Tacloban shooting suspects can’t be released even if minors, says Pangilinan
Senator Francis Pangilinan stated that the two minor suspects in the fatal Tacloban City school shooting, aged 14 and 15, should not be immediately released, citing the Juvenile Justice Law. The law exempts children 15 and below from criminal liability but mandates intervention programs.
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