h) Monitor and document cases of victim-survivors of VAWC for purposes of data banking; i) Enact ordinances aimed at providing protection and support to victim-survivors of VAWC; and j) Strengthen, re-activate and mobilize existing committees/ councils, similar organizations and special bodies at the provincial, city, municipal and barangay levels to prevent VAWC. Rule IX The Inter-Agency Council On Violence Against Women And Their Children Section 52. Creation. – The Inter-Agency Council on Violence Against Women and Their Children (IAC-VAWC) shall be established to: a) ensure the effective implementation of the law; and b) be the lead coordinator and monitoring body on VAWC initiatives. Section 53. Composition. – The Council shall be composed of the following agencies: a) Chairperson, Commission on Human Rights (CHR); b) Chairperson, Civil Service Commission (CSC); c) Executive Director, Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC); d) Secretary, Department of Education (DepEd); e) Secretary, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG); f) Secretary, Department of Health (DOH); g) Secretary, Department of Justice (DOJ); h) Secretary, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); i) Secretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) j) Chairperson, National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW); k) Director, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI); and l) Director-General, Philippine National Police (PNP). These agencies are tasked to formulate programs and projects to eliminate VAWC based on their mandates, as well as develop capacity building programs for their employees to become more gender sensitive to the needs of their clients. The Council will also serve as the monitoring body as regards VAWC initiatives.The members of the Council shall designate their permanent representatives whose ranks are not lower than an Assistant Secretary or Director or its equivalent, to attend the meetings of the Council. Section 54. Functions of the Council. – The Council shall undertake the following core functions: a) Promotion of Anti-VAWC Act 1. Public information and advocacy such as conduct of massive information dissemination campaign on the Act and the various issues and problems relative to VAWC; and 2. Creation of mechanisms to ensure the integration of VAWC core messages in the programs and projects of all stakeholders, specifically in the education curriculum, training modules and manuals, and other VAWC-related documents. b) Capacity-building of stakeholders 1. Continuous capacity-building programs of various stakeholders working on VAWC. c) Development of comprehensive programs for VAWC victim-survivors 1. Development of an integrated referral system between and among stakeholders to ensure a holistic approach in handling VAWC cases and standards for the delivery of services for victim-survivors of VAWC to ensure the timely, systematic, synchronized and effective response to cases of VAWC; and 2. Assist in the filing of cases against individuals, groups, agencies, institutions or establishments that violate the provisions of the Act. d) Networking with other stakeholders 1) Creation of mechanisms to ensure the participation of NGO’s, academe, private sector, civic and religious groups in the implementation and monitoring of VAWC cases. e) Monitoring of the implementation of the Act 1. Development and institutionalization of a monitoring and documentation system of VAWC cases; 2. Issuance of policies/memoranda/circulars directing all stakeholders working on VAWC to submit periodic report on their VAWC-related efforts and services including VAWC statistics to the Council; 3. Directing them to immediately respond to the problems brought to their attention and report to the Council on actions taken;
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 04:33:29 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015