RECOMMENDATIONS AND COMMENTS ON THE

PROPOSED 2023 CHILDREN’S WELFARE CODE OF QUEZON

(Working Draft as of 04 January 2023)

Articl Proposed Revisions to

Remarks
e P.O. 2018-71
I General Principles
II Rights and Responsibilities of the Child
III Role of LGUs  State of the Children
Formulation of Programs and Services for  Include Barangay
IV Children  Include requirement to draft CLJIP, CEPC
 F1K Components
Survival Rights of Children  Sec 17- Integrated Management on Childhood Illness
a. Care and Nutrition  Sec 18- Transfer to Art. On Protection
b. Pregnant Women and Adolescent  Develop CEPC
c. Programs at the Barangay Level (RA 6972)  RA 10821
d. Child-Friendly Hospitals, Nutrition Posts and  Chapter 2 – Reproductive Health Act
Breastfeeding Stations
 Lying-in with temporary care facilities for far-flung areas
e. Birth Registration
 Add provisions for newborn screening & immunization
 RA 9288
V
 Chapter 3 – transfer to Art III
 Brgy Level Total Dev’t and Protection of Children Act
 Day Care Ctr in every Brgy – Source?
 Chapter 4 – New-born screening service to be made accessible
 Breastfeeding stations in LGU offices, specifically Provincial offices?
 Breastfeeding law
 Chapter 5 – mobile registration in coordination with LGU
 Birth registration month
 Encourage free registration; assistance in processing req’t
 Chapter 6 – ECCD- RA 6972
Development Rights of Children  Incentives; reform
a. Early Childhood Care and Development  Chapter 8 – specific support for ALS; maybe included in IRR
Program (ECCD)  Chapter 9 – specific program? Therapy centers? Diagnosis
VI b. Establishment of Schools and Other Facilities  Provisions for college scholarship program NO LONGER PRESENT in
c. Alternative Learning System (ALS)/ Out-of- the proposed code (probably because this age group are no longer
School Youth (OSY) children?)
d. Children with Special Needs
e. Practice of Culture and Religion
VII  Chapter 13 - Updated Anti-Trafficking Act; OSAEC
Protection Rights of Children  Chapter 14 – RA 9344; CLJIP
 a. Against Improper Discipline and Punishments
b. Prevent Children’s Rights Violations
c. Against Child Abuse, Exploitations,
Discrimination and Drug Abuse
d. Crisis Intervention Program
e. Programs for Children in Conflict with the Law
(CICL)
f. Children of Indigenous Peoples
g. Protection of Children in Armed Conflict,
Disasters/Calamities and Emergencies
h. Children’s desk
i. Local Council for the Protection of Children
VIII Participation Rights of Children
IX Implementing Rules and Regulations
X Penal Provisions
XI Separability, Repealing and Effectivity Clauses
 Sec 52 – Bahay Pag-asa
 Sec 57 - RA 9344; RA 10630
 Provincial Gov’t required to develop CLJIP
 What is the role of the Province and other LGUs in the implementation
of RA9344?
 Sec 74 &ff – Referral system; WCPD; Guidelines for LGUs on the dev’t
of the CLJIP
 Chap 17 – Source?
 Insert CEPC
 Chap 18 – Children’s Concerns Program – Article VIII
 Insert implementing mechanism as a new chapter; include
APPROPRIATION 1%
 Sec 89 – Child Impact Statement
 Sec 90 – Transfer to Art VIII - participation rights
 Sec 91 – PCPC- Function and duties; refer to DILG circular for
creation, composition; functions to be integrated in the Code
 Reporting?
 Sec 95 – Specifically gov’t run stations
 Sec 98 – require LGUs