Teen protesters not legally liable but will undergo intervention - MDSW

Protesters under 15 years old who were caught during the violent demonstration in Manila on Sept. 21 are not criminally liable but they are still subject to government intervention, according to the Manila Department of Social Welfare (MDSW)

- By DIANN CALUCIN

UNIDENTIFIED INDIVIDUALS with covered faces stood in front of a line of policemen on Ayala Bridge, holding flags and demanding to march to Mendiola on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Manila Public Information Office)

(Manila Public Information Office)

More than 20 protesters, 14 years old and below, classified as Children at Risk (CAR), and around 60 of them 15 to 17 years old, known as Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL), were among those taken into custody following the incident.