“As it now stands, the law enacted to protect and care for our children has incentivized their exploitation and engagement into the shady world of drug trafficking and dealing,” Guevarra said as he pointed out that the children are being used as drug couriers because of the protection provided by law.
“Somehow, if you reduce the age of criminal responsibility to maybe something like 12 [it may work against the] criminal syndicates who use very young children in their nefarious activities,” Guevarra said.“Work on these proposals must complement and supplement the initiatives of the Executive, including those of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs and the Anti-Illegal Drugs Task Force created through Executive Order No. 15, series of 2016,” Guevarra said.
“Our task is to fortify our laws and legal processes against the purveyors of dangerous drugs. Our joint efforts should effectively place our children and their future out of reach of those who seek to exploit and destroy them,” he added.