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Executive Order No. 67 (2024)
CREATING THE PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE FOR CHILD PROTECTION
Section 1.
Creation. The Presidential Office for Child Protection (POCP) is hereby created under the Office of the President (OP). The POCP shall be headed by a Presidential Adviser for Child Protection (PACP) who shall be under control and supervision of the Special Assistant to the President, consistent with EO No. 11 (s. 2023).
Section 2.
Duties and Functions. The POCP shall monitor and harmonize government thrusts, policies, and programs relative to the protection of children and the promotion of their welfare, with special focus on anti-OSAEC, anti-CSAEM, and anti-child trafficking matters. To this end, the POCP shall:
a. Submit policy recommendations to the President, as well as monitor the implementation of Presidential directives or priority programs and projects regarding the welfare and protection of children;
b. Promote and monitor the harmonization, integration and non-duplication of relevant government thrusts, policies, and programs;
c. Coordinate and collaborate with the CWC and other relevant government agencies and bodies, as well as civil society groups, towards the formulation or updating of the National Plan of Action for Children;
d. Coordinate and collaborate with the IACAT and National Coordination Center in the formulation and implementation of programs to combat OSAEC, CSAEM, and child-trafficking;
e. Identify and recommend the prioritization of urgent government interventions for the protection of children;
f. Subject to existing laws, rules, and regulations, represent the Philippines in relevant international fora and initiatives, and monitor the government's compliance with its duties and obligations under the UNCRC, Worst Forms of Child Labor Convention and such other similar international legal instruments;
g. As may be necessary, convene technical working groups for the effective implementation of this Order; and
h. Perform such other duties and functions as the President and/or the Executive Secretary may direct.
Section 3.
Member Representative. Subject to existing laws, rules, and regulations, the PACP shall be included as a Member, representing the OP, in the following:
a. National Coordination Center;
b. IACAT;
c. CWC;
d. NCACL; and
e. CSPC.
The President and/or the Executive Secretary may, upon recommendation of the Special Assistant to the President, designate the PACP as Member or an Observer in such other similar government agencies and bodies with functions related to child protection, as may be necessary and subject to existing laws, rules, and regulations. ℒαwρhi৷
Section 4.
Organizational Structure and Staffing Pattern. The POCP shall be supported by a staff complement who shall possess the necessary background or expertise in the filed of child protection. In this regard, the PACP, in coordination with the Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Finance and Administration, shall determine the organizational structure, appropriate staffing pattern and corresponding qualification standards for all positions in the POCP, and submit the same for review and approval of the President and/or the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), subject to existing laws, rules and regulations, including the Organization and Staffing Standards and Guidelines issued by the DBM and the Civil Service Commission.
Section 5.
Funding. The funding requirements for the initial implementation of this Order shall be charged against the current and available appropriations of the OP and such other sources as may be determined by the DBM. Thereafter, the funding requirements for the continued implementation of this Order shall be included in the budget proposal of the POCP, subject to the usual budget preparation process.
Section 6.
Separability. If any section or part of this Order is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions not otherwise affected shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 7.
Repeal. All orders, rules, regulations, and issuances or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Order, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 8.
Effectivity. This Order shall take effect immediately upon its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
DONE, in the City of Manila, this 06 day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-Four.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR.
By the President:
(Sgd.) LUCAS P. BERSAMIN Executive Secretary