The proposal to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) calls for evidence-based legislation.

It should be grounded on facts, supported by studies. Not on whims, and unproven theories.

We need to read the scholarship behind the proposed policy. In the absence of any, we may be legislating based on superstition. Ilan po ba ang drug lords na 9 years old sa bansa ngayon?

Ilan po bang nuebe anyos ang sangkot sa kidnap-for-ransom? Mayroon po bang mga sampung taong gulang na kilabot na carnapper? Sa record ng BOC, ilang onse anyos na ba ang nahuli sa pagpupuslit ng shabu?

Where is the science in pegging the age threshold at 9?

If a law is meant to remedy a problem, then what is the projected drop in the crime index that the desired policy will bring? Magbalangkas po tayo ng batas na base sa datos at hindi sa akala at haka-haka.