MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday released revised guidelines for media coverage of cases involving children that it said are intended to keep up with rapid advances in communications and with laws not yet in force when the original rules were adopted in 2000.
Undersecretary Linda Hormilla, who chairs the DoJ's special committee for the protection of children (SCPC), stressed "children need special safeguards and care due to their size, vulnerability and young age."
"Every effort must be exerted to ensure that children are accorded special protection to enable them to grow and develop in atmosphere of peace, dignity, tolerance, freedom, equality and solidarity," she added.
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