Delabahan, Cel Lord P.

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 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.

Delabahan, Cel Lord P.

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?