REP. BERNADETTE “BH” HERRERA-DY
Bagong Henerasyon Party-list
Chair, Committee on Women and Gender Equality
UNIFORM NATIONAL CURFEW FOR KIDS YOUNGER THAN 18 PUSHED IN CONGRESS
We see nearly every day and night on television news the CCTV footages of children and teenagers figuring in gang wars, petty theft, street crimes, and violent skirmishes.
House Bill 7110 seeks to mandate and strictly implement a set of hours during night time within which minors are prohibited from remaining outside of the home, not only as a means of maintaining public order and safety and preventing the further rise in criminality, but also in order to protect minors from potential threat that may arise in the remote environment which may be harmful or detrimental to their development.
We filed this bill because of the increasingly alarming number of children who have gone missing for over 24 hours, children that are abused by syndicates and unscrupulous individuals, as well as have been involved in crimes concerning abduction, rape, abuse, and theft, murder, among others.
HB 7110 seeks to protect children below the age of 18 because they are vulnerable to abuse leading to exploitation, drug addiction, and the commission of criminal acts, as well as also being at the risk of committing criminal offenses themselves.
The Quezon City Ordinance which the Supreme Court upheld as constitutional on August 8, 2017 is the template of this bill.
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