1. 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)
Taong 2000, taon ng bagong henerasyon, taon ng kabataan. Taon rin sana ng pagkamulat para sa mga nakatatanda at pag-alab naman damdamin at isipan para sa kabataan. Tunay na umaalingawngaw at mas pinakikinggan na ang tinig ng kabataan ng lipunang umaruga sa kanila’t kanilang ginagalawan. Tulad ng lahat, kinikilala sila ng batas at ng estado bilang mga taong may dignidad at pinahahalagahan sa pamamagitan ng mga karapatang kanilang tinatamasa’t maaaring ipaglaban. Dala na rin ng kanilang kamusmusan at kahinaan madalas silang masaktan ng masaklap at mapang-aping katotohan. Kaya nga’t ipinahayag at itinalaga hindi lamang ng Pilipinas kundi ng United Nations (UN) ang ilang mga batas at kautusan upang bigyang diin ang kahalagahan ng pagkatao at karapatan ng mga paslit upang sila’y mabigyang proteksyon laban sa mga pang-aabuso at kapabayaang maaaring nilang danasin sa kamay ng masalimuot na mundo.

2. 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.
Taong 1924, idineklara ng Assembly of the League of Nations,kilala ngayon bilang UN, ang Declaration of Geneva o ang Declaration of the Rights of the Child. Ito ay hindi isang batas kundi isang pahayag ng pagkilala ng iba’t ibang nasyon sa kahalagahan ng pagbibigay proteksyon sa kabataan. Sumunod pa rito ang ilang mga deklarasyon tulad ng Universal Declaration of Human Rights noong Desyembre 10, 1948 at Declaration of the Rights of the Child noong Nobyembre 20, Ang una’y pawang karapatang pantao ng lahat ang ipinahayag at hindi partikular na pambata samantalang ang huli nama’y pag-ulit lamag ng nabanggit sa Declaration of Geneva na may karagdagang paglilinaw at pagpapalawak. Binigyang diin nito ang kapakanan at pangangailangan ng mga bata sa aspetong pang-ekonomiya, sikolohikal at panlipunan. Naisabatas lamang ang mga karapatang ng mga bata sa pagkakagawa ng Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) noong Nobyembre 20, Naging kakaiba ito sa lahat ng mga naunang deklarasyon sapagkat ito ay bukas upang tanggapin ng lahat ng bansa para maratipikahan sa kani-kanilang estado.

3. What are the Rights of the Child?
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.
Taong 1924, idineklara ng Assembly of the League of Nations,kilala ngayon bilang UN, ang Declaration of Geneva o ang Declaration of the Rights of the Child. Ito ay hindi isang batas kundi isang pahayag ng pagkilala ng iba’t ibang nasyon sa kahalagahan ng pagbibigay proteksyon sa kabataan. Sumunod pa rito ang ilang mga deklarasyon tulad ng Universal Declaration of Human Rights noong Desyembre 10, 1948 at Declaration of the Rights of the Child noong Nobyembre 20, Ang una’y pawang karapatang pantao ng lahat ang ipinahayag at hindi partikular na pambata samantalang ang huli nama’y pag-ulit lamag ng nabanggit sa Declaration of Geneva na may karagdagang paglilinaw at pagpapalawak. Binigyang diin nito ang kapakanan at pangangailangan ng mga bata sa aspetong pang-ekonomiya, sikolohikal at panlipunan. Naisabatas lamang ang mga karapatang ng mga bata sa pagkakagawa ng Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) noong Nobyembre 20, Naging kakaiba ito sa lahat ng mga naunang deklarasyon sapagkat ito ay bukas upang tanggapin ng lahat ng bansa para maratipikahan sa kani-kanilang estado.

4. What is the Convention on the Rights of the Child?
Sa aspeto ukol sa proteksyon naman, itinatalaga ng CRC ang karapatan ng mga bata na mabigyan ng pangalan upang matamasa niya ang benepisyo ng kanyang mga karapatan. Binigyang linaw din ang karapatan ng mga bata na mabigyan ng estado ng proteksyon laban sa pang-aabuso, kapabayaan, kaguluhan, at eksploytasyon. Nakatalaga rin dito ang mga usapin at batayan ukol sa pag-aampon, pagtatrabaho ng mga bata, pagkalulong sa droga, “juvenile justice”. Ang karaptan sa partisipasyon ay tumatalakay sa karapatan ng mga bata na makapagpahayag ng sariling pananaw, kalayaang maipahayag ang sarili at ang “freedom of association”. Sa kabuuan, ang mga estadong kasama o bahagi ng CRC ay may legal at moral na obligasyon na ipaglaban ang karapatan ng mga bata sa pamamagitan ng ehekutibo, lehislatibo at hudisyal na kapangyarihan nito at sa iba pang paraan. Sa loob naman ng bansang Pilipinas, unang kinilala ang mga bata at ang kanilang karapatang sa Konstitusyon ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa pamamagitan ng pagkilala sa karapatan at obligasyon ng mga magulang na alagaan at palakahin ang kanilang mga anak at pagsiguro na mabigyang proteksyon ang mga bata mula sa anumang uri ng pang-aabuso, kapabayaan at eksploytasyon. Simula pa lamang sa Konstitusyon noong 1935 hanggang sa kasalukuyan, ganito pa rin ang pagkilala sa mga bata maliban lamang sa pagkilala sa karapatan ng mga sanggol na nasa sinapupunan pa lamang ng kanilang mga ina na mabuhay at ang pagbibigay ng espesyal na proteksyon para sa mga bata na idinagdag sa Konstitusyon ng 1987.

5. 1990 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
Ilan ring mga Presidential Decree at Republic Acts ang naipasa’t naitalaga upang lalo pang tumugon sa kapakanan ng mga bata. Pinakatampok rito ay ang Presidential Decree No. 603 (PD 603) na kilala bilang “The Child and Youth Welfare Code”, Republic Act No (RA 7610) o ang “Special Protection of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act) at ang Republic Act No (RA 7658) o “An Act Prohibiting the Employment of Children Below Fifteen Years of Age. Ayon sa PD 603, pinakamahalagang aspeto ng isang nasyon ang bata at nararapat lamang na gawin ng estado ang lahat ng makakaya nito upang mapangalagaan ang kapakanan nito bilang tao. Kinikilala nitong bata ang sinumang tao na may edad 20 pababa. Sa ngayon, nabago na ang batayang sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act No na kumikilala sa isang tao bilang isang menor de edad kung siya ay 17 gulang at pababa. Naitatag ang Council for the Welfare of Children mula rito at nabigyan ng kapangyarihan na masiguro ang pagpapatupad sa mga batas para sa mga bata at bumuo ng mga programang tutugon sa kanilang pangangailangan.

6. FOUR BASIC PRINCIPLES Basic Principles Best Interest of the Child
Right to life, survival and development
Non-discrimination
Right to participation
Ngunit sa paglagda at pagpapatupad sa RA 7658 noong Hulyo 26, 1993, ipinagbawal na ang pagtatrabaho ng sinumang bata na may edad 15 pababa. Hahayaan lamang ang mga ito kung sila ay nagtatrabaho sa ilalim o may pahintulot ng kanilang mga magulang, kung ang kanilang gawain ay hindi sa anumang paraan nagbabanta sa kanilang kalusugan at normal na paglaki’t pagtanda at kung patuloy silang nakakapag-aral. Sadyang marami pang ibang mga batas na napapaloob sa ating bansa. Ang mga nabanggit ay yaong mga pinakatampok lamang. Iba’t iba ang kanilang itinatalaga upang masiguro na nasa mabuting pangangalaga ang mga bata. Sa dami ng mga batas na ito, nakalulungkot nga lang isipin na daan pa rin ang mga batang nasa lansangan na nanlilimos. Kay rami pa ring mga bata ang patuloy na inaabuso’t hindi makapagsumbong sa kinauukulan. Marami na ang paraang ginawa’t ginagawa upang ang kamusmusan ng kabataan ay patuloy na manatili sa kanila’t puso at pagkatao ngunit sadyang marami pa ring mga nakatatanda ang bulag sa hinaing ng mga paslit. Tawag ng laman at materyal na mundo ang kanilang prayoridad. Hindi kaya ng mga bata na tumayo sa sarili nilang mga paa lamang. Kailangan nila ang tulong at paggabay ng mas nakatatanda. Ayon nga sa Declaration of Geneva, “The child that is hungry must be fed; the child that is sick must be helped; the child that is backward must be helped; the delinquent must be reclaimed; and the orphan and the waif must be sheltered and succored”. Nawa’y atin itong magawa.

7. Survival, Development, Protection, and Participation.
FOUR 4
Categories
Survival,
Development,
Protection,
and Participation.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. SITUATIONER ON FILIPINO CHILDREN
Una sa lahat, gusto kong pasalamatan kayong mga bata na nakikilahok dito sa ating talakayan. I know that you are missing your classes at this point and thank you for giving us the opportunity to listen to you and trusting that we all can make a difference.
Allow me to present to you the task put on me as the Chairperson of the Council for the Welfare of Children by presenting to you the situation of the Filipino children based on available data gathered. This presentation also contains the responses of government and non-government organizations in relation to the Filipino children’s situation along with the responses to the Cebu Declaration, which I understand was the product of the First National Children’s Conference in 2006.
Council for the Welfare of Children
Photo by: Tina Marie de Leon

13. 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 ( ) Population Growth Rate (PGR)
(Source: NSO)
Photo by: Salvador Maya, Jr.
The Philippine population stands at 88.6M based on the 2007 Census, slightly having more male than females. We are a young country with 43.3% or 38.2 M of the population are children - aged below 18. Out of this children population, 2.6M are not registered.
Ang sabi ng statistics natin, 28.5% of the population are considered poor and approximately 2.5M living below the poverty line.
Kapag ang isang pamilya ay hindi umaabot sa _____.00 ang kinikita, nasa ibaba ng poverty line ang pamilyang iyon.

14. 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: 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.
The Philippine population stands at 88.6M based on the 2007 Census, slightly having more male than females. We are a young country with 43.3% or 38.2 M of the population are children - aged below 18. Out of this children population, 2.6M are not registered.
Ang sabi ng statistics natin, 28.5% of the population are considered poor and approximately 2.5M living below the poverty line.
Kapag ang isang pamilya ay hindi umaabot sa _____.00 ang kinikita, nasa ibaba ng poverty line ang pamilyang iyon. 14

15. Source: NSO-2008 National Demographic and Health Survey
Maternal mortality rate
162 per 100,000 live births
(Source: NSO-2006 Family Planning Survey)
Neonatal mortality rate
16 per 1,000 live births
Not all households in the Philippines have access to safe drinking water with only 86% coverage.
78% lang ang may ginagamit na palikuran o kasilyas.
Ang bilang ng mga nanay na nanganganak ay162 bawat 100,00 livebirths, mataas ito ibig sabihin, marami pang namamatay na mga buntis dahil sa mgakumplikasyon.
Ang bilang ng mga batang nabubuhay ay dumadami, a good sign that more children live to celebrate their first birthdays. For every one thousand live births, 23 lang ang namamatay. Bagamat gumaganda ang trend dito, hindi pa rin tayo dapat maging masaya at kampante dahil we still have to save the lives of these very young children.
31 out of 1,000 livebirths die before reaching the age of 5. Sad to say, those who survived and lived through might probably be malnourished because malnutrition rate in the country stands at 28%, meaning 28 out ouf 100 children are not eating the right kind of food for their age.
Postneonatal mortality rate
9 per 1,000 live births
Photo by: CWC Secretariat
Source: NSO-2008 National Demographic and Health Survey

16. Source: NSO-2008 National Demographic and Health Survey
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
Not all households in the Philippines have access to safe drinking water with only 86% coverage.
78% lang ang may ginagamit na palikuran o kasilyas.
Ang bilang ng mga nanay na nanganganak ay162 bawat 100,00 livebirths, mataas ito ibig sabihin, marami pang namamatay na mga buntis dahil sa mgakumplikasyon.
Ang bilang ng mga batang nabubuhay ay dumadami, a good sign that more children live to celebrate their first birthdays. For every one thousand live births, 23 lang ang namamatay. Bagamat gumaganda ang trend dito, hindi pa rin tayo dapat maging masaya at kampante dahil we still have to save the lives of these very young children.
31 out of 1,000 livebirths die before reaching the age of 5. Sad to say, those who survived and lived through might probably be malnourished because malnutrition rate in the country stands at 28%, meaning 28 out ouf 100 children are not eating the right kind of food for their age.
Source: NSO-2008 National Demographic and Health Survey 16

17. Clean Water and Sanitation
86% of households have access to drinking
water
Not all households in the Philippines have access to safe drinking water with only 86% coverage.
78% lang ang may ginagamit na palikuran o kasilyas.
Ang bilang ng mga nanay na nanganganak ay162 bawat 100,00 livebirths, mataas ito ibig sabihin, marami pang namamatay na mga buntis dahil sa mgakumplikasyon.
Ang bilang ng mga batang nabubuhay ay dumadami, a good sign that more children live to celebrate their first birthdays. For every one thousand live births, 23 lang ang namamatay. Bagamat gumaganda ang trend dito, hindi pa rin tayo dapat maging masaya at kampante dahil we still have to save the lives of these very young children.
31 out of 1,000 livebirths die before reaching the age of 5. Sad to say, those who survived and lived through might probably be malnourished because malnutrition rate in the country stands at 28%, meaning 28 out ouf 100 children are not eating the right kind of food for their age.
Source: 2007 Field Health Information Services 17

18. Clean Water and Sanitation
78% of households have access to sanitary
toilet
Not all households in the Philippines have access to safe drinking water with only 86% coverage.
78% lang ang may ginagamit na palikuran o kasilyas.
Ang bilang ng mga nanay na nanganganak ay162 bawat 100,00 livebirths, mataas ito ibig sabihin, marami pang namamatay na mga buntis dahil sa mgakumplikasyon.
Ang bilang ng mga batang nabubuhay ay dumadami, a good sign that more children live to celebrate their first birthdays. For every one thousand live births, 23 lang ang namamatay. Bagamat gumaganda ang trend dito, hindi pa rin tayo dapat maging masaya at kampante dahil we still have to save the lives of these very young children.
31 out of 1,000 livebirths die before reaching the age of 5. Sad to say, those who survived and lived through might probably be malnourished because malnutrition rate in the country stands at 28%, meaning 28 out ouf 100 children are not eating the right kind of food for their age.
Source: 2007 Field Health Information Services 18

19. Immunized Children
7 in ten or 70% Filipino children age 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%)
91% of children aged below 1 year old are fully immunized against 5 antigens. Maganda ang ipinahihiwatig ng figure na ito.
Sa HIV naman, ang datos mula ay nagpapakita na may 4,041 na naitalang kaso ng HIV/AIDS. 632 ng mga kaso ay kabataang katulad ninyo na may edad at nakakabahala na may 52 na kaso ay mga kabataang may edad lamang na15 pababa. Nagpapakita ito na mahalagang maging mapanuri at makibahagi sa mga usaping may kinalaman sa inyong sekswalidad at kalusugan.
DOH National Epidemiology Center AIDS registry generates monthly report on HIV/AIDS.Para sa July 2009 lamang, mayroong 70 nai-report na bagong kaso kung saan 21 na kabataan na may edad ang positibo sa HIV/AIDS.
Although the Philippine belongs to the low prevalence countries, with HIV prevalence at 1%, the newly reported cases are increasing at an alarming rate particularly among young people. Kahit isang porsyento lamang ang prevalence rate ng HIV sa ating bansa, nakakabahala na tumataas ang bilang ng mga kaso lalo na sa mga kabataan.
Source: NSO National Demographic and Health Survey

20. 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
91% of children aged below 1 year old are fully immunized against 5 antigens. Maganda ang ipinahihiwatig ng figure na ito.
Sa HIV naman, ang datos mula ay nagpapakita na may 4,041 na naitalang kaso ng HIV/AIDS. 632 ng mga kaso ay kabataang katulad ninyo na may edad at nakakabahala na may 52 na kaso ay mga kabataang may edad lamang na15 pababa. Nagpapakita ito na mahalagang maging mapanuri at makibahagi sa mga usaping may kinalaman sa inyong sekswalidad at kalusugan.
DOH National Epidemiology Center AIDS registry generates monthly report on HIV/AIDS.Para sa July 2009 lamang, mayroong 70 nai-report na bagong kaso kung saan 21 na kabataan na may edad ang positibo sa HIV/AIDS.
Although the Philippine belongs to the low prevalence countries, with HIV prevalence at 1%, the newly reported cases are increasing at an alarming rate particularly among young people. Kahit isang porsyento lamang ang prevalence rate ng HIV sa ating bansa, nakakabahala na tumataas ang bilang ng mga kaso lalo na sa mga kabataan. 20

21. Health Prenatal and Postnatal Care
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
M or 60.1% pregnant women given
TT2 plus
M or 69.4% post-partum women
with at least 1 postpartum visit
Source: Field Health Information Services
91% of children aged below 1 year old are fully immunized against 5 antigens. Maganda ang ipinahihiwatig ng figure na ito.
Sa HIV naman, ang datos mula ay nagpapakita na may 4,041 na naitalang kaso ng HIV/AIDS. 632 ng mga kaso ay kabataang katulad ninyo na may edad at nakakabahala na may 52 na kaso ay mga kabataang may edad lamang na15 pababa. Nagpapakita ito na mahalagang maging mapanuri at makibahagi sa mga usaping may kinalaman sa inyong sekswalidad at kalusugan.
DOH National Epidemiology Center AIDS registry generates monthly report on HIV/AIDS.Para sa July 2009 lamang, mayroong 70 nai-report na bagong kaso kung saan 21 na kabataan na may edad ang positibo sa HIV/AIDS.
Although the Philippine belongs to the low prevalence countries, with HIV prevalence at 1%, the newly reported cases are increasing at an alarming rate particularly among young people. Kahit isang porsyento lamang ang prevalence rate ng HIV sa ating bansa, nakakabahala na tumataas ang bilang ng mga kaso lalo na sa mga kabataan. 21

22. Health Prenatal and Postnatal Care
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
M or 60.1% pregnant women given
TT2 plus
M or 69.4% post-partum women
with at least 1 postpartum visit
Source: Field Health Information Services
91% of children aged below 1 year old are fully immunized against 5 antigens. Maganda ang ipinahihiwatig ng figure na ito.
Sa HIV naman, ang datos mula ay nagpapakita na may 4,041 na naitalang kaso ng HIV/AIDS. 632 ng mga kaso ay kabataang katulad ninyo na may edad at nakakabahala na may 52 na kaso ay mga kabataang may edad lamang na15 pababa. Nagpapakita ito na mahalagang maging mapanuri at makibahagi sa mga usaping may kinalaman sa inyong sekswalidad at kalusugan.
DOH National Epidemiology Center AIDS registry generates monthly report on HIV/AIDS.Para sa July 2009 lamang, mayroong 70 nai-report na bagong kaso kung saan 21 na kabataan na may edad ang positibo sa HIV/AIDS.
Although the Philippine belongs to the low prevalence countries, with HIV prevalence at 1%, the newly reported cases are increasing at an alarming rate particularly among young people. Kahit isang porsyento lamang ang prevalence rate ng HIV sa ating bansa, nakakabahala na tumataas ang bilang ng mga kaso lalo na sa mga kabataan. 22

23. Nutrition 88% children born in the Philippines are breastfed
- one-third under six months are
exclusively breastfed (NSO NDHS)
- prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding
infants under 6 months has remained at
34% (NSO and ORC Macro, 2004)
91% of children aged below 1 year old are fully immunized against 5 antigens. Maganda ang ipinahihiwatig ng figure na ito.
Sa HIV naman, ang datos mula ay nagpapakita na may 4,041 na naitalang kaso ng HIV/AIDS. 632 ng mga kaso ay kabataang katulad ninyo na may edad at nakakabahala na may 52 na kaso ay mga kabataang may edad lamang na15 pababa. Nagpapakita ito na mahalagang maging mapanuri at makibahagi sa mga usaping may kinalaman sa inyong sekswalidad at kalusugan.
DOH National Epidemiology Center AIDS registry generates monthly report on HIV/AIDS.Para sa July 2009 lamang, mayroong 70 nai-report na bagong kaso kung saan 21 na kabataan na may edad ang positibo sa HIV/AIDS.
Although the Philippine belongs to the low prevalence countries, with HIV prevalence at 1%, the newly reported cases are increasing at an alarming rate particularly among young people. Kahit isang porsyento lamang ang prevalence rate ng HIV sa ating bansa, nakakabahala na tumataas ang bilang ng mga kaso lalo na sa mga kabataan. 23

24. Nutrition Vitamin A and Iodized Oil Capsule
M or 74.1% children (9-11 months)
given vitamin A
M or 73.8% children (12-59 months)
M or 59.2% lactating mother given
vitamin A
- 76,526 or 0.4% women (15-49) given
Iodized Oil Capsule
Source: Field Health Information Services
91% of children aged below 1 year old are fully immunized against 5 antigens. Maganda ang ipinahihiwatig ng figure na ito.
Sa HIV naman, ang datos mula ay nagpapakita na may 4,041 na naitalang kaso ng HIV/AIDS. 632 ng mga kaso ay kabataang katulad ninyo na may edad at nakakabahala na may 52 na kaso ay mga kabataang may edad lamang na15 pababa. Nagpapakita ito na mahalagang maging mapanuri at makibahagi sa mga usaping may kinalaman sa inyong sekswalidad at kalusugan.
DOH National Epidemiology Center AIDS registry generates monthly report on HIV/AIDS.Para sa July 2009 lamang, mayroong 70 nai-report na bagong kaso kung saan 21 na kabataan na may edad ang positibo sa HIV/AIDS.
Although the Philippine belongs to the low prevalence countries, with HIV prevalence at 1%, the newly reported cases are increasing at an alarming rate particularly among young people. Kahit isang porsyento lamang ang prevalence rate ng HIV sa ating bansa, nakakabahala na tumataas ang bilang ng mga kaso lalo na sa mga kabataan. 24

25. 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)
Over the years, there are more children attending day care and preschool education. While attendance to early childhood education is placed only at 30 to 40%, the good news is that the day care service and preschool programs are already serving children with disabilities.
Photo by: CWC Secretariat

26. Early Childhood Education
Source: DepEd, SY

27. Education Early Childhood Education
Pre-school Enrolment aged 4-5 years
old
Public ,448
Private ,653
Total ,175,101
(596,014 male &
579,087 female)
24.69% Gross Enrolment ratio (GER)
% Male
% female
Source: DepEd, SY
Over the years, there are more children attending day care and preschool education. While attendance to early childhood education is placed only at 30 to 40%, the good news is that the day care service and preschool programs are already serving children with disabilities.
Photo by: CWC Secretariat 27

28. Early Childhood Education
Grade 1 Enrolment
Public ,775,411
Private ,166
Total ,977,577
(1,600,308 male &
1,377,269 female)
Percentage of Grade 1 Pupils with Early
Childhood Development Programs
% (Male is 63.83% and Female
is 65.54%)
Source: DepEd, SY

29. Early Childhood Education
Source: DepEd, SY

30. Elementary Education Primary Education Enrolment (all ages)
Public million
Private million
Total million
(7.08 million male &
6.61 million female)
Torres High School
Dale Erispe, Darwin Erispe, Raymond Manuel
Now, let us take a look at our performance in education. It says here that there are 13.4M pupils enrolled in the elementary – Grades 1 to 6. Ang dami, hindi ba? But sad to say this represents only % of the elementary school aged population who are in school. It tells us that there are still plenty of children who do not enjoy the right to education. We have a high 5.99% drop out rate in the elementary, meaning children, by some reason or the other are not able to continue attending school. Much worse, only 73% of those who entered a particular grade level are able to complete that grade level. While cohort survival rate is placed at 75.26% (only 75% who entered grade 1 finished grade 6)
As of last school year, we have 44,471 public and private elementary schools.
Primary Education Enrolment (6-11 years old)
is million
Source: DepEd, SY

31. Elementary Education Performance Indicators: Participation Rate
Total: %
Male: %
Female: 85.71%
Cohort survival Rate
Total: %
Male: %
Female: %
Completion Rate
Total: %
Male: %
Female:77.89%
Dropout Rate
Total: 6.02%
Male: 7.07%
Female: 4.87%
Source: DepEd, SY

32. Among the top performing regions are IV-A, ARMM AND NCR.
Source: DepEd, SY

33. The graph shows that out of a group of 100 pupils that enrolled in first grade, 75% reach the sixth grade in SY
Source: DepEd, SY

34. Secondary Education Secondary Education Enrolment (all ages)
Public million
Private million
Total million
( 3.18 million male &
3.33 million female)
Secondary Education Enrolment (12-15 years old)
is 4.95 million
Source: DepEd, SY

35. Secondary Education Performance Indicators: Participation Rate
Total: %
Male: %
Female: %
Cohort survival Rate
Total: %
Male: %
Female: %
Completion Rate
Total: %
Male: %
Female: %
Dropout Rate
Total: 7.45%
Male: 9.33%
Female: 5.59%
Source: DepEd, SY

36. The top performing regions in terms of NER for the secondary level are NCR, IV-A, and II while ARMM showed the lowest.
Source: DepEd, SY

37. Cohort survival rate in secondary level registered at 79
Cohort survival rate in secondary level registered at 79.7% in SY , an increase of 2.7% points from SY
Source: DepEd, SY

38. 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

39. Education Literacy Rate: 62 million Filipinos 10 years old or over
% basically literate or 9 out of 10 Filipinos
% functionally literate
- basic and functional literacy rates are higher
among females than among males
Source: NSO FLEMMS

40. Education Pupil/Student-Teacher Ratios - 35.56 for elementary
for secondary
Classroom-Pupil/Student Ratios
for elementary
for secondary
Source: DepEd, SY

41. 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
for elementary
for secondary
Source: DepEd, SY

42. Children in Need of Special Protection
Children in need of special protection are children who are:
in conflict with the law
in situation of armed conflict
with various forms of disability
girl children
in cultural communities
HIV/AIDS
in hazardous & exploitative labor
on the streets
victims of sexual abuse & commercial exploitation
victims of family violence & neglect
separated from or have lost their parents

43. Child Labour 25.308 M children aged 5-17 years old
2.1 M or 8.4% working children
M or 10.7% (boys)
- 752,00 or 6.0% (girls)
% 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)
Our data from the Labor Force survey shows that we have some 2.1M working Filipino children, with more boys out in their homes to work than girls by reason generally of poverty. Marami sa mga kabataan ngayon ay nagtatrabaho imbes na mag-aral kung kaya’t huwag ninyong sayangin ang pagkakatong ibinigay sa inyo para makapag-aral.39.7 %ng mga batang nagtatrabaho ay hindi na nakakatapos ng elementarya. Ang Northern Mindanao at region X ang may pinakamaraming insidente sa bilang na 324,000 na working children.

44. Northern Mindanao – highest in working children (324,000 or 25.5%)
Easterm Visayas – second highest in working children (221,000 or 15.6%)
Source: NSO- Labor Force Survey (LFS), January 2005

45. Street Children National estimate – 44,435 - 22 major cities - 22,556
- Metro Manila ,346
Isa ring nakakabahala na istatistika ay ang bilang ng mga street children. Karamihan sa kanila ay wala nang pamilyang kukupkop sa kanila. Ang ilan naman ay namamalimos dahil sa labis na kahirapan.
Source: Ours to Protect and Nurture
(edited by Dr. Exaltacion Lamberte)

46. Total no. of cases served
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
769
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
179
112 52 4 11
For children victims of child abuse, we have the following data from my Department: PLEASE READ THROUGH TRANSPARENCY
Mapapansin niyo sa datos na marami na ang paraan nag ng pang-aabuso. Hindi na lamang ang tradisyonal na kung hindi maging sa virtual na paraan din. Kung kaya’t mahalagang malaman ninyo ang limitasyon ng teknolohiya. Maging mapanuri at maingat sa paggamit internet, celfon at iba pang gadget na uso sa kasalukuyan.
Source: PDPB-DSWD

47. Total no. of cases served
Child Abuse
Types of Abuse
Total no. of cases served
5. Physically Abused/Maltreated
647
6. Victims of Child Labor
136
7. Victims of Illegal Recruitment 16
8. Victims of Child Trafficking
168
9. Emotionally Abused 23
Source: PDPB-DSWD

48. 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 I 10 23 62 95 II 1 15 26 42
III 58
141 81
304
IV-A 11 13
140
190
IV-B 3 14 6 46 V 8 21
222
259
VII 64 7
175
336
362
944
VIII 12 61 IX 25
107 96
228 X 48
117
151
317 XI
277
109
387
XII 65
135 55
275
CARAGA 18 33 38 89
CAR 5 87
NCR 43
122
690 50
917
Bucor
347
290
132
1,031
1,663
573
4,706
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49. 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

50. 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
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Vanessa Gregorio
Caloocan City Science High School

51. 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: Census
Photo by: CWC Secretariat

52. 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
There is an estimated 20,000 – 50,000 victims of child trafficking from inside the country and from foreign countries.
Ang internal trafficking at tumutukoy sa mga batang galing sa probinsya at dinadala sa mga siyudad upang manilbihan o hindi kaya’y nililinlang upang gamitin sa prostituston at iba pang uri ng eksplotasyon.
Source: Academy for Educational Development (

53. 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: Academy for Educational Development (

54. 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
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Photo by: CWC Secretariat
Data source: National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP); 3rd and 4th CRC Country Periodic Report

55. HIV/AIDS Demographic Data Oct. 2009 Jan.-Oct. 2009 Cumulative Data:
Total Reported Cases
Asymptomatic Cases
AIDS Cases
Males
Females
Youth 15-24yo
Children <15yo
Reported Deaths due to AIDS 80 76 4 67 13 16
629
604 25
546 83
161 2 1
4,218
3,390
828
3,046*
1,161*
667 52
318
91% of children aged below 1 year old are fully immunized against 5 antigens. Maganda ang ipinahihiwatig ng figure na ito.
Sa HIV naman, ang datos mula ay nagpapakita na may 4,041 na naitalang kaso ng HIV/AIDS. 632 ng mga kaso ay kabataang katulad ninyo na may edad at nakakabahala na may 52 na kaso ay mga kabataang may edad lamang na15 pababa. Nagpapakita ito na mahalagang maging mapanuri at makibahagi sa mga usaping may kinalaman sa inyong sekswalidad at kalusugan.
DOH National Epidemiology Center AIDS registry generates monthly report on HIV/AIDS.Para sa July 2009 lamang, mayroong 70 nai-report na bagong kaso kung saan 21 na kabataan na may edad ang positibo sa HIV/AIDS.
Although the Philippine belongs to the low prevalence countries, with HIV prevalence at 1%, the newly reported cases are increasing at an alarming rate particularly among young people. Kahit isang porsyento lamang ang prevalence rate ng HIV sa ating bansa, nakakabahala na tumataas ang bilang ng mga kaso lalo na sa mga kabataan.
*Note: No data available on sex for eleven (11) cases.
Source: National Epidemiology Center, DOH 55

56. Child Participation At national Level - CWC Child Representatives
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
Mahalagang alalahanin ninyo na ang mga bata ay hindi itnuturing ating pamahalaan na pasibong elemento ng lipunan. Bagkus, ang mga tinig niyo ay pinapakinggan. Isinasama kayo sa mga desisyong kasasangkutan ninyo. Habang bata pa lamang ay mahalaga na makibahagi sa mga gawaing makakapagpa-unlad sa inyong sarili at sa lipunang inyong gingagalawan
Photo by: CWC Secretariat

57. Local Council for the Protection of Children
80.71% organized LCPC and 11.93% functional BCPCs nationwide (DILG report, as of Sept. 2009)
% or 30 ideal (functional) PCPCs out
of 74 Provinces
% or 40 Ideal cities out of 120 cities;
% or 260 out of 1,397 municipalities;
% or4,718 Ideal BCPCs out of the
39,535 barangays
Note: Data given does not include the LGUs in ARMM

58. Government Response Policy & Legislative Initiatives 1987 Constitution
Family Code of the Philippines
Presidential Decree 603 (1974)
R.A of 1993 or Special
Protection of Children Against Child Abuse
R.A of 1995 or ASIN Law
R.A of 1997 or Children’s
Television Act
R.A June 1997 (An Act every
Sunday of December as the National
Children’s Broadcasting Day)

59. Government Response Policy & Legislative Initiatives
R.A – 28 October 1997 (An Act
Establishing Family Courts , granting the
Exclusive Original Jurisdiction over Child
and Family cases.
R.A of 2000 or ECCD Act
R.A of 2000 or the Solo Parents’ Act
R.A or Anti-Trafficking in Persons
Act of 2003

60. Government Response Policy & Legislative Initiatives
R.A – 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 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 or Anti-Violence Against
Women and their children Act of 2004

61. Government Response Policy & Legislative Initiatives
R.A of 2004 or An Act promulgating a
Comprehensive Policy and a National
System for Ensuring Newborn Screening
R.A or Juvenile Justice and
Welfare Act of 2006
R.A 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 of 2009 (Legitimization of Children
Born to Underage Parents

62. 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

63. 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)

64. 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

65. Protection 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 Philippines-Assistance to Conflict-Affected Mindanao
Food for Education

66. Protection
Child Care and Placement for 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

67. Protection Children and Women’s Desks in 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

68. Other responses:
DSWD Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran provided capital seed to 42,577 families (with Php 112,897, released)
591 Tindahan Natin Outlets established benefiting 147,750 families (costing: Php 7,989,668.00, 1st Sem. 2009)
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 include: READ THROUGH TRANSPARENCY

69. Other responses:
496,709 children benefited in 13,764 day care centers in 495 LGUs
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)
DSWD Community-based services to 51,252 individuals, including 29,324 Children in Need of Special Protection
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70. A Child cannot wait… Thank you!
Having presented to you all these, what are my reflections as a young “O-N-C-E” and as a responsible adult.
Let me tell you some:
One, that there are tested standard packages of interventions for health, nutrition and education.
Structures and systems, guidelines and procedures exist for health and nutrition, education – despite gaps and inadequacies
When it comes to special protection, we can hardly speak of an operational structure and system; packages of interventions are still being developed and improvised as we move along
Child participation is most challenging as children are less seen as partners but more as beneficiaries;
Dealing with children issues (various forms of abuse, violence, exploitation) brings us to a confrontation with our deep-seated values, attitudes, beliefs and practices as individuals and as a group
We may not always be aware that these values, attitudes, beliefs and practices contribute to abuse, exploitation, and violence against children
It requires extra effort to question ourselves and challenge our own values, attitudes, beliefs and practices
This is my plea to adults: Let us give our children the opportunity to ask questions, they have a “voice”, let us listen to their voices, all they ask for is for us to take action.
With that , I end my presentation at maraming maraming salamat sa inyo, mga bata.