Feeding the Precious Lighthouse Butuan Inc.

28/07/2026

TB Pics of FTPBXU

23/07/2026

Shared Responsibilities

Feeding the Precious

11/07/2026

Selected Precious Memories with Children in Street Situation

23/06/2026

𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗡 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧: Through the Lens of a Social Worker-Lawyer

Many people are asking:

“Minor man sila. Mapriso ba?”

The answer depends on two things: the 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙’𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙚 and whether the 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.

✅ If the child was 15 years old (on his/her birthday) or below

Under the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act (RA 9344, as amended by RA 10630), a child who is 15 years old or below at the time of the commission of the offense is exempt from criminal liability.

No exceptions.

No matter how serious the act.

Thus, if one of the reported suspects was only 14 years old at the time of the shooting, he cannot be criminally convicted.

However, exempt from criminal liability does not mean wala nay mahitabo.

This is where the social worker immediately comes in.

Upon taking custody of the child, the law requires the intervention of a licensed social worker from the Local Social Welfare and Development Office (LSWDO) within the prescribed processing period.

The social worker shall:

* Conduct a psychosocial assessment;
* Prepare a Case Study Report;
* Develop an individualized Intervention Program;
* Coordinate counseling and psychological services;
* Facilitate educational and community-based interventions; and
* Monitor the child’s compliance and progress.

The goal is not punishment, but rehabilitation and reintegration.

Despite the child’s exemption from criminal liability, the parents may still be held civilly liable for damages.

✅ If the child was above 15 but below 18 years old

The law asks one more question:

Did the child act with discernment?

Sa yano nga pagkasulti:

𝑵𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒂 𝒏𝒊𝒚𝒂 𝒏𝒈𝒂 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒐𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒖𝒈 𝒏𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂 𝒃𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒚𝒂 𝒔𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒂 𝒊𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒈𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒌?

Discernment is not automatically presumed.

Neither the prosecutor nor the judge simply a

17/06/2026

Street children are lovely blossoms just dropped from the tree after a heavy storm. Now they need to be put together with a needle and threads of security and shelter to live into a beautiful circle of life. Cc

Feeding The Precious Ministries Butuan City

11/06/2026

Street Ministry

11/06/2026

10/06/2026

Jesus links feeding the hungry to ministering to himself, I was hungry, and you gave me food, I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink.
Caring for vulnerable, hungry people is following Jesus' leading.

Feeding the Precious Ministries Butuan City

27/05/2026

“You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. This is how prayer works.” – Pope Francis

FTP BXU PHI

27/05/2026

When you live to bless somebody else, you live in a dimension that is above the ordinary.