Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 192 OF THE CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE CODE SO AS TO EXTEND ITS BENEFITS TO YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS CONVICTED OF OFFENSES PUNISHABLE BY DEATH OR LIFE IMPRISONMENT OR CONVICTED BY MILITARY TRIBUNALS
Congress Author
Date filed
August 16, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2493, 12th Congress of the Republic
FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 192 OF THE CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE CODE SO AS TO EXTEND ITS BENEFITS TO YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS CONVICTED OF OFFENSES PUNISHABLE BY DEATH OR LIFE IMPRISONMENT OR CONVICTED BY MILITARY TRIBUNALS
ABSTRACT : If after hearing the evidence in the proper preceedings, the court should find that the youthful offender has committed the acts charges against him, the court shall determine the imposable penalty, including any civil liability chargeable against him. However, instead of pronouncing judgment of conviction, the court upon application of the youthful offender and if it finds that the bast interest of the public as well as that of the offender will be served thereby, may suspend all further proceedings and commit such minor to the custody or care of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, or to any training institution operated by the government or any other responsible person until he shall have reached twenty-one years of age, orr for a shorter period as the court may deen proper, after considering the reports and recommendations of the Department of Social Welfare and Development or the government training institution or responsible person under whose care he has been commi
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROCO, CHO
DATE FILED : 2001-08-16
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Del Mar (016 ) 2. Rodriguez (017 )
3. Villarama (042 )
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2001-08-22

Abstract

If after hearing the evidence in the proper preceedings, the court should find that the youthful offender has committed the acts charges against him, the court shall determine the imposable penalty, including any civil liability chargeable against him. However, instead of pronouncing judgment of conviction, the court upon application of the youthful offender and if it finds that the bast interest of the public as well as that of the offender will be served thereby, may suspend all further proceedings and commit such minor to the custody or care of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, or to any training institution operated by the government or any other responsible person until he shall have reached twenty-one years of age, orr for a shorter period as the court may deen proper, after considering the reports and recommendations of the Department of Social Welfare and Development or the government training institution or responsible person under whose care he has been commi

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