Local Councils for the Protection of Children (LCPCs) were set up at 24,093 barangays, 54 provinces, 101 cities and 963 municipalities nationwide as of the first semester of 2009 through the help of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).This is in response to their heightened campaign of upholding the rights and welfare of Filipino minors.
In connection with this, seminars were conducted by DILG to familiarize barangay officials, mayors and other local chief executives on setting up and strengthening these Councils to make them effective instruments in promoting children’s rights and implementing child-friendly programs, according to DILG Secretary Ronnie Puno.
The said action was initiated under the DILG Puno's watch to help LGU'S become child-friendly localities. Guidelines were also disseminated nationwide to monitor the functionality of LCPCs in all local government units.
The Article 87 of Presidential Decree No. 603 of the Child and Youth Welfare Code and Section 15 of Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 both provide for the establishment and strengthening of the LCPCs, down to the barangay level.
Apart from facilitation of LCPC's, the DILG calls on local chief executives to support the DILG’s training initiatives on the barangay human rights program, which aims to strengthen vulnerable sectors like women and children in pursuing justice through heightened awareness about their basic rights and the country’s judicial system.
The establishment of Women and Children Protection Desks (WCPDs) in every Philippine National Police (PNP) municipal station in the country is ordered by the DILG, through Puno’s watch to help victims of exploitation and abuse, especially children and women. To date, there are 1,830 WCPDs in police stations nationwide. Besides setting up a WCPD in every town, the PNP, will also establish a Women and Children Protection Center in every region in the country as well as counterpart centers at the provincial and city levels Puno added who is the concurrent chairman of the National Police Commission (Napolcom).
These Centers and WCPDs will handle cases of violence and abuse committed against women and children, including trafficking and exploitation as defined under Republic Act 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Children Act of 2004. The establishment of these Centers are not just in accordance with RA 9262, these also show that DILG and PNP have placed importance on family and domestic concerns as well responsiveness to gender-sensitivity issues.
The said action was initiated under the DILG Puno's watch to help LGU'S become child-friendly localities. Guidelines were also disseminated nationwide to monitor the functionality of LCPCs in all local government units.
The Article 87 of Presidential Decree No. 603 of the Child and Youth Welfare Code and Section 15 of Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 both provide for the establishment and strengthening of the LCPCs, down to the barangay level.
Apart from facilitation of LCPC's, the DILG calls on local chief executives to support the DILG’s training initiatives on the barangay human rights program, which aims to strengthen vulnerable sectors like women and children in pursuing justice through heightened awareness about their basic rights and the country’s judicial system.
The establishment of Women and Children Protection Desks (WCPDs) in every Philippine National Police (PNP) municipal station in the country is ordered by the DILG, through Puno’s watch to help victims of exploitation and abuse, especially children and women. To date, there are 1,830 WCPDs in police stations nationwide. Besides setting up a WCPD in every town, the PNP, will also establish a Women and Children Protection Center in every region in the country as well as counterpart centers at the provincial and city levels Puno added who is the concurrent chairman of the National Police Commission (Napolcom).
These Centers and WCPDs will handle cases of violence and abuse committed against women and children, including trafficking and exploitation as defined under Republic Act 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Children Act of 2004. The establishment of these Centers are not just in accordance with RA 9262, these also show that DILG and PNP have placed importance on family and domestic concerns as well responsiveness to gender-sensitivity issues.
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