Iloilo City, Aug. 7 -- Vice Mayor Lady Julie Grace Baronda on Thursday said she wants a review of the Iloilo City Parental Responsibility Ordinance amid recent incidents involving minors.

On Aug. 1, seven minors in Iloilo City were involved in separate stabbing incidents in Jaro plaza, while 19 minors were involved in a melee in Mandurriao district on Aug. 3.

In an interview, Baronda said before she ended her term as executive assistant in 2024, they were already in discussion with the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) for the implementing rules and regulations of the ordinance.

"Since I am here as the vice mayor, it's high time we work on that and follow up with our local chief executive on the update on the ordinance...