Transcript CHILDREN IN NEED OF SPECIAL PROTECTION:

Who is a child?
A child is every human being below
the age of 18 years unless, national laws
recognize the age of majority earlier –
(CRC, Article 1)
What are the Rights
of the Child?
 To be born. To have a name and nationality.
 To be free. To have a family who will take care of me.
 To have a good education.
 To develop my potentials.
 To have enough food, shelter, a healthy and active
body.
 To be given the opportunity for play and leisure.
What are the Rights
of the Child?
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To be given protection against abuse, danger
and violence brought by war and conflict.
 To be given the opportunity for play and leisure.
 To be given protection against abuse, danger and
violence brought by war and conflict.
 To live in a peaceful community.
 To be defended and assisted by the government.
 To be able to express own views.
What is the
Convention on the
Rights of the
Child?
. is an international instrument of law that defines the
comprehensive sets of rights that ALL children must
enjoy. State parties should ensure that all appropriate
measures are undertaken to ensure enjoyment of child
rights
1990
The
Convention on
the
Rights of the
Child
Basic Principles
•Best Interest of the Child
•Right to life, survival and
development
•Non-discrimination
•Right to participation
Categories
Survival,
Development,
•
Protection,
and Participation.
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Survival Rights
Every child has the inherent right to life,
and the State has an obligation to
ensure the child’s survival and
development. They include rights to
adequate food, shelter, clean water, and
primary health care.
Development Rights
These are rights to the resources, skills
and contributions necessary for the full
development of the child. They include
rights to formal education, leisure and
recreation, cultural activities and
information.
Protection Rights
These rights include protection from all
forms of child abuse, neglect,
exploitation and cruelty, including the
right to special protection in times of
war and protection from abuse in the
criminal justice system.
Participation Rights
Children are entitled to the freedom to
express opinions and to have a say in
matters affecting their social,
economic, religious, cultural and
political life. Participation rights
include the right to express opinions
and be heard, the right to information
and freedom of association.
SITUATIONER
ON FILIPINO
CHILDREN
Council for the Welfare of Children
Photo by: Tina Marie de Leon
Population
 88.57 M Filipinos (Census 2007)
- 44,608,300 or 48.0% male
- 44,098,000 or 52.0% female
 39.22 M or 43.4% are 0-17 years old*
*using NSO’s medium assumption
for annual growth rate
 2.04 (1995-2007) Population Growth
Rate (PGR)
(Source: NSO)
Photo by: Salvador Maya, Jr.
Population
 One in three births (36%) in the
Philippines is unplanned
- 16% unwanted or 20%
mistimed
- more likely to occur among
older
- women than younger women
Source: 2008 National Demographic and Health Survey
 27.62 million of population are poor
 4.68 million poor families
(Source: NSCB, 2006 data on poverty incidence)
Photo by: Salvador Maya, Jr.
Health
 Maternal mortality rate
162 per 100,000 live births
(Source: NSO-2006 Family Planning Survey)
 Neonatal mortality rate
16 per 1,000 live births
 Postneonatal mortality rate
9 per 1,000 live births
Source: NSO-2008 National Demographic and Health Survey
Photo by: CWC Secretariat
Health
 Infant mortality rate
25 per 1,000 live births
 Under five mortality
34 per 1,000 live births
 Child mortality rate
9 per 1,000 children
surviving to 12 months of age
Source: NSO-2008 National Demographic and Health Survey
Clean Water and Sanitation
 86% of households have access to drinking
water
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 78% of households have access to sanitary
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Immunized Children
 7 in ten or 70% Filipino children age 12-
23 months received all the basic
vaccinations
- 82% coverage in urban areas
- 77% coverage in rural areas
- vaccination coverage increases w/
mother’s education
- highest for first births (85%) &
lowest for sixth and higher births
(64%)
Source: NSO- 2008 National Demographic and Health Survey
Health
 Delivery Care
- 44% of births in the Philippines occurs in
health facilities
27% in a public facility
18% in a private facility
- 56% of births are still delivered at home
- 62% of births are assisted by a health
professional
Source: NSO-2008 National Demographic and Health Survey
Health
 Prenatal and Postnatal Care
- 1.01 M or 64.8% pregnant women w/ 3
or more pre-natal visits
- 951,837 or 61.4% pregnant women with
4 or more prenatal visits
- 1.90 M or 60.1% pregnant women given
TT2 plus
- 1.88 M or 69.4% post-partum women
with at least 1 postpartum visit
Source: 2008 Field Health Information Services
Health
 Prenatal and Postnatal Care
- 1.01 M or 64.8% pregnant women w/ 3
or more pre-natal visits
- 951,837 or 61.4% pregnant women with
4 or more prenatal visits
- 1.90 M or 60.1% pregnant women given
TT2 plus
- 1.88 M or 69.4% post-partum women
with at least 1 postpartum visit
Source: 2008 Field Health Information Services
Nutrition
 88% children born in the Philippines are
breastfed
- one-third under six months are
exclusively breastfed (NSO- 2008 NDHS)
- prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding
infants under 6 months has remained at
34% (NSO and ORC Macro, 2004)
Nutrition
 Vitamin A and Iodized Oil Capsule
- 1.93 M or 74.1% children (9-11 months)
given vitamin A
- 7.45 M or 73.8% children (12-59 months)
given vitamin A
- 1.61 M or 59.2% lactating mother given
vitamin A
- 76,526 or 0.4% women (15-49) given
Iodized Oil Capsule
Source: 2008 Field Health Information Services
Education
Early Childhood Education
 50% of the total DCCs
(46,752) and DCWs (46,666)
were accredited
- No. of DCWs is less than
the number of total DCCs
 1,537,485 or 23.16% children
aged 3-5 years old served in
DCCs
Source: DSWD (CY 2008)
Photo by: CWC Secretariat
Early Childhood Education
GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
SY 2008-2009
50.0
1.10
Male
Female
GPI
1.08
40.0
1.06
1.04
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Education
Early Childhood Education
 Pre-school Enrolment aged 4-5 years
old
Public - 746,448
Private - 428,653
Total
- 1,175,101
(596,014 male &
579,087 female)
 24.69% Gross Enrolment ratio (GER)
- 24.42% Male
- 24.97% female
Source: DepEd, SY 2008-2009
Photo by: CWC Secretariat
Early Childhood Education
 Grade 1 Enrolment
Public - 2,775,411
Private - 202,166
Total
- 2,977,577
(1,600,308 male &
1,377,269 female)
 Percentage of Grade 1 Pupils with Early
Childhood Development Programs
- 64.62% (Male is 63.83% and Female
is 65.54%)
Source: DepEd, SY 2008-2009
Early Childhood Education
PERCENT OF NEW ENTRANTS TO GRADE 1
WHO HAVE ATTENDED SOME FORM OF ORGANIZED ECE PROGRAM
SY 2008-2009
100.0
1.08
Male
Female
GPI
1.06
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1.04
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Elementary Education
 Primary Education Enrolment (all ages)
Public - 12.57 million
Private - 1.11 million
Total - 13.69 million
(7.08 million male &
6.61 million female)
Torres High School
Dale Erispe, Darwin Erispe,
Raymond Manuel
 Primary Education Enrolment (6-11 years old)
is 11.42 million
Source: DepEd, SY 2008-2009
Elementary Education
 Performance Indicators:
Participation Rate
Total: 85.12%
Male: 84.56%
Female: 85.71%
Cohort survival Rate
Total: 75.39%
Male: 71.54%
Female: 79.68%
Completion Rate
Total: 73.28%
Male: 69.13%
Female:77.89%
Dropout Rate
Total: 6.02%
Male: 7.07%
Female: 4.87%
Source: DepEd, SY 2008-2009
Among the top performing regions are IV-A, ARMM
AND NCR.
NET ENROLMENT RATIO IN PRIMARY EDUCATION
SY 2008-2009
120.0
1.10
Male
Female
GPI
100.0
1.05
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pupils that enrolled in first grade, 75% reach the
sixth grade in SY 2008-2009.
Cohort Survival Rate in Primary Education
SY 2002-2003 to 2008-2009
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Source: DepEd, SY 2008-2009
Secondary Education
 Secondary Education Enrolment (all ages)
Public - 5.17 million
Private - 1.33 million
Total - 6.51 million
( 3.18 million male &
3.33 million female)
 Secondary Education Enrolment (12-15 years old)
is 4.95 million
Source: DepEd, SY 2008-2009
Secondary Education
 Performance Indicators:
Participation Rate
Total: 61.91%
Male: 57.35%
Female: 66.57%
Cohort survival Rate
Total: 79.91%
Male: 75.21%
Female: 84.50%
Completion Rate
Total: 75.37%
Male: 70.15%
Female: 80.47%
Dropout Rate
Total: 7.45%
Male: 9.33%
Female: 5.59%
Source: DepEd, SY 2008-2009
The top performing regions in terms of NER for the
secondary level are NCR, IV-A, and II while ARMM
showed the lowest.
NET ENROLMENT RATIO IN SECONDARY EDUCATION
SY 2008-2009
100.0
1.30
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Female
GPI
1.25
80.0
1.20
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Cohort survival rate in secondary level registered at
79.7% in SY 2008-2009, an increase of 2.7% points
from SY 2002-2003.
Cohort Survival Rate in Secondary Education
SY 2002-2003 to 2008-2009
90
80
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2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
Min
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Source: DepEd, SY 2008-2009
In 2006, the primary education system posted the biggest
reduction in dropout rate and tapering to 5% level until
2008.
Secondary dropout rate is historically higher than that of primary education. In
2005, the incidence of dropout suddenly rose to an alarming double digit figure
of 12.51%. The following year, the system posted a sudden improvement to 8%
level, which continued to the following year and settled to 7% level in 2008.
Source: DepEd, SY 2008-2009
Education
 Literacy Rate: 62 million Filipinos 10 years old
or over
- 93.40% basically literate or 9 out of 10 Filipinos
- 84.10% functionally literate
- basic and functional literacy rates are higher
among females than among males
Source: NSO- 2003 FLEMMS
Education
 Pupil/Student-Teacher Ratios
- 35.56 for elementary
- 38.96 for secondary
 Classroom-Pupil/Student Ratios
- 38.82 for elementary
- 55.88 for secondary
Source: DepEd, SY 2008-2009
Education
 Non-instructional rooms
- 9,280 elementary school libraries
- 3,981 secondary school libraries
- 4,766 elementary school clinics
- 1,332 secondary school clinics
 Pupil/Student-Toilet Bowl Ratios in Government
- 50.37 for elementary
- 98.89 for secondary
Source: DepEd, SY 2008-2009
Children in Need of Special
Protection
Children in need of special protection are children
who are:
 in conflict with the law
 in hazardous &
 in situation of armed
exploitative labor
conflict
 on the streets
 with various forms of
 victims of sexual
disability
abuse & commercial
 girl children
exploitation
 in cultural
 victims of family
communities
violence & neglect
 HIV/AIDS
 separated from or
have lost their parents
Child Labour
 25.308 M children aged 5-17 years old
 2.1 M or 8.4% working children
- 1.376 M or 10.7% (boys)
- 752,00 or 6.0% (girls)
- 39.7% of the total population of
working children are elementary
undergraduates.
- 4 out of every 10 working
children did not finish elementary
Source: Labor Force Survey (LFS), January 2005.
National Statistics Office (NSO)
Northern Mindanao – highest in working children
(324,000 or 25.5%)
Easterm Visayas – second highest in working
children (221,000 or 15.6%)
Regions
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20
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Regions
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Source: NSO- Labor Force Survey (LFS), January 2005
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 National estimate – 44,435
- 22 major cities - 22,556
- Metro Manila
Source: Ours to Protect and Nurture
(edited by Dr. Exaltacion Lamberte)
- 11,346
Child Abuse
6,425 total cases served by the DSWD in
2008 (from 7,044 in 2007)
Types of Abuse
Total no. of cases
served
1. Abandoned
986
2. Neglected
1970
3. Sexually Abused
3.1 Rape
3.2 Incest
3.3 Acts of Lasciviousness
2,300
1,364
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167
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: PDPB-DSWD
179
112
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Child Abuse
Types of Abuse
Total no. of cases
served
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647
6. Victims of Child Labor
136
7. Victims of Illegal Recruitment
8. Victims of Child Trafficking
9. Emotionally Abused
Source: PDPB-DSWD
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Children in Conflict with the Law
Statistics (As of 2nd Quareter 2009)
Source: Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council
REGION
BJMP
Provincial Jail
PNP
DSWD
(NRCY)
LGU Youth
Centers
NGOs
TOTAL
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62
95
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1
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26
42
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1
58
23
141
IV-A
26
11
13
140
190
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3
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23
46
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222
14
259
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64
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175
336
362
944
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12
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81
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107
96
228
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117
151
317
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109
387
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12
65
135
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18
33
38
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5
65
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43
122
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275
89
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TOTAL
304
347
290
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1,031
1,663
690
573
4,706
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 Situations of
Armed Conflict
 an estimate of 30,000-50,000
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
Vanessa Gregorio
Caloocan City Science High School
Children in Various
Circumstances of Disability
942,098 Persons with disability (70% were
found in rural and remote areas)
 191,680 children with disabilities
 more boys than girls with disabilities
(103,435 males and 88,245 females)
 10–14 age group
has the highest
disability prevalence rate per 100,000
population
 most common forms of impairment are
hearing & visual impairment
Data source: 2000 Census
Photo by: CWC Secretariat
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)
Child Trafficking
 Philippines has internal trafficking of children:
 from rural areas (particularly Visayas
and Mindanao)
 to urban areas (e.g. Metro Manila, Cebu
for sexual exploitation or forced labor or
domestic workers, factory workers, or in
the drug trade)
Source: 2001-2006 Academy for Educational Development
(www.humantrafficking.org)
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
Photo by: CWC Secretariat
Data source: National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
(NCIP); 3rd and 4th CRC Country Periodic Report
HIV/AIDS
Demographic Data
Total Reported Cases
Asymptomatic Cases
AIDS Cases
Males
Females
Youth 15-24yo
Children <15yo
Reported Deaths due to
AIDS
Oct. Jan.-Oct.
2009
2009
80
76
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629
604
25
546
83
161
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Source: National Epidemiology Center, DOH
Cumulative
Data:
1984-2009
4,218
3,390
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Child Participation
Both government and civil society are more aware
of need to involve children on matters affecting
their Lives……..
 At national Level
- CWC Child Representatives
- Child Commissioners from
CBS-NAPC
- NaCCAP Officers and Members
 At Local Level
- Sangguniang Kabataan
- Child Representatives
- LCPC
Photo by: CWC Secretariat
Local Council for the
Protection of Children
 80.71% organized LCPC and 11.93%
functional BCPCs nationwide (DILG report, as of Sept.
2009)
- 40.54% or 30 ideal (functional) PCPCs out
of 74 Provinces
- 33.33% or 40 Ideal cities out of 120 cities;
- 18.61% or 260 out of 1,397 municipalities;
- 11.93% or4,718 Ideal BCPCs out of the
39,535 barangays
Note: Data given does not include the LGUs in ARMM
Government Response
Policy & Legislative Initiatives
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1987 Constitution
Family Code of the Philippines
Presidential Decree 603 (1974)
R.A. 7610 of 1993 or Special
Protection of Children Against Child Abuse
 R.A. 8172 of 1995 or ASIN Law
 R.A. 8370 of 1997 or Children’s
Television Act
 R.A. 8296 - 06 June 1997 (An Act every
Sunday of December as the National
Children’s Broadcasting Day)
Government Response
Policy & Legislative Initiatives
 R.A. 8369 – 28 October 1997 (An Act
Establishing Family Courts , granting the
Exclusive Original Jurisdiction over Child
and Family cases.
 R.A. 8980 of 2000 or ECCD Act
 R.A. 8972 of 2000 or the Solo Parents’ Act
 R.A. 9208 or Anti-Trafficking in Persons
Act of 2003
Government Response
Policy & Legislative Initiatives
 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
 R.A. 9262 or Anti-Violence Against
Women and their children Act of 2004
Government Response
Policy & Legislative Initiatives
 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. 9523 of 2009 or An Act Requiring the
Certification of the DSWD to declare a
“Child legally available for Adoption”
 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
Health and Nutrition
 Pre- and Post-Natal Program
 Child-Friendly Hospitals
 Newborn screening (NBS)
 Integrated Management of Childhood Diseases
 Immunization Program
 Early Identification of children’s illness
 Mother Baby Friendly Initiatives
 Vitamin A, Iron, & Zinc Supplementation
 Food Fortification Program
 Supplementary Feeding Program
 Formula 1 and MNCHN
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)
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
 DepEd’s SPED (special education) reaching
more children with special needs in elementary
& high school
Protection
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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 PhilippinesAssistance to Conflict-Affected Mindanao
 Food for Education
Protection
 Child Care and Placement for
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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
Protection
 Children and Women’s Desks in
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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 sa Pamilyang Pilipino
Program (4Ps)
Comprehensive Program for Child
Protection
Other responses:
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DSWD Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran
provided capital seed to 42,577 families (with
Php 112,897,000.00 released)
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591 Tindahan Natin Outlets established
benefiting 147,750 families (costing: Php
7,989,668.00, 1st Sem. 2009)
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692,798 households benefited from Cash
assistance through the Pantawid Pamilyang
Pilipino Program (4Ps), (costing: Php
7,271,691,000.00, June 2009)
Other responses:
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496,709 children benefited in 13,764 day care
centers in 495 LGUs
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DSWD center-based services served a total of
5,184 clients (abandoned & neglected children,
street children, CICL, PWDs, elder persons, girl
and women in especially difficult circumstances
and persons with special needs (March 2009)
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DSWD Community-based services to 51,252
individuals, including 29,324 Children in Need of
Special Protection
A Child cannot
wait…
Thank you!