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00:00This November, we celebrated National Children's Month, a month to promote the rights and welfare of children.

00:08This was established in 2015 through Republic Act No. 10661,

00:13which includes different activities and programs throughout the month

00:17to raise awareness about the rights of children.

00:22We will now interview Undersecretary Angelo Tapales,

00:28Executive Director of the Council for the Welfare of Children or CWC,

00:33to discuss their programs for our youth.

00:37Good morning, Usec Tapales.

00:40Good morning, Usec.

00:40Good morning to all of us.

00:42Thank you for joining the Council for the Welfare of Children.

00:47Okay, first of all, Usec, what is the importance of celebrating National Children's Month

00:53and how was it expanded by our programs for the youth since it was implemented?

01:00Yes, sir, it is very important that we celebrate National Children's Month.

01:05In fact, this was already legislated in 2015 through Republic Act No. 10661,

01:13the National Children's Month Act,

01:15which really orders us all, from government to private sector,

01:21to celebrate the month of November every year

01:24to commemorate the adoption of the Convention of the Rights of the Child,

01:28this is what is called UNCRC,

01:30which was established by the UN General Assembly on November 20, 1989.

01:35So we are celebrating National Children's Month

01:38to commemorate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child,

01:43where the rights of the children are written and enumerated so we will not forget it.

01:52So here in our country, we are expanding this by celebrating and launching different programs for the youth in the month of November.

02:02So from the national government agencies,

02:05down to the local government units,

02:07and even the private sectors really participate in this month-long celebration.

02:12So USEC, National Children's Month, what are the main activities that the WUC is preparing for this month?

02:25Yes, ma'am, what happened is that the focus of National Children's Month is child protection and child participation

02:33because the problem of children is big when it comes to violence against children.

02:37So our celebration this month, for the first time, we launched it outside Metro Manila.

02:45So during the first week of November, we were in Cebu with the Vice Mayors League of the Philippines

02:51at their Children's Summit.

02:53So we did a week-long celebration there.

02:56We launched National Children's Month there with Governor Gwen Garcia and Mayor Alvin Garcia.

03:02We also had Vice Mayors of Cebu.

03:06After that, we held a celebration with the Committee on Human Rights on November 11.

03:12Then we had a kick-off again in Valenzuela with Mayor Wes Gachalian.

03:18We launched the Fourth National Plan of Action for Children there.

03:22That is our guidebook on how to protect our youth from 2024 to 2028.

03:29Then on November 18, the whole week of last week, we were in the House of Representatives

03:36celebrating the National Children's Month with our legislators.

03:40We are also with the DILG and other allies, the Child Rights Network.

03:46This week, our activities are very active.

03:51There is National Children's Month in Quezon City.

03:55Makati is coming.

03:57Of course, our culmination activity that will take place in SM North atrium on November 28.

04:04We will celebrate that.

04:06You can go or celebrate by going to the Council for the Welfare of Children Facebook page.

04:12There are many activities. Very productive. All over the Philippines.

04:17Usec Angelo, how is the celebration of National Children's Month this year?

04:24What are the other highlights?

04:27Yes. We became very busy.

04:31This is what I mentioned. This is the celebration of the Council for the Welfare of Children head office.

04:37But of course, our regional offices have their own celebrations.

04:43Different provinces are celebrating at the same time.

04:45We were not able to give all the invitations because we lack manpower.

04:52But of course, our regional coordinators conducted celebrations.

04:57That is islandwide, all over the Philippines.

05:01We have many things to focus on because on December 30,

05:06the Council for the Welfare of Children will celebrate our 50th anniversary at PICC on December 6.

05:14We will celebrate that. Let's wait and see.

05:17Let's wait and see. Usec, what are the common issues or problems that children are currently facing

05:25that the CWC programs want to address?

05:31Yes. Very good question.

05:34Actually, what we are still facing now is violence against children.

05:40It is still very high.

05:41That is why the focus of National Children's Month is child protection.

05:45Based on the data of the PNP Women and Children Protection Center,

05:49in 2023, they received 18,756 reports of child rights violations.

05:57Of those 18,756, 17,304 are related to the violation of Republic Act 7610 or our child abuse,

06:08including rape and acts of lasciviousness to children.

06:12The top three crimes are those reported by the PNP Women and Children Protection Center.

06:19The so-called online sexual abuse or exploitation of children or OSAIC is still a great concern in our country.

06:28In 2022, the Department of Justice received the Office of Cybercrime from NECMEC,

06:35NECMEC means National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in America.

06:41In 2022, 2.5 million above cyber tip-line reports.

06:45In 2023, it increased to more than 2.7 million.

06:51In our labor, ma'am and sir, there are 828,000 as of 2022.

06:57That is what our government is focusing on.

07:00That is why our last president is a person who is focused on online sexual abuse or exploitation of children.

07:08All right. Last but not least, Yusef, one of the projects of CWC, this Makabata Helpline,

07:14can you share with us how this works and how it can help children who need support?

07:22Yes sir, that's right.

07:24Makabata Helpline 1383 is a flagship program of the Council for the Welfare of Children.

07:30We are positioning CWC Makabata Helpline 1383 as a focal or apex helpline of our government for all children with children's concerns.

07:41We started in November 2022.

07:45In 2023, we received more than 300 calls.

07:50But as of today, I'm looking at the live data monitoring,

07:54we have received 1,335 calls or complaints.

07:59Those are various types of complaints.

08:03So our idea is that all children's concerns can be called here.

08:08We are partners with everybody.

08:11If we can remedy the complaint within the CWC, we have lawyers and social workers there, our social being.

08:19But if it is out of our mandate, we are partners with the DOJ, the PNP, the NBI, the PIDEA, other law enforcement agencies and even the private sector.

08:29We refer to them for action and we monitor and evaluate to make sure that what we are referring to will be met.

08:38So for our children, Makabata Helpline 1383, for our other contact details, visit the Makabata Helpline 1383 Facebook page.

08:48All right.

08:49Makabata Helpline is posted on our screen.

08:53Once again, congratulations for the productive celebration of National Children's Month.

08:59Thank you very much for your time.

09:02Usec Tapales, we hope that you will continue to support programs for children.

09:07Thank you very much to all of you.

09:11Thank you very much Usec Tapales.

09:13We will continue to uphold their rights and safety.

09:16Happy National Children's Month to all.

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