Session 4

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 TALK OUTLINE
I. Introduction
• What is a law? why we need laws?
II. Child Protection Laws
1. Special Protection of Children Against Abuse,
Exploitation and Discrimination Act (R.A. 1992)
2. The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act (RA 9344, as
amended by R.A. 10630)
3. The Anti-bullying Act of 2013 (R.A.10627 )
a) Purpose
b) Scope
c) Important provisions
III. Open forum
 Child Abuse Act (RA 7610)
 Special Protection of
Children Against Abuse,
Exploitation and
Discrimination Act (1992)
 Child – below 18 or over
but unable to fully take
care of or protect children
child prostitution
in situations&of
children of indigenous
working
other
armed
cultural
childchildren
sexual
trafficking
conflict
obscene publications & indecent shows
abuse
communities

themselves due to a
mental or physical
disability or condition
 The best interests of the
child - paramount
consideration in all actions
concerning them
 Child Abuse Act (RA 7610)
Definition of Child Abuse
Maltreatment, whether habitual or not, of the child which
includes:
 Psychological or physical abuse, neglect, cruelty,
sexual abuse and emotional maltreatment
 Act, deeds, or words which debase, degrade or demean
the intrinsic worth and dignity of the child as a human
being
 Unreasonable deprivation of basic needs
 Failure to immediately give medical treatment to an
injured child resulting in serious impairment of his or
her growth and development, permanent incapacity or
death.
 Child Abuse Act (RA 7610)
Who may file a complaint
• Offended party
• Parents or guardians
• Ascendant or collateral relative within the 3rd
degree (i.e., auntie, uncle)
• Officer, social worker or representative of a
licensed child-caring institution
• Officer or social worker of DSWD
• Barangay chairman
• At least three concerned, responsible citizens
where the violation occurred.
 Juvenile Justice Welfare Act
(RA 9344, as amended by )
 Introduces the principle of restorative justice
and term “child in conflict with the law”
 Raises the age of criminal liability to 15 years
 Promotes intervention and diversion
 Disallows detention of children with adults
 Detention is a last resort
 Decriminalizes certain offenses when
committed by minors
 Prohibits death penalty
Child in Conflict
with the Law
(CICL)
 a child who is
alleged as, accused
of, or adjudged as
having committed an
offense under
Philippine laws.
“Child at Risk" refers to a child who is vulnerable to and at the risk of
committing criminal offenses because of personal, family and social
circumstances, such as, but not limited to, the following:
1. being abused by any person through sexual, physical, psychological,
mental, economic or any other means and the parents or guardian
refuse, are unwilling, or unable to provide protection for the child;
2. being exploited including sexually or economically;
3. being abandoned or neglected, and after diligent search and inquiry, the
parent or guardian cannot be found;
4. coming from a dysfunctional or broken family or without a parent or
guardian;
5. being out of school;
6. being a street child;
7. being a member of a gang;
8. living in a community with a high level of criminality or drug abuse;
and
9. living in situations of armed conflict.
 ANTI-BULLYING ACT OF 2013
R.A. 10627
• Enacted to protect students
from any act of bullying.

• Requires all Elementary and

Secondary Schools both
public and private, to adopt
policies to prevent and
address bullying in their
respective institutions.
 ANTI-BULLYING ACT OF 2013
R.A. 10627
Refer to a severe and repeated use by a person of a
written, verbal, or a physical act directed against
another person that has the effect of placing the latter in
reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm, or
damage to his/her property.
Types of bullying
a) Physical
b) Verbal
c) Emotional
d) Cyber
e) Gender-based
 ANTI-BULLYING ACT OF 2013
R.A. 10627
Where do bullying takes place?
1. School grounds
2. Property immediately adjacent to school grounds
3. At school-sponsored or school-related activities,
functions or programs whether on or of school
grounds
4. School bus stops or school buses or other vehicles
owned , leased or used by a school
5. It may also occur at unrelated locations, functions
or programs
6. In the cyberspace, through the use of technology
or an electronic device or other forms of media
 ANTI-BULLYING ACT OF 2013
R.A. 10627
REPORTING THE BULLYING OR
RETALIATION

Report to the teacher, guidance coordinator or

counselor or any person designated to handle
bullying incidents.
reasonable disciplinary measures on the bully or
offending ANTI-BULLYING ACTtoOF
student that is proportionate 2013
the act
committed. R.A. 10627
Written reprimand, community service, suspension,
exclusion or expulsion, in accordance with existing
rules and regulations of the school or of the Department
for public schools, may be imposed, if the
circumstances warrant
In addition to the disciplinary sanction, the bully shall
also be required to undergo an intervention program
which shall be administered or supervised by the
school’s Child Protection Committee. The parents of the
bully shall be encouraged to join the intervention
program.
 ANTI-BULLYING ACT OF 2013
R.A. 10627
FALSE ACCUSATIONS
If the student, after an investigation, is found to have
knowingly made a false accusation of bullying, the
said student shall be subjected to disciplinary actions
or to appropriate interventions in accordance with the
existing rules and regulations of the Department or the
private school.
 A Pledge Against Bullying

I _____________________ , a student of ________________________ after having been made

aware of the ill-effects of bullying and how it can cause serious and lasting harm to its victims,
promise to:
Stand up for someone who is being bullied when it is safe to do so
Report right away when it is not safe to stand up for someone being bullied
Be open to seek help even if I am the one getting bullied
Befriend someone who has been bullied
Encourage someone who is a victim of bullying to seek adult’s help
Learn how to prevent bullying and share it with my friends.
Use social media to spread goodwill and not as a tool to hurt and harm others
Cooperate with teachers and school staff on programs addressing problems of bullying.
I believe everyone deserves to feel safe at school, to be who they are, to be treated with respect
and kindness, to feel included and valued, and be given opportunity to grow and become a better
person. For this reason, I will stand up for the weak, the out-numbered, the disabled, and the
vulnerable, and commit not to engage in any form of bullying wherever I may be.

Signature: _____________________________________
Date: _____________________________________
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End of Session 4

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