A. Comprehensive Programs for Children
SECTION 26. Comprehensive Program for Children. The municipal government shall, within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Code and every three (3) years thereafter, formulate a comprehensive program for children covering at least a three-year period. Such program shall include prevention, protection as well as rehabilitation programs for children, and shall emphasize prevention of
children’s rights violations to include prevention of child abuse, drug addiction, and other children’s problems.
SECTION 27. The Community Support and Approach. There shall be established a comprehensive support system for the survival and development, protection, security and participation of children in the Municipality of Urbiztondo. The community support system and structure shall be the MCWC and the BCPC. The community approach shall be given special attention in the comprehensive program for children. This involves addressing community-wide issues and improving the overall environment of the neighborhood in order to prevent violations of children’s rights through mobilization of human resources within the community. Volunteerism among members of the community to assist in the implementation of the programs shall be encouraged. Community-based services and programs which respond to the special needs, problems, interests and concerns of young persons and which offer appropriate counseling and guidance to children and their families should be developed, or strengthened where they exist.
SECTION 28. Process in Formulating Comprehensive Children’s Programs. The process in coming up with Comprehensive Children’s Programs shall be participatory and consultative. The Local Government of Urbiztondo, in coordination with the MCWC and BCPC, shall call on all sectors concerned, particularly child-focused institutions, NGOs, People’s Organizations, Children’s Councils, Educational Institutions and Government Agencies involved with children’s concerns like the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO), Municipal Health Office (MHO), PNP-WCPD and the Department of Education (DepEd) to participate in the planning process. The Local Government of Urbiztondo should see to it that the children and youth themselves participate in the formulation, development and implementation of these programs, particularly in the identification of needs.
SECTION 29. Periodic Review and Assessment of the Comprehensive Children’s Programs. The Comprehensive Children’s Programs shall be reviewed and assessed yearly by the Municipality and the Municipalities in coordination with the MCWC and BCPC as to their effectivity in preventing children’s rights violations based on the indicators identified in the program. The programs may be adjusted if necessary.
B. Programs to Prevent Children’s Rights Violation
SECTION 30. Prevention Programs. Prevention programs shall be an important component of the Comprehensive Children’s programs to be implemented by the Local Government of Urbiztondo through the MCWC and BCPC, schools, youth organizations and other concerned agencies. These programs shall consist of three levels: a. Primary Prevention – general measures to promote social justice and equal opportunity which tackle perceived root cause of children’s rights violations such as poverty and other forms of marginalization;
