Policy, Plans, and Program Development

• The Guideline When Handling Children Allegedly Involved in Dangerous Drugs was approved by the Dangerous Drugs Board on June 27 through DDB Board Resolution No. 4, series of 2019.
• Completed the pre-test validation workshop on the Process Flowchart with forty-two (42) participants from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao in July 24, 2019 to test the visual, usefulness, and clarity of the flowcharts. The participants rated 3.9 which is very satisfy to the draft flowcharts.
• Process Flowchart layout has been done by Advocacy and Communications Division (ACD) and shall be presented to the JJWC Council members during the Regular Council meeting on October 11, 2019.

In partnership with the Supreme Court Committee on Family Courts and Juvenile Concerns (SC-CFCJC), Philippine Judiciary Academy (PHILJA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the third batch of training is scheduled on October 14-18, 2019 for court judges and court personnel.

• Validation workshop/pre-testing of the diversion toolkit was completed with a total of fifty-one (51) participants composed of diversion committee members at the barangay level from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao on July 21-23, 2019 in Elan Hotel, San Juan City.
• Revised Diversion Toolkit was submitted to the management for inputs/comments and approval. The approved toolkit shall be subjected to field testing in two barangays (RURAL and URBAN). An actual CICL case eligible for diversion shall be facilitated and monitored at the barangay. The field testing shall test the efficiency and effectiveness in facilitating the diversion proceedings, designing and implementing and monitoring of the diversion programs of the CICL. The results of the field test will enhance the diversion toolkit for finalization.

• The program was presented during the JJW Council meeting, the JJWC Alternate Chairperson and the other council members approved the Buklod Paglaom for CICL and directed for routing to other council members for their approval. To date, seven council members (DSWD, CWC, CHR, DILG, DOH, PREDA and CPTCSA) signed the Council Resolution No.4, series of 2019: Adopting the Buklod Paglaom para sa CICL (Holistic Psychological and Economic Interventions for CICL) as the Bahay Pag-Asa Intensive Juvenile Intervention.
• The Buklod Paglaom para sa CICL or the Holistic Psycholgical and Economic (HOPE) Interventions for CICL is the framework to be utilized in formulating the BPA-IJISC Program Guide. This program is conceptualized by DSWD in compliance with the requirements of RA 10630 which mandates that CICL who are alleged to have committed serious offense or who have offended several time should be subjected to an intensive intervention. Based on the principle of restorative justice, it addresses the factors in the child, his family and the community that caused him/her to offend and will more likely to result in his/her re-offending, if not responded to.

Re-endorsed the JJWC approved and adopted Proposed Minimum Standards for the Operation, Establishment, Improvement and Accreditation of Bahay Pag-Asa Pending Issuance of DSWD Standards for Bahay Pag-asa to the DSWD Secretary for issuance on July 18, 2019.