00:00By the way, this is a sensitive video that you are about to watch.
00:14This is a viral online video of a minor of his classmate in Malolos, Bulacan.
00:23In other videos, you will hear an older voice
00:27who seems to be looking for something and threatening the victim.
00:43The child continued to cry while he continues to be pitiful.
00:49According to the crying child, four siblings were hurt by him.
00:54He claimed that he stole the wallet of the mother of the victims.
01:00The victim refused to complain to the barangay.
01:04What does the law say about this incident?
01:08Well, ask me, ask Attorney Gabby.
01:18Attorney, the victims are minors.
01:21The youngest child was only six years old when this happened.
01:25What is the chase of the victim?
01:27These children are the target.
01:30Where are the parents of these children?
01:33Well, they are just there.
01:35In any case, it is true that the children who are 15 years old and below,
01:40as a general rule, have no criminal liability under the law.
01:44They have no prison.
01:46It's good that the victim's injury is not serious.
01:50Did you know that even if the children in conflict with the law,
01:54who are 15 years and under, are not in prison,
01:56if what they did is called a serious crime,
02:01for example, murder or drug cases where the penalty is 12 years or more,
02:06or a serious illegal detention where the victim died,
02:10there is no prison, but it is mandatory to put this minor in a juvenile detention facility.
02:20That's why I'm saying that it's good that the victim's injury is not serious in our video.
02:25Because if they surrounded the victim who cannot escape,
02:30it can be considered a serious illegal detention.
02:34And if something worse happened,
02:37it can be considered a serious crime that has a serious consequence for these children.
02:44It's good that what happened to the victim is not serious.
02:48That's why there will only be intervention or counseling for the victims.
02:54Maybe the parents also need counseling in this situation, right?
03:00But let's not forget that there is also a so-called civil liability.
03:04So in case there is a need to pay by way of damages,
03:08this will be a responsibility of the parents
03:11when they are going to give medicine, for example,
03:13or if there is a damaged item that needs to be paid.
03:17In another video, we can hear an old man
03:21who seems to be confessing something to the victim and there is also a threat.
03:26He is looking for the missing wallet.
03:29We also heard in the video that he said that if he does not confess,
03:33he will be beaten by the children.
03:36What can this person face?
03:38Oh, the old people should guide the children.
03:42They should not show bad habits.
03:44It's like giving instructions on what to do, right?
03:48If an old man beats a child, that's a big case.
03:53But he might also know that there is no case if the child beats the young man.
03:59But that does not mean that because the child lost his responsibility,
04:03the old man instigated the child to beat him.
04:08Under Republic Act 10630,
04:12which he amended in our Juvenile Justice Law,
04:15there is a person who used the children,
04:19including the old man who used his authority over a child,
04:24that he will insult the child who committed the crime.
04:29He is guilty of exploitation of children for the commission of crimes
04:34and he could be jailed for the crime committed against the children
04:39and he will be sentenced to a maximum period.
04:43It's a good thing that there is another child in that video who has a conscience
04:47but the one who will remember the bad habits,
04:50remember, do not imitate.
04:53Parents, do your roles in life.
04:57We will clarify the rules of the law early in the morning.
05:01It's very hot.
05:02For the peace of mind, do not hesitate.
05:06Ask me, ask Attorney Gabby.
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