to be at 12 years old instead of the earlier proposed nine.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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