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Muntinlupa 3rd best NCR city in child-friendly programs
The Muntinlupa City government ranked third in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the delivery of social services and programs for child and youth welfare, according to a report by Manila Bulletin.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently released the results of the 2019 Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit (CFLGA), which assessed local government unit (LGU) performance in delivering child-friendly policies, programs and services.
Among the 11 NCR cities eligible for the Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance, Muntinlupa placed third with a total score of 93.11.
In a joint memorandum circular issued in 2019 by the DILG, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Education, and Department of Health, the criteria for CFLGA were:
Survival
– Percentage coverage of fully immunized children aged 12 months old
– Prevalence of malnutrition among children aged 0-59 months old
– Percentage coverage of pregnant adolescents provided with prenatal and postpartum services
Development
– Percentage coverage of children aged 3-4 years old provided with early childhood care and development (ECCD) services, both public and privately managed. and may be center, home, or community-based
– Presence of ECCD services in all barangays, either private or publicly-managed (center, home, community or other modalities)
– Percentage of out-of-school children and youth (OCSY) assisted for enrolment/re-enrolment to school alternative learning system (ALS) or other flexible learning options
Protection
– Management of reported cases of children in need of special protection (CNSP)
Participation
– Child representation in the Local Council for the Protection of Children (LCPC)
– Development of policy and programs. projects. and activity (PPAs) with children’s participation in the planning, implementation or monitoring phase
Governance
– Database on children
– Available and implemented local plans for children
– Updated Local Code for Children (LCC) contextualizing/adopting recently issued national laws on children
– Budget allocated and utilized for children’s programs
– Functional LCPCs
– Child-Friendly Facilities in all barangays
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