"Bright Child ay Siguraduhin, Responsableng Pamamahayag ay Palaganapin"

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WHEREAS, with the increase in the number of children victims vulnerable to various types of abuses and exploitation special laws were passed to criminalize or increase the penalty for certain types of offenses committed against children;

WHEREAS, these laws did not only provide for the special protection measures for children but also created respective inter-agency councils and committees to ensure effective implementation and coordination among responsible government agencies;

WHEREAS, these developments in child protection policies created opportunities for CWC to make sure that these structures and systems are working smoothly and in harmony with each other;

WHEREAS, this 2nd National Summit on Children is convened to gather all the inter-agency councils and committees on children to a) develop and adopt a system of collaboration and coordination between and among Councils and Committees on children in the Philippines; b) debate on and officially adopt the “Child Friendly Philippines: a Caring and Protective Society for Children” as framework for advocacy and programming of all Councils and Committee on Children in the Philippines; and c) come-up with generic guidelines and outline in developing child protection policy for all agencies;

NOW THEREFORE, we have agreed on the following:

1. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the different Councils and Committees will be signed with CWC as the recognized overall coordinating body. This is in line with the objective of improving the system of collaboration and coordination among all Councils and Committees on Children in the Philippines;
2. Create a group to assess the current system for child rights promotion and child protection with the end in view of recommending an appropriate and viable structure to advance children’s rights and well-being, including proposing an enabling legislation;
3. Adopt the framework Child Friendly Philippines: A Caring and Protective Society for and by Children; and
4. All member agencies of IACs to develop and adopt their own child protection policy by January 2013 following the standards agreed upon by the participants.

We further agreed that each Council and Committee will designate a representative to the following:

• working committee that will develop the Memorandum of Agreement; and
• working committee that will review the current system for child rights promotion and child protection.

Done this 13th of July 2012, Manila.

The Philippines’ Second National Summit on Children held on 12-13 July 2012 in Manila brought together representatives from ten (10) inter-agency councils and committees on children in the country and delegates from child-focused international and local non-governmental organizations. The Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Honorable Corazon Juliano- Soliman welcomed the delegates and set the tone of the Summit by dramatically describing the worsening condition of Filipino children. She reminded the participants to keep the image in mind during the Summit and while discussing how to coordinate and collaborate more effectively with one another as child-focused agencies.

Jakarta, 6 July 2012

The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) concluded its Fifth Meeting convened on 2-5 July 2012 at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia. The ACWC deliberated on the operationalisation of its Work Plan 2012-2016. The concept papers of 12 projects and activities were discussed at the Meeting for implementation in 2012-2014. The basis for prioritizing the projects includes the relevance, the impact, and meaningful contribution to the promotion and protection of the rights of women and children in the region.