Congress News: HOUSE BODY OKAYS BILL PROTECTING CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT The House Committee on the Welfare of Children has reported out for floor deliberation a measure protecting the Filipino children in any part of the country where there are armed conflicts between the government forces and rebel groups. Rep. Aurora Cerilles (2nd District, Zamboanga del Sur), chairperson of the House body, said the bill (HB 4557 in substitution of the original HB 1332) declares unlawful the acts of killing, torture, intentional maiming, or rape of children, cruel treatment, abduction, using them as hostages, and recruitment of children into government armed forces and other armed groups. Cerilles also said the bill prohibits the denial of humanitarian access and or assistance to children, attacks on public structures or places where children are usually found; and hamleting, food blockade, intentional armed conflict delays and false reporting of a child in custody, and false branding of children. The measure shall provide special protection from all forms of abuse, violence, neglect, discrimination and other conditions prejudicial to the development of children in situations of armed conflict and internally displaced. (PRIB/jc)
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:21:05 +0000
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