Only a DDS would think elections are a game. Hindi siya parang beauty contest na pwede ka mag-gloat pag nanalo manok mo. People die from those so called “victories” you celebrate. Policies kill, corruption kills, incompetence kills. And sometimes they just literally get murdered.
Leni is a THREAT. Kaya sinuportahan ng mga kurap ang tandem ni BBM at Inday. They know they can thrive if they are the leaders.
We could have saved ourselves billions. But the 31M voters preferred to have our money stolen.
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STATEMENT OF REP. LEILA M. DE LIMA
Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Partylist
On the Bill Seeking to Lower the Age of Criminal Responsibility
20 July 2025
Lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 10 years old is not justice. It is abdication. It is a failure of imagination, of compassion, and of government.
Hindi kriminal ang bata. Ang batang naligaw ay hindi dapat kinukulong kundi kinakausap, inaaruga, at binibigyan ng pag-asa.
We do not fix a broken justice system by putting its weight on the smallest, weakest shoulders. We fix it by asking hard questions: Bakit may batang nalululong sa krimen? Sino ang tunay na nakikinabang sa mga pagkakasalang ito? Saan tayo nagkulang bilang lipunan?
Senator Padilla’s proposal is not new. It is a recycled idea that refuses to die, no matter how many times child rights advocates, neuroscientists, developmental psychologists, social workers, and human rights defenders have refuted it with facts, and compassion.
This bill does not address crime. It punishes trauma. It does not protect society. It betrays children we have already failed.
The law we already have—RA 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act—is clear, progressive, and rooted in restorative justice. What we lack is not legislation, but thoughtful implementation. Ilan na ba sa ating mga LGU ang may maayos na Bahay Pag-asa? Ilan ang may sapat na social workers, psychologists, at trained personnel to offer real intervention and reintegration?
Let us not pretend that incarceration is the only language the State knows how to speak. As a former Secretary of Justice, I have seen what jails do to children. And I have seen what care, education, and structured rehabilitation can achieve. The difference is life-changing. Sometimes, life-saving.
Kung ang sagot natin sa batang nadapa ay kulungan, hindi ang bata ang tunay na dapat usigin kundi ang sistemang wala nang malasakit.
I appeal to my colleagues in the Senate and in the House: This is not a question of being “soft” or “tough” on crime. This is a question of who we are as a people. Are we the kind of nation that throws away a child before we even try to understand their pain?
To be truly just is to know the difference between punishment and cruelty.
And to those who say that children today are “more exposed,” I say: exposure is not consent. Exposure is not maturity. Exposure is not accountability. Kung mas exposed ang bata ngayon sa karahasan, droga, at pang-aabuso, lalo silang dapat pangalagaan. Imbes na ikulong.
Let us stop treating children as threats. They are mirrors. If we don’t like what we see, it is not the mirror we must shatter. It is the reflection of our failures.
"May your children and grandchildren grow up to be like the persons you vote for. Those who choose wisely will be blessed. Those who sell their votes to the corrupt, the incompetent and the treasonous might be blighted."
Big time ito!
These are retired COA Auditors endorsing Heidi Mendoza! Their endorsement says a lot of her work ethics and consistency. Who knows you best but your fellow co-workers?
A vote for Heidi, is a vote for checks and balances. It is a vote for COA.
The kind of political content we need this election season. Ganiyan dapat — kasi iyan ang bet na bet panoorin ng mga tao. Magpakatotoo na tayo.
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