BCPC
BCPC
BCPC
BARANGAY _________________
City of Baguio
WHEREAS, Article 87 of Presidential Degree 603 as amended, “every barangay council shall
encourage the organization of a local council for the protection of children (LCPC) that shall coordinate
with the council for the welfare of children and youth in drawing and implementing plans for the
promotion of child and youth welfare”.
WHEREAS, DILG Memorandum Circular No. 90-04 dated January 1990 enjoins all Punong
Barangays to establish within the structure at their respective Barangay Development Councils a
committee for the proper development and welfare in the community, in consultation with the City Mayor
and representatives of National agencies on child and youth welfare, as amended by DILG Memorandum
Circular No. 2002-121 dated August 5, 2002.
IN VIEW HEREOF, all the Punong Barangays are hereby directed to organize their Barangay
COUNCIL for the Protection of Children (BCPC) to be composed of the following members:
Chairman : _______________________________________________
Punong Barangay
Co-Chair : _______________________________________________
Members : _______________________________________________
Barangay Kagawad (Chairperson on women and Family)
_______________________________________________
Barangay Nutrition Scholar
_______________________________________________
Barangay Day Care Center
_______________________________________________
Barangay Health Nurse/Midwife
_______________________________________________
Barangay Health Worker
_______________________________________________
DepEd Principal/Teacher-in-Charge
_______________________________________________
Chief Tanod
_______________________________________________
SK Chairperson
_______________________________________________
Children’s Representative
_______________________________________________
PTA President or his representative
_______________________________________________
NGO/PO Representative
Others:
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Members of the BCPC shall elect from among themselves the co-chair.
Functions of the Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC) as follows:
1. Foster education of every child;
2. Take steps to prevent juvenile delinquency and assist parents of children with behavioral
problems so that they can get expert advice;
3. Adopt measures for the health of children;
4. Conduct capability building projects to increase knowledge and skills in handling
children’s program;
5. Encourage the proper performance of the duties and responsibilities of parents, and
provide learning opportunities on the adequate rearing of children and positive parent-
child relationship;
6. Promote wholesome entertainment in the community, especially in movie houses;
7. Prepare AFWP for children and recommend appropriations to the Sanggunian;
8. Provide coordinative linkages with other agencies and institutions in the planning ,
monitoring and evaluation of plans for children;
9. Establish and maintain database on children in the barangay;
10. Advocate for the establishment and maintenance of playgrounds, day care centers and
other facilities necessary for child and youth development;
11. Advocate for the passage of barangay resolutions/ordinances responsive to child-related
issues and concerns and ensure the inclusion of children’s program in the executive
agenda;
12. Protect and assist children in need of special protection ( e.g. abandoned, maltreated &
dependents) and refer cases filed against child abusers to proper agencies/institutions;
13. Monitor situational reports on children and prepare quarterly updates including the
implementation of children’s program and make recommendations to the City CPC for
consideration and nationwide application;
14. Perform such other functions and other child related laws especially in matters of child
and parent education, health, entertainment, etc.
ISSUED this _________ day of_______________, 20___ in the City of Baguio, Philippines
________________________
Punong Barangay
Copy furnished:
-DILG City Office
-Barangay Copy