d. regularly visiting Bahay Pag-Asa Facilities and other youth homes to assess the operations and physical condition of these facilities and to monitor the human rights situation of the children detained therein; and e. popularizing, through information dissemination, the basic provisions of JJWA and restorative justice for better appreciation of the public. 9. The Commission further recommends that the law enforcers step up their campaign against syndicates who are using minors to commit crimes while keeping in mind that in these cases, children should not be treated as criminals but victims who need to be rescued and protected6. 6 CHR Position Paper on Lowering the Age of MACR, 11 November 2016