Gumban, Stephen Edgardo A. Zafra, Jose Novem August 7, 2014 Law and Governance: Public Interest Issues and Relevant to the Region and Mindanao Assessment on Implementation of R.A. 6972 or the Barangay - Level Total Development and Protection of Children Act in certain Barangays in Davao City, as embodied in Resolution No. 7725 or the Davao City Childrens Welfare Code Barangays: 34-D, 4-A, 17-B, 28-C, 10-A, 36-D, 21-C, 14-B, 9-A, 19-B (Poblacion Area of Davao City) Legal Issue: Whether or not the provisions of RA 6972 (Section 2; Section 3 (e) and (g)) as embodied in Resolution No. 7725 or the "Davao City Children's Welfare Code" develop and protect the children in selected day care centers of Davao City? Cases a) SPO1 Leonito Acuzar versus Aproniano Jorolan and Hon. Eduardo A. Apresa, Peoples Law Enforcement Board (PLEB) Chairman, New Corella, Davao del Norte (G.R. No. 177878. April 7, 2010) b) People of the Philippines versus the Honorable Court of Appeals and Gaspar Olayon (G.R. No. 171863. August 20, 2008) c) Jojit Garingarao versus People of the Philippines (G.R. No. 192760. July 20, 2011) d) Guzman versus Perez (G.R. No. 156013. July 25, 2006) e) Bongalon versus People (G.R. No. 169533. March 2013) Laws a) RA 6972 Barangay Level Total development and Protection of Children Act b) RA 7610 Special Protection of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination c) RA 9262 Violence Against Women and Their Children General Reference a) Analysis of Rape Cases Committed against Children and Women in the National Capital Region (NCR), Philippines, c2002; Winecito L. Tan; Department of Social Welfare and Development; United Nations Children's Fund b) An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Philippine Jurisprudence on Child Sexual Abuse, c2002; Adhikain Para sa Karapatang Pambata- Ateneo Human Rights Center:UNICEF
c) Kuyaw! Street Adolescents in Street Gangs in Davao City, c2003
TAMBAYAN Center for the Care of Abused Children, Inc. d) Breaking Rules: Children in Conflict with the Law and the Juvenile Justice Process - The Experience in the Philippines, c2004; Prof. Elisa U. Etamadi; Ching Li Ye; Cresencio Bermudez, Jr.; Mae Fe Ancheta-Templa; Save the Children (UK) Philippines; Adhikain Para sa Karapatang Pambata-Ateneo Human Rights Center.
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Dequia, James Derick D. Gumban, Stephen Edgardo A. Zafra, Jose Novem August 7, 2014 Law and Governance: Public Interest Issues and Relevant to the Region and Mindanao Assessment on the Implementation of R.A.6972 or theBarangay-Level Total Development and Protection of Children Act (Section 2; Section 3 (e) and (g)) as embodied in Resolution No. 7725 or the Davao City Children's Welfare Code Legal Issue: Whether or not the provisions of R.A. 3672 (Section 2; Section 3 (e) and (g)) as embodied in the Resolution No. 7725 or the Davao City Children's Welfare Code develop and protect the children in selected barangays in Davao City? QUESTIONS: 1. Are there any cases of: a) Abused, neglected, exploited children in the barangay? b) Children voluntarily put by their parent(s) in the custody of the day care center? 2. Are these children usually male or female? 3. Are they habitually neglected or abused or exploited? Why? Are there records that show if the parents did such act which ended the children up in this day care center? 4. Are these children products of broken families, unmarried couples, or of single parents? 5. Are the parents of the children who are in the day care center employed? 6. If there are no cases of abused, neglected, exploited children, or that of children voluntarily put by their parents in the custody of the day care center, what are the other functions done by the workers of the day care center? 7. What is the immediate course of action done by the barangay to cater to the needs of these children? 8. Are there enough barangay officials to render service for the day care center? 9. Are the facilities in the day care center adequate to support the children in the program? a) If the facilities are not enough, what are the remedies that the barangay officials do in order to cater to the needs of these children? 10. Are there instances of delay in rendering service to children in the day care center? a) What are the instances of these delays, if any? 11. What are the probable causes of the abuse experienced by these children? 12. What are possible solutions to minimize these cases of abuse, neglected, exploited children that the barangay officials can do? 13. Do you think these cases of abused, neglected, or exploited children are common in your area? Why?
14. Do you also accommodate abused, neglected or exploited children
not from your barangay? 15. Does the government provide enough support with engaging to help these abused, neglected, exploited children?