Manila, June 23 -- Senator Francis Pangilinan on Tuesday pushed back against renewed calls to lower the age of criminal liability following the fatal school shooting in Tacloban City.

Speaking in a Facebook Live discussion with Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) Executive Director Tricia Clare Oco, Pangilinan said lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 10 years old would fail to address the root causes that drive children into conflict with the law.

"Rather than amend the law, it's to strengthen the enforcement of the law," he said.

He said the stricter implementation of existing laws and stronger family and community support systems would be more effective in preventing youth crime.

Oco echoed the senator's ...