12. Accredit NGOs, counselors and social workers that provide programs and services to VAWC victim-survivors; and 13. Periodically monitor and evaluate these NGOs to ensure that they meet the standards set by the ___________________ j) National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) 1. Conduct fora involving VAWC victim-survivors and women’s NGOs to generate and validate data on the accessibility and effectiveness of existing VAWC services; 2. Actively advocate and participate in international and regional discussions and initiatives on VAWC and include the same in all international commitments and policy pronouncements; 3. Assist the Council in the formulation and monitoring of policies addressing the issue of VAWC in coordination with relevant government agencies; 4. Assist the Council in the conduct of information dissemination and training of frontline government agencies, NGOs and the general public; 5. Assist in the development of a standardized gender responsive documentation system, standardized core messages and VAWC protocols. Collect/research on the profile of existing VAWC services and facilities at the national and local level in coordination with other agencies such as the DSWD, DOH, PNP, NBI, NAPOLCOM, DOJ and NSCB; and 6. Assist the Council in the formulation of prevention, counseling and rehabilitation programs for victims of VAWC. k) National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 1. In all its regional and provincial offices, provide one stop shop for all the needed legal and medical services for VAWC victim-survivor; 2. Develop/adopt a protocol in handling VAWC cases; 3. Conduct regular inspection in the setting-up of one stop shop facilities to ensure that procedures and personnel are gender-sensitive and gender responsive and monitor the activities in the respective Child Friendly Investigation Studios (CFIS) from time to time to determine its effectiveness and success in addressing cases of VAWC; 4. Conduct trainings that will raise gender-sensitivity among NBI agents/investigators and personnel; 5. Closely coordinate with all the Council member agencies for the effective detection and investigation of suspected VAWC perpetrators; and6. Formulate plans and programs for the detection and prevention of VAWC, and for the arrest and prosecution of suspected VAWC abusers/ perpetrators. l) Philippine National Police (PNP) 1. Ensure the gender-responsiveness of the PNP protocols and procedures in handling VAWC cases; 2. Establish an education and training program for police officers to enable the proper handling of cases of violence against women and their children; 3. Develop and implement Police Protocol on Handling VAWC Cases under the Act and other related laws; 4. Collaborate with barangay officials, government and non-government organizations, church and civic organizations in preventing VAWC; 5. Revise its administrative disciplinary measures for police personnel who are administratively or criminally charged with committing acts under the Act; 6. Develop and implement a nationwide community based crime prevention program that deals with the issues of domestic/family violence, abuse of women in intimate relations, child abuse and juvenile delinquency, among other interrelated issues; 7. Establish consciousness-raising and skills enhancement training programs in the form of seminars or short courses to be used for the training of all police personnel, including barangay officials and organized communities in coordination with the DILG, regarding the implementation of the Act, as well as related laws and international human rights conventions for the protection of women and children from various forms of violence and abuse; 8. Formulate and provide regular issuances on institutional policies relevant to the improvement of law enforcement responses to cases under the Act as well as the development of the PNP as gender sensitive law enforcement institution; 9. Coordinate with other government agencies and NGOs on the enhancement of programs and services for the protection of women and their children from various forms of violence cited under the Act; and 10. Monitor the established mechanisms for compliance and commitment of the police personnel on the implementation of the Act. Rule X Capacity-Building For Services Providers Section 62. Training of government personnel involved in responding to VAWC. – All agencies involved in responding to violence against women and their children cases shall be required to undergo education and training to acquaint them with the:
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