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Lowering the age of criminality: Senate President Vicente Sotto III tells reporters during a press conference Tuesday, September 25, 2018, he is seeking to lower the criminal liability of minors from 15 years old to 12 years old and one day, noting that syndicates use minors in crimes and in illegal drugs trade. Senate Bill 2026 seeks to amend the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006. (PRIB Photo by Cesar Tomambo/25 September 2018)