Congress representatives have moved to lower the minimum age of criminal liability of a child offender from 15 to nine years of age, to ‘deter them from taking part in organized criminal activities.’ The recent amendment of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 which exempts minors 15 years of age and below from criminal liability, and allows punishment for minors above … [Read more...] about Mandatory Placement
Opinion
Safe Space
We have monsters in Congress who wants to punish children, as young as nine years old for its failure to put in place an environment where they can grow without being used by adults for criminal activities. It wants to incarcerate children not only for the failure of its parents to raise them well but also from the implications of an impoverished society which they did not … [Read more...] about Safe Space
Transition
FOR the last two weeks, I was caught between the transition of the New Year and in putting in place some things with my daughter who was on her 38th week of pregnancy. I was also running through a deadline, one for a report and another, for an upcoming project evaluation workshop. Like most instances when it might be too easy to succumb and give up, there was no other option … [Read more...] about Transition
Of Concealment and Denial
DESPITE the effort to rectify misconceptions and myths, the stigma and discrimination on those infected with HIV and Aids in the community continue to persist which further create a barrier to prevent infection and provide adequate care, treatment, and support. Among those infected, there is difficulty to come out within their immediate family due to the fear of being judged … [Read more...] about Of Concealment and Denial
Being in the Moment
Notice how we tend to lose our focus on any given moment. The impulse to check on our phones while talking to a friend or family member, or while eating or even when working. The tendency to scroll through the status update on social media. The habit of cutting off people in mid-sentence to interject our point. We have a hard time being fully present. At one time in our … [Read more...] about Being in the Moment
