AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9344, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE ACT OF 2006" AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Fifteenth Congress

Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand twelve.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10630

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE , OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE ACT OF 2006" AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. The Title of Republic Act No. 9344 is hereby amended to read as follows: "An Act Establishing a Comprehensive Juvenile Justice and Welfare System, Creating the Juvenile justice and Welfare Council under the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes."

Section 2. Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9344 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 3. Section 6 of Republic Act No. 9344 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 4. Section 8 of Republic Act No. 9344 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section5. Section 9 of Republic Act No. 9344 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 6. Section 20 of Republic Act No. 9344 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 7. Section 22 of Republic Act No. 9344 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 8. Section 33 of Republic Act No. 9344 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 9. Section 49 of Republic Act No. 9344 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 10. Section 50 of Republic Act No. 9344 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 11. Section 57 of Republic Act No. 9344 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 12. Mandatory Registry of Children in Conflict with the Law. – All duty-bearers, including barangay/BCPC workers, law enforcers, teachers, guidance counselors, social workers and prosecutors who will receive report, handle or refer cases of children in conflict with the law, shall ensure a faithful recordation of all pertinent information, such as age, residence, gender, crime committed or accused of and the details of the intervention or diversion, as the case may be, under which they will undergo or has undergone, of all children in conflict with the law to guarantee the correct application of the provisions of this Act and other laws. The JJWC shall lead in the establishment of a centralized information management system on children in conflict with the law. This provision is however without prejudice to Section 43 of this Act.

Section 13. Section 63 of Republic Act No. 9344 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 14. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The JJWC shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act.

Section 15. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is held unconstitutional, other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and binding.

Section 16. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, ordinances and rules inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby modified or repealed accordingly.

Section 17. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after the completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 3324 and House Bill No. 6052 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on June 5, 2013.

Approved: OCT 03 2013

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines