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Republic Act No. 6972
"Barangay-Level
Total Development and Protection of Children Act"
AN
ACT ESTABLISHING A DAY CAR CENTER IN EVERY BARANGAY, INSTITUTING
THEREIN
A TOTAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN PROGRAM, APPROPRIATING
FUNDS
THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 6972
AN
ACT ESTABLISHING A DAY CAR CENTER IN EVERY BARANGAY, INSTITUTING
THEREIN
A TOTAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN PROGRAM, APPROPRIATING
FUNDS
THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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Section
1. Title.- This Act shall be known as the "Barangay-Level
Total
Development and Protection of Children Act."
Sec.
2. Declaration of Policy.- It is hereby declared to be the
policy
of the State to defend the right of children to assistance, including
proper
care and nutrition, and to provide them with special protection against
all forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation, and other
conditions
prejudicial to their development.
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Filipino
children up to six (6) years of age deserve the best care and attention
at the family and community levels. Towards this end, there is hereby
established
a day care center in every barangay with a total development and
protection
of children program as provided in this Act instituted in every
barangay
day care center.
Sec.
3. Program Framework.- The total development and protection of
children
for day care centers shall be provided for children up to six (6) years
of age with consent of parents. Provided, however, that in case
of abused, neglected or exploited children, such consent shall not be
required.
The program shall include the following:
(a) Monitoring
of registration of births and completion of the immunization series for
prevention of tuberculosis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, measles,
poliomylitis
and such other diseases for which vaccines have been developed for
administration
to children up to (6) years of age;
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(b) Growth
and nutritional monitoring, with supplementary nutritional feeding and
supervision of nutritional intake at home;
(c) Care
for children of working mothers during the day and, where feasible,
care
for children up to six (6) years of age when mother are working at
night.
Provided, That the day care center need to take care of the
children
in a particular place but shall develop network of homes where women
may
take care of the children up to six (6) years of age of working mothers
during work hours, with adequate supervision from the supervising
social
welfare officer of the Department of Social Welfare and Development: Provided,
further, That where young children are left to the care of paid
domestic,
an elderly relative or older children without adequate and competent
adult
supervision, the supervising social welfare officer shall provide such
training and adult supervision until the children's care meets adequate
standards whereby the children under their care will develop normally
as
healthy, happy and loved children even in the absence of their mothers
during working hours;
(d) Materials
and networks of surrogate mothers-teachers who will provide
intellectual
and mental stimulation to children, as well as supervise wholesome
recreation,
with a balanced program of supervised play, mental stimulation
activities,
and group activities with peers;
(e) A
sanctuary for abused, neglected or exploited children either in one
child
institution in the barangay and/or a network of sanctuary homes which
will
take in children in urgent need of protection due to a situation which
endangers the child or which has exposed the child to cruelty and
abuse.
Provided, That the day care center, with the help and support of
the barangay chairman and their barangay level support system, may call
upon law enforcement agencies when the child needs to be rescued from
unbearable
home situation;
(f) A
referral and support system for pregnant mothers for prenatal and
neonatal
care and, in the proper case, for delivery of the infant under
conditions
which will remove or minimize risk to mother and child. Provided,
That
high-risk mothers shall be referred to the proper tertiary or secondary
care service personnel and children who are at risk from any condition
or illness will be brought for care: Provided, further, That
the
day care center shall be alert to illegal abortions and incompetent and
untrained hilots so that they are provided the needed basic training
for
normal delivery and are trained to recognize high-risk pregnancies
which
should be referred to competent obstetrical and pediatric medical care
for mother and child who are at risk; and
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(g) A
support system and network of assistance from among the members of the
barangay for the total development and protection of children.
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Sec.
4. Implementing Agency.- The program shall be implemented by
the
barangay.
The
Sangguniang barangay may call upon private volunteers, who are
responsible
members of the community, and utilize them to assist in the care of
children
and provide consultative services for medical, educational and other
needs
of children.
Sec.
5. Functions of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.-
The Department shall:
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(a) Formulate
the criteria for the selection, qualifications, training and
accreditation
of barangay day care workers and the standards for the implementation
of
the total development and protection of children program;
(b) Coordinate
activities of non-government organizations with the day care workers
and
other social workers of the Department in order that their services may
be fully utilized for the attainment of the program goals; and
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(c) Protection
and assist abused, neglected or exploited children and secure proper
government
assistance for said children.
Sec.
6. Funds for the Center, the Program and Day Care Workers. -
(a) The
funds for the establishment, maintenance and operation of barangay day
care centers shall be appropriated from the national budget and shall
be
included in the Annual General Appropriations Act as part of the budget
of the Department of Social Welfare and Development;
(b) The
province, city or municipality concerned shall provide financial
assistance
for the establishment of every barangay day care with their respective
locality;
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(c) Barangay
day care workers in accredited day care centers shall receive a monthly
allowance of not less than Five Hundred Pesos (P500.00) to be charged
to
the annual appropriations of the Department of Social Welfare and
Development;
(d) In
order to carry out the provisions of this Act the amount needed for the
program and day care worker shall be appropriated in the General
Appropriations
Act of the year following its enactment into law; and
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(e) A
portion of health programs available to the Philippines under official
debt arrangements from foreign countries, the amount to be determined
by
the Office of the President, shall extended in support of the day care
centers.
Sec.
7. Repealing Clause.- All laws, decrees, rules and regulations,
and executive orders contrary to or inconsistent with this Act are
hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.
Sec.
8. Effectivity.- This Act shall take effect upon its approval
and
completion of its publication in at least two (2) national newspapers
of
general circulation.
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Approved:
November 23, 1990
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