Comments on: Children in Philippine Jail

By: jeovanny

jeovanny — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:51:57 +0000

…other people had seen that putting mischievous children in a jail as a good way of discipline….

…but for me it is not an effective way of disciplining them…

our professor once said that to discipline a child is not merely giving them pain and suffering so that they will not do it again….
instead show to them the right things to do…
show to them that you are a role model…
show to them that they can be what they are through you’re efficient and effective acts and thinks…

By: R-a-M-u-J

R-a-M-u-J — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:55:47 +0000

This is really something that our government should give a time to fix…

I, together with my classmates, are still questioning of how our law makers are too blind in understanding such situation that our country have been facing for years now…

This video was assigned to us as our MIDTERM exam will be based on this movie regarding the Human Rights of a Child.. While discussing this with my classmate, the sharer couldn’t help but cry because of her dismay with our government officials who suppossedly do their respective jobs of what the people paid them for, through our taxes.

This video has been the topic for days in two of our subject, the Human Right of the Child and in Criminal Law… Our professor couldn’t believe also about the Juvenile Jusctice Act of which no distinction was made by the law of a crime done by a child and an adult… The program may be different but in regards to their distinction, none….

While the adult will go to jail and the child goes to a somewhat called program, but no proper procedure as to how the program be implemented and this is something that is very disturbing because its implementation will be left to the people who might have the authority but will be powerless on how to face the situation…

wooohhh….

The bottom line is,

if the government is serious, give teeth to the wonderful laws and statutes that we have…

This is a problem not only to this situation but to almost all laws that have become white-elephant due to lack of implementation…

And also the problem with our people, no cooperation to the government and to their own selves… HAHAYSSSS…

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R-a-M-u-J
ia a First year Law Student
University of San Carlos
Cebu City

By: Rawpinions

Rawpinions — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:29:19 +0000

Interesting post! Is there a place I can buy this documentary online? Thanks in advance.

By: delish

delish — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:54:53 +0000

when i was younger, i wanted to work with kids like them… but even now that i’m older, i am still unsure whether I can effectively help because i’m bound to cry… maybe even feel despair myself, for their plight…

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By: Noemi

Noemi — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:55:24 +0000

@julie- at that age these kids should be under the comfort of their parents. I felt so bad for them. I felt like adopting them

@brian- my daughter felt so sad helpless. She wants to help these kids too. I found out about PREDA so maybe that’s where she can help.

@Dine- it’s good we have a Father Cullen, a non-government entity ready to help.

By: Sexy Mom

Sexy Mom — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:40:50 +0000

am glad there is a kind heart in Father Cullen. true, these kids do not deserve to just stay in jail--they need to be rehabilitated so that they could again be integrated into society and their families where they really belong. Sexy Moms last blog post..Parenting–The risks I took (and continue to take)

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:28:02 +0000

I saw this film last year for my CWTS class in NCPAG, and grabe talaga... it's so saddening Brians last blog post..Vegetarian Dinner

By: julie

julie — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:52:02 +0000

So young yet they have endured so much pain and suffering. How would they fare as adults, I don't even want to think about it. I just ope that there would be people who would be able to help them start anew. Talk about starting a new life at such young age. julies last blog post..Philippine Sea Tragedies

By: Noemi

Noemi — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:08:37 +0000

@jhay- am glad to know that your school is taking steps. WHile watching the movie, I kept shaking my head. Why are these kids not studying even in jail? Yes , we can start with our own region. I hope other regions establish their own programs.

Kudos to you and the student volunteers.

By: jhay

jhay — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:59:36 +0000

We’ve been showing this film to our student volunteers for three years now. It’s part of our formation track since one of our programs is a volunteer-teaching class in Dasmariñas Municipal Jail where we focus on the under-aged inmates, helping them get through the Alternative Learning Syste

The film is so powerful despite its age.

And last May, we also visited the Preda Foundation in Olongapo City. It was a great experience and help to us Lasallians in Cavite since we’ve already did the groundbreaking for our own youth-in-conflict-with-the-laws (YCLs) center in DLSUD. Soon, we’d be ready to take in troubled youths from all over Region IV and help them retake their lives and future.

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