Released minors in riots perform community service

MANILA, Philippines — The 55 minors arrested by police during the riots at Mendiola and surrounding areas last Sept. 21 have started performing community service, according to the Manila Department of Social Welfare.

The MDSW said in its Facebook post on Oct. 16 that the minors, labeled as children in conflict with the law, carried broomsticks, garbage bags, paint buckets and rollers.

Wearing white shirts, the minors and their parents swept and collected garbage at street corners and center islands and applied paint on areas with graffiti.

Through community service, the MDSW want the minors to become law-abiding citizens and avoid getting involved in crimes.