SB 372

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 10, 2025

Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility (Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act)

An Act Lowering the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 9344, Otherwise Known as 'the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006', as Amended, and for Other Purposes

In plain language

The proposal lowers the age at which children can be held criminally responsible for serious (heinous) offenses while keeping a protective, community‑based approach for less serious crimes.

Justice and JudiciarySocial WelfarePublic Order and Safety

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Author · Senator

Robinhood Padilla
SenatorRobinhood Padilla
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Subjects

Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act (R.A.No. 9344)Age of Criminal Responsibility

Official sources

Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

HB 9938· Filed Jun 24, 2026
An Act Amending Republic Act No. 9344 Also Known as the "Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006," as Amended by Republic Act No. 10630, Reducing the Minimum Age of Criminal Liability to Ten (10) Years Old and Imposing Other Penalties
Pending First ReadingRep. Richard I. Gomez
HB 9950· Filed Jun 25, 2026
An Act Lowering the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility from Fifteen (15) Years to Ten (10) Years, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 9344, Otherwise Known as the "Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006," as Amended by Republic Act No. 10630, and for Other Purposes
Pending First ReadingRep. Shirlyn L. Bañas-Nograles
HB 9934· Filed Jun 24, 2026
An Act Amending Republic Act No. 9344, Otherwise Known as the "Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006," as Amended, Lowering the Age of Criminal Liability, Removing Criminal Exemptions for Heinous Crimes and Mass Violence Committed Within Academic Institutions, and for Other Purposes
Pending First ReadingRep. Salvador A. Pleyto
HB 10949· Filed Aug 25, 2026
An Act Establishing a Graduated, Age-Calibrated Framework of Liability for Children in Conflict with the Law Amending for the Purpose Sections 6 and 7 of Republic Act No. 9344, as Amended by Republic Act No. 10630
Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2026-09-01Rep. Alexander Ty Pimentel
SB 2030· Filed Apr 8, 2026
Amending R.A. 4103 (Indeterminate Sentence Law )
Pending in the committeeSen. Robinhood Padilla

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SBN-372 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch