Duties and Functions of the RJJWC

The RJJWC shall ensure the effective implementation of RA 9344, as

amended by RA 10630, at the regional and at the level of the LGUs,
and ensure the coordination among its members. It shall rationalize
the collective and integrated efforts between the national government
and the LGUs. It shall monitor, oversee and provide the necessary
technical assistance to the LGUs and the LCPCs to ensure policy
implementation and effective performance of their functions under the
Act and the Rules. The RJJWC shall have the following duties and
functions:

(a) To oversee and ensure the effective implementation of this Act, as

amended, and these Rules, at the regional level and at the level
of the LGUs;

(b) To assist the concerned agencies in the implementation and in

compliance with the JJWC’s adopted policies or regulations and
provide substantial inputs to the JJWC in the formulation of new
ones, in line with the provisions of the Act, as amended, and
these Rules;

(c) To assist in the development of the comprehensive 3 to 5-year

local juvenile intervention program, with the participation of
the concerned LGUs, NGOs and youth organizations within the
region, and monitor its implementation;

(d) To coordinate the implementation of the juvenile intervention

programs and activities by national government agencies and other
related activities within the region;

(e) To oversee the programs and operation of the intensive juvenile

intervention and support centers established within the region;

(f) To collect the relevant regional information and conduct

continuing research and support evaluations and studies on all
matters relating to juvenile justice and welfare within the
region, such as, but not limited to:

(1) Performance and results achieved by juvenile intervention

programs and by activities of the LGUs and other government
agencies within the region;

(2) The periodic trends, problems and causes of juvenile

delinquency and crimes from the LGU level to the regional
level; and
(3) The particular needs of children in conflict with the law in
custody and children-at-risk, within their regional
jurisdiction. The data gathered shall be forwarded by the
RJJWC to the JJWC on an annual basis, and as may be deemed
necessary by the JJWC.
(g) Through duly-designated persons, and with the assistance of the
agencies enumerated in the preceding section, to conduct regular
inspections in the detention and rehabilitation facilities within
the region, and to undertake spot inspections, on their own
initiative, in order to check the compliance with the standards
provided herein, and to make the necessary reports and
recommendations to appropriate agencies and to the JJWC;
(h) To initiate and coordinate the conduct of trainings for the
officials and personnel of the agencies involved in the
administration of the juvenile justice and welfare system and the
juvenile intervention program within the region;
(i) To submit an Annual Report to the JJWC on the implementation of
this Act, as amended; and
(j) To perform such other functions as may be determined by the JJWC
to implement the provisions of this Act, as amended, and these
Rules.