SITUATION OF THE FILIPINO CHILDREN

Prepared in 2012

Source: Subaybay Bata Macro Monitoring System , Council for the Welfare of Children

Philippine Population
88.57 M Filipinos (Census 2007) 44,608,300 or 48.0% Male 44,098,000 or 52.0% Female 37.25 M or 42.06% are 0-17 years old 19.13 M Male 18.12 M Female 2.04 (1995-2007) Population Growth Rate (PGR)
(2 persons for every 100 are added to our population every year)

Philippine Population by Region

(NSO, 2007 Census of Population)

Poverty Statistics for Children

2006 27.62 M of population are poor 4.68 M poor families 40.8% child poverty incidence 14,405,899 magnitude of poor children 2003 38.8 child poverty incidence 13,469,849 magnitude of poor children 2000 42.5 child poverty incidence 14,093,102 magnitude of poor children
(NSCB, Official Poverty Statistics for Children)

Indicators and Targets

Indicators
Maternal mortality rate Birth Registration Infant Mortality Rate Full Immunization Under Five Mortality Rate Underweight
(includes children 011 months)

Targets (NPAC/MDG)
to 129 deaths per 100,000 live births by 2010 to reduce by 52.3 in 2015 to100% of births by 2010 to 17 deaths per 1,000 live births to reduce by 19.0 in 2015 to 95% of births by 2010 to 100% by 2015 to 33.4 deaths per 1,000 live births to 26.7% by 2015 to 21.2% of children by 2010

Data
162 per 100,000 live births (2006, NSO Family Planning Survey) 85% of births (2004) 25 per 1,000 live births (2008, NDHS-NSO) 80% of children age 12-23 months (2008, NDHS-NSO) 34 per 1,000 live births (2008, NDHS-NSO) 26.2% Underweight children, age 0-5 years (2008, NNS)

Indicators and Targets

Indicators
Attendance to day care Attendance to preschool Elementary: Participation Rate Completion Rate

Targets (NPAC/MDG)
to 75% of children to 100% of children 93% of children by 2010 100% by 2015 to 89.5% of children 100% by 2015

Data
23.16% (2008, DSWD) 54.60% (SY 2010-2011, DepEd) 89.89% (SY 2010-2011, DepEd) 72.11% (SY 2010-2011, DepEd) 61.26% (SY 2010-2011, DepEd) 75.06% (SY 2010-2011, DepEd)

Secondary: Participation Rate Completion Rate

to 83.7% of children to 76.7% of children

Indicators and Targets

Indicators
Literacy Rate of 15 to 24 years old

Targets (NPAC/MDG)
100.0% by 2015

Data
96% Basic Literacy Rate of Population 10 years old and over (2008, FLEMMSNSO) 86% Functional Literacy Rate of Population 10-64 years old (2008, FLEMMSNSO) 75% (2009, FHSIS-DOH)

Proportion of households w/ access to safe water Proportion of households w/ sanitary toilet facility

86.5% by 2015

83.3% by 2015

72% (2009, FHSIS-DOH)

Water and Sanitation by Region

75% of Households have access to safe water

(DOH, 2009 Field Health Service Information System (FHSIS)

Water and Sanitation by Region

72% of Households have access to sanitary toilet

(DOH, 2009 Field Health Service Information System (FHSIS)

Children in Need of Special Protection

5,691 total cases served by the DSWD in 2011 (from 1,433 in 2010)

Types of Abuse
1. Abandoned 2. Neglected
3.

Total
884 2,327 1,401 885 401 115 116 47 34 2 33

Male
511 1,192 29 15 9 5 4 0 1 0 3

Female
373 1,135 1,372 870 392 110 112 47 33 2 30

Sexually Abused 3.1 Rape 3.2 Incest 3.3 Acts of Lasciviousness

4. Sexually Exploited 4.1 Victims of Prostitution 4.2 Victims of Pedophilia 4.3 Victims of Pornography 4.4 Victims of Cyber Pornography

Source: PPB-DSWD, CY 2011, Preliminary, as of Feb. 2012)

Children in Need of Special Protection

5,691 total cases served by the DSWD in 2011 (from 1,433 in 2010)

Types of Abuse
5. Physically Abused/Maltreated 7. Victims of Illegal Recruitment 8. Victims of Child Trafficking 9. Victims of Armed Conflict 9.1 Involved 9.2 Affected

Total
521 39 373 30 2 28

Male Female
271 17 47 15 2 13 250 22 326 15 0 15

Source: PPB-DSWD, CY 2011, Preliminary, as of Feb. 2012)

Children in Need of Special Protection

Source: PPB-DSWD, CY 2011, Preliminary, as of Feb. 2012)

Children in Need of Special Protection

Profile of children in conflict with the law

usually male between the ages of 14-17 has low educational attainment belongs to large, low-earning family of six members charged with property-related crimes use drugs and alcohol has stopped schooling

Children in Need of Special Protection

Profile of children in conflict with the law

CICL were highest in NCR (8,807), followed by Central Visayas (1,631) & Western Visayas (1,002). (JJWC, 2009) Types of Crimes 4,246 CICL in 2010 mostly committed property-related crimes (PNP, 2010) - Theft was the highest (1,631 cases) - Robbery was the 3rd highest (380 cases)

Children in Need of Special Protection

children in conflict with the law Gangsterism is a growing phenomenon in developing regional urban centers (e.g. Davao City & SOCCKSARGEN-Region XII) DSWD served 2,959 CICL in 2010
- 95% were boys (2,817) - 5% were girls (142)

An average of 412 CICL detained in city, municipal and district jails in 2010 (BJMP, 2010)

Children in Need of Special Protection

Source, JJWC

Children in Various Circumstances of Disability

942,098 Persons with disability (70% were found in rural and remote areas)

191,680 children with disabilities (>18 yrs. old) more boys than girls with disabilities (103,435 males and 88,245 females) 1014 age group has the highest disability prevalence rate per 100,000 population most common forms of impairment are hearing & visual impairment
Source: NSO, 2000 Census Population

Children in Need of Special Protection

Child Labor
4 M (16.2%) of 24.8 M children 5-17 years old were economically active About 2.4 M were exposed to hazardous environment Highest % of working children came from Southern Tagalog (11.5%), followed by Central Visayas (9,7%) & Eastern Visayas (8.7%) More male (2.5 M) or 63.4% than female working children (1.5 M) or 36.6% Of the 4 M working children 5-17 years old, 25% worked in the evening or during night time.
Source: 2001 Survey on Working Children, NSO

Children in Need of Special Protection

Street Children
246,011 street children or roughly 3% (0-17 yr.-old population) 44,435 estimated street children who are visible ones - 11,346 in Metro Manila alone - 22,556 in 22 major cities
Source: 2001 Ours to Protect and Nurture, edited by Dr. Exaltacion Lamberte)

Metro Manila 3,072 Street Children

(Source: December 2010, Rapid Appraisal by DSWD)

Children in Need of Special Protection

Children in Situations of Armed Conflict

an estimate of 30,00050,000 children displaced by armed conflict every year for during the last past 4 years
Note: Based on reports from combined sources-DSWD, DND, AFP and NGOs

Children in Need of Special Protection

Child Trafficking
Estimated 20,000-50,000 Philippine and foreign child victims in the Philippines trafficked for labor and sexual exploitation Philippine is a transit country for victim trafficked from China
Source: 2001-2006 Academy for Educational Development (www.humantrafficking.org)

Children in Need of Special Protection

HIV/AIDS
Demographic Data Feb. 2012 274 268 6 263 11 76 0 1 Jan.-Feb. 2012 486 474 12 466 20 133 1 2 Cumulative Data: 1984-2012 8,850 7,865 985 7,356* 1,483* 2,050 59 345

Total Reported Cases Asymptomatic Cases AIDS Cases Males Females Youth 15-24yo Children <15yo Reported Deaths due to AIDS

*Note: No data available on sex for eleven (11) cases.

Source: National Epidemiology Center, DOH

Children in Need of Special Protection

Children in Cultural Communities
Of the total 12 million population of IPs, approximately 5.1 million are 18 years old and below Profile: live in remote areas usually accessible only by foot have limited access to basic social services often suffer from discrimination and neglect
Data source: National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP); 3rd and 4th CRC Country Periodic Report

Children in Need of Special Protection

Government and civil society are more aware of the need to involve children on matters affecting their lives .. Children as a sector at the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC Children Basic Sector o NAPC-CBS) Child and youth representatives at the CWC Board, Regional Sub Committees for the Welfare of Children, Sangguniang Kabataan, Local Councils for the Protection of Children Over 500 children organizations nationwide
Photo by: CWC Secretariat

ACTIONS/RESPONSES MAJOR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

Government Response
Policy and Legislative Initiatives (Recent Laws)
R.A. 9208 or Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 R.A. 9231 19 December 2003 (An Act Providing for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Affording Stronger Protection for the working child 1987 Constitution R.A. 9255 of 2003 or An Act allowing illegitimate children to use the surname of their father, amending for the purpose Article 176 of E.O No. 209

Government Response
Policy and Legislative Initiatives (Recent Laws)
R.A. 9262 or Anti-Violence Against Women and their children Act of 2004 R.A. 9288 of 2004 or An Act promulgating a Comprehensive Policy and a National System for Ensuring Newborn Screening
R.A. 9344 or Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 R.A. 10022 or Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009

Government Response
Policy and Legislative Initiatives (Recent Laws)
R.A. 9523 of 2009 or An Act Requiring the Certification of the DSWD to declare a Child legally available for Adoption R.A. 9745 or Anti-Torture Act R.A. 9775, also known as the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 R.A. 9858 of 2009 (Legitimization of Children Born to Underage Parents R.A. 9851 or Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law

Government Response
Health and Nutrition
Pre- and Post-Natal Care Program Child-Friendly Hospitals Newborn Screening (NBS) Newborn Hearing Screening Integrated Management of Childhood Diseases Immunization Program Early Identification of childhood illness Mother Baby Friendly Initiatives Vitamin A, Iron, & Zinc Supplementation Supplementary Feeding Program

Government Response
Education
Project REACH (Reaching All Children) DepEd Pre-school Program Feeding Program Drop-out Reduction Program (DORP) Expansion of GASTPE coverage Computerization Program Basic Madrasah Education Program Every Child A Reader Program (ECARP) Child Friendly School System (CFSS) Food Fortification Program

Government Response
Education
Early Childhood Care & Development Services Education for All Basic Literacy Program Adopt-a-School Program Multi-Grade System Alternative Learning System Informal Education for OSY DepEds SPED (special education) reaching more children with special needs in elementary & high school

Government Response
Protection
Sagip Bata Manggagawa National Project on Street Children Night Care for Young Children Day Care Centers Pag-aaral ng bata para sa Kinabukasan Comprehensive Peace Process Reintegration and rehabilitation programmes Emergency Operation Philippines-Assistance to Conflict-Affected Mindanao Food for Education

Government Response
Protection
Child Care and Placement for Abandoned and Orphaned Children Inter-country Adoption Placement Services After Care Services Direct Social Services Rehabilitation Program for Street Children Recovering from Substance Abuse using the modified Social Stress Model (MSSM) Case Management Tool for Children Recovering from Substance Abuse

Government Response
Protection
Children and Womens Desks in Police Stations Support for Victims/Witnesses of Trafficking in Human Beings Half-Way Home Focus on IP and Muslim children Parent Effectiveness Service/ERPAT Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Comprehensive Program for Child Protection

Thank You.
A child cannot wait