04/07/2026
๐๏ธ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ | ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
Every day, we are confronted with stories that challenge our understanding of justice.
A young boy caught stealing food to survive. A teenager recruited by criminal syndicates to transport illegal drugs. And just recently, the nation was shaken by the tragic school shooting in Tacloban City, where minors themselves became involved in an act of unimaginable violence that claimed innocent lives.
The incident once again forced us to ask a difficult question:
๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ง ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐ค๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐ค๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐?
Welcome to the pilot episode of our program, where we bring meaningful conversations closer to every Cotabateรฑo and beyond our city borders.
This is a space where we interact with social media debates and headlines to understand the laws, the realities, and the people behind the issues that shape our nation.
For our very first episode, we turn our attention to one of the most controversial and enduring debates in the Philippines:
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
Should children who commit serious offenses be held criminally liable at a younger age? Or should our justice system continue to recognize that many of these children are themselves products of poverty, abuse, neglect, manipulation, bullying, or circumstances beyond their control?
As we explore these questions, we invite you to listen with an open mind.
Because understanding justice is not only about punishment. It is also about accountability, rehabilitation, public safety, and the future we want for every Filipino child.