(DILG), Health (DOH) and Education (DepEd). The commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration (BID), director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), chief of the Philippine National Police PNP, the prosecutor general, and three representatives from nongovernment or private organizations working and advocating for the protection of children will also serve as members of the CSPC.
The three representatives can be nominated by any member of the CSPC and will be appointed by the committee chairperson for a term of three years, which can be extended subject to the same process. The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) will act as the secretariat of the CSPC. Among the CSPC’s mandate is to establish a system of collecting periodic reports from member-
agencies on cases filed before them, harmonize actions of various inter-agency councils on the legal protection of children, and develop and recommend policies and guidelines to address gaps and issues in the investigation and prosecution of cases. The CSPC should also submit an annual report and accomplishments to the Office of the President. EO 53 shall take effect immediately upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
Returning OFWs to be given government assistance
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alacañang vowed on Wednesday to provide government assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by untoward incidences happening in their place of work.
During a press briefing in Malacanang, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said that concerned government agencies were undertaking measures to address the plight of OFWs to be evacuated due to the continuing violence in Syria. “We will ask the Department of Labor and Employment to make sure that we will find something for them,”
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Lacierda said adding that the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is also moving to provide similar assistance to the OFWs. President Benigno S. Aquino III on Tuesday said that the Philippine government has a quick response plan, as well as contingency measures in place, ready at any moment’s notice to evacuate Filipinos in Syria.
The major concern with Syria is that there are 17,000 Filipinos working in that country --95 percent of which are domestic helpers. Lacierda said that the government assistance will cover all those affected. “Makaka-asa po kayo that the government will be making sure that they will not be abandoned,” Lacierda said.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
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