Section 2. Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9344 Is Hereby Amended To Read As Follows

The Title of Republic 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:
"SEC. 4. Definition o 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:
"SEC. 4. Definition of Terms. – The following terms as used in this Act shall be defined as follows:
"x x x isdiction.
A perusal of the motion for reconsideration shows that the petitioner has lifted from the dissenting
opinion the arguments it now advances to support its insistence that Munoz must also be extradited
for the crime of accepting an advantage as an agent. In the last paragraph of the motion for
reconsideration, the petitioner cites the ruling supposedly handed down by the Court of Final Appeal
of the HKSAR in the case of B v. The Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against
Corruption to the effect that the term agent in Section 9 of the HK.SAR' s Prevention of Bribery
Ordinance (POBO) also covered public servants in another jurisdiction.4 On the basis of such
supposed ruling, the petitioner prays that the exclusion of the crime of accepting an advantage as an
agent be reversed; and that the Court should hold Muñoz to be extraditable also for such crime.
The petitioner's prayer cannot be granted. To grant it would be to take judicial notice of the ruling
in B v. The Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Like all other courts
in this jurisdiction, however, the Court is not at liberty to take judicial notice of the ruling without
contravening our own rules on evidence under which foreign judgments and laws are not considered
as matters of a p
"(s) ‘Bahay Pag-asa’ – refers to a 24-hour child-caring institution established, funded and managed by
local government units (LGUs) and licensed and/or accredited nongovernment organizations (NGOs)
providing short-term residential care for children in conflict with the law who are above fifteen (15)
but below eighteen (18) years of age who are awaiting court disposition of their cases or transfer to
other agencies or jurisdiction.
"Part of the features of a ‘Bahay Pag-asa’ is an intensive juvenile intervention and support center. This
will cater to children in conflict with the law in accordance with Sections 20, 20-A and 20-B hereof.
"A multi-disciplinary team composed of a social worker, a psychologist/mental health professional, a

medical doctor, an educational/guidance counselor and a Barangay Council for the Protection of
Children (BCPC) member shall operate the ‘Bahay Pag-asa’. The team will work on the individualized
intervention plan with the child and the child’s family.
f Terms. – The following terms as used in this Act shall be defined as follows:
"x x x
"(s) ‘Bahay Pag-asa’ – refers to a 24-hour child-caring institution established, funded and managed by
local government units (LGUs) and licensed and/or accredited nongovernment organizations (NGOs)
providing short-term residential care for children in conflict with the law who are above fifteen (15) but
below eighteen (18) years of age who are awaiting court disposition of their cases or transfer to other
agencies or jurisdiction.
"Part of the features of a ‘Bahay Pag-asa’ is an intensive juvenile intervention and support center. This
will cater to children in conflict with the law in accordance with Sections 20, 20-A and 20-B hereof.
"A multi-disciplinary team composed of a social worker, a psychologist/mental health professional, a

medical doctor, an educational/guidance counselor and a Barangay Council for the Protection of
Children (BCPC) member shall operate the ‘Bahay Pag-asa’. The team will work on the individualized
intervention plan with the child and the child’s family.

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The Title of Republic hereby amended to read as follows: "An Act Establishing a Comprehensive Juvenile

"A multi-disciplinary team composed of a social worker, a psychologist/mental health professional, a

"A multi-disciplinary team composed of a social worker, a psychologist/mental health professional, a

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