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Juvenile Justice Welfare Act

Republic Act No.9344 is “An Act Establishing a Comprehensive Juvenile Justice and Welfare System, Creating the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council under the Department of Justice, Appropriating Funds Therefor and For Other Purposes” or otherwise known as the “Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006”. It covers the different stages involving children at risk and children in conflict with the law from prevention to rehabilitation and reintegration.

LGU's Compliance to RA 9344 as Amended by 10630

To upheld the rights of the children at-risk (CAR) and children in-conflict with the law (CICL), Republic Act (RA) 9344 or the “Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006” as amended by RA 10630 or “An Act Strengthening The Juvenile Justice System in the Philippines, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act 9344” is an affirmation of the Philippine commitment to protect and promote the welfare of the Filipino youth and children.

Pursuant to this act, the DILG is is mandated to provide the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) with periodic status of LGUs compliance to several section of the Act which are:

1. 1% IRA Allocation for LCPC

2. Appointment of Licensed LSWDO

3. Development and Implementation of the Comprehensive Local Juvenile Intervention Program

4. Establishments of Bahay Pag-Asa Mandatory Registry of CICL and establishments of Bahay Pag-Asa

5. Database System on CAR and CIL

Monitoring Report 

Monitoring Forms

• DILG -JJWA Form 1 - to be accomplished by the LCPC City/ Municipal IMTF

• DILG -JJWA Form 2 - to be accomplished by the LCPC Provincial IMTF

• DILG -JJWA Form 3 - to be accomplished by the LCPC Regional IMTF

Submission

Every 15th May of the ensuing year

Legal Bases / References

• Manual on the Formulation of CBJIP.pdf 

• MC 2024 - 015 - Manual on the Formulation of Comprehensive Barangay Juvenile Intervention Program (CBJIP) Using Results-Based Management (RBM) and Theory of Change (TOC) 

• Unnumbered Memo 2022.09.07 Forms For LGU Submission In Compliance To Juvenile Justice Welfare Act

• Advisory 2022.07.29 LGU Compliance With RA9344

• Advisory 2021.03.21 Resumption of Submission of Report

• Advisory 2019.02.18 Reiteration on Submission of Report

• Advisory 2017.01.30 Reiteration on Submission of Report

• Advisory 2016.09.16 Revised Monitoring Forms 

• MC 2012 - 62 Submission of List of LGUs Compliant with the Provisions of RA 9344