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00:00A mother who was hurt by her 8-year-old daughter in Rizal was hospitalized and a father who was shot by his son in Navotas.
00:09We will talk to DSWD Spokesperson, Asek Irene Dumlao. Good morning and welcome to Balitang Hali.
00:16Good morning, Rafi. Good morning to all of you.
00:19What is the role of DSWD when it comes to disciplining children and when will it be considered as a form of child abuse?
00:26Well, Rafi, of course, in DSWD, the discipline is to use respectful and non-violent methods to teach the children to behave accordingly.
00:39We have a policy that there is a safe environment.
00:42The consequences of their actions should be explained to the children.
00:47We should also respect the children because they also have rights.
00:53When we use abusive language, of course, we have a law that prohibits the protection of children.
01:02That's Republic Act 7610 where we give protection to the children who experience abuse.
01:11And this is not just physical abuse, isn't there also verbal abuse?
01:16You're right, Rafi. It's not just physical abuse, but also verbal abuse that hurts and degrades the dignity of an individual, especially a child.
01:27If there is an incident of child abuse, what should be the appropriate approach to the situation?
01:33Should it be uploaded to social media or reported to the authorities?
01:38It should be reported to the authorities immediately.
01:41In every barangay, Rafi, we have a barangay council for the protection of children.
01:45We should engage them immediately.
01:48We should avoid posting it on social media and making it viral because this is a sensitive information.
01:56And if a child returns it when he grows up, it will be a reason for him not to fully recover from this experience.
02:07We should report it to the authorities, especially to the barangay council for the protection of children.
02:12What intervention will the DSWD do in the event of child abuse, both to the parents, the accused, and the victim?
02:20Well, in this case, Rafi, since the Philippine National Police said that they will be turnovering the child to the DSWD,
02:28we will bring it to our center.
02:31Of course, this is in close coordination with the local social welfare development office.
02:35We will bring it to our center for reproductive custody,
02:38and we will also assess if there is a nearest kin that can take care of the child.
02:43Because the DSWD always says that it is for the best interest of the child to grow and develop alongside his family.
02:51If there is no immediate family nurturing environment, we will look at the nearest kin.
02:57If there is none, we will look at our residential care centers.
03:02Well, we will continue to follow up on this case.
03:04When it comes to the so-called child fight,
03:07we witnessed a case earlier where the parent was aware and was shot.
03:12One of the players in the fight was his son.
03:16How should the parents be able to meet the need for discipline?
03:21Yes, Rafi, we have what we call the building of positive behavior of a child.
03:28In fact, we teach this to the parents through our parent effectiveness sessions.
03:34We consult with the local governments, particularly the local social welfare officers to conduct PES.
03:43Here, we teach the parents how to understand the behavior of their children
03:51so that they can also guide their children in dealing with their children.
04:00We also teach them the right behavior.
04:03Is it included in the positive parenting that the parents should confront the other parent and not the child?
04:13Of course, it is included in the parenting effectiveness session,
04:17the guidance of the parents and caregivers to their children
04:22so that they can also know how to deal with their children and friends.
04:27Well, of course, this is the basis of what they learned when they were still growing up.
04:36In the meantime, the midterm election is approaching.
04:40How can we be sure that the projects of the DSWD will not be used in the campaign of some politicians?
04:47Well, Errafi, of course, the DSWD has existing guidelines for the various programs and services that it is implementing.
04:55Through our follow-up meetings, we can be sure that our programs and services will be safeguarded
05:03from any forms of political interferences, especially in this time.
05:08The DSWD is urging that under the thorough verification and assessment of our social workers,
05:15the clients or beneficiaries that are approaching our agency.
05:20We are also urging, and this is also based on our guidelines, that all requirements will be met.
05:26We are also urging that the DSWD personnel are the only ones implementing or distributing assistance to our clients.
05:36So again, it is up to us, our policemen, to follow the processes in the implementation of the programs.
05:44And even if the politician helped in contacting the DSWD and helped in processing the documents,
05:50they should thank the DSWD and not the politician.
05:54Yes, Errafi. In fact, that's one of the information that we are sharing to our clients and beneficiaries.
05:59This assistance that our department is distributing is from the national government
06:04and this is their right, privilege, and benefit from our government.
06:11Thank you very much for your time in Balitang Hali.
06:15Thank you very much.
06:16This is DSWD Spokesperson Asek Irene Dumlao.
06:29www.dswd.org.uk