Hello guys, good day. Welcome back sa ating channel. Welcome back for another lecture in our channel.
And today we are going to be discussing the provisions, not everything. on the Republic Act 7610, but we are going to discuss specifically what is child abuse. So, we have here the following topic.
We are going to be talking about... first, we need to identify or we need to define what is child abuse, no? Then we are going to discuss the different forms of child abuse and lastly, we are going to talk about the protection of children against child abuse, no? So, we ayun, so we just included this topic kasi nga medyo alam naman natin na tumataas talaga yung kaso ng mga yeah, yung mga cases ng child abuse dito sa ating bansa.
Most specifically during the time of pandemic wherein family spent more time together. It could be a good thing but for those individuals living with an abusive parent and so on, it became a nightmare to them. So there is a significant increase with regards to the cases of child abuse during the time of pandemic.
And up until now... Marami pa rin tayong mga cases. Tumaas yung mga kaso especially with regards to sexual exploitation. So with that said, that's the reason why we are going to be talking about the concept of 7610. And specifically on the topic that I may mention.
So without further ado, let's jump right into our discussion. First is that we must define who is a child by virtue of Republic Act 7610. So, ang definition ng isang child dito sa batas natin, dalawa ang kanyang naging definition. The first is, a child refers to a person below 18 years of age.
So, lahat guys ng below 18 will be considered as a child in the discussion that we will be considering. So, importante ito. Kasi when we are trying to identify what crime was committed something like that, we first need to define kung child, sakop ba ng definition ng child yung naging biktima ng pang-abuso. So, ang pwede, ang pwedeng maging, I mean, ang sakop ng term na child, lahat ng lahat ng tao, na below 18 years of age, yung kanya.
Yeah, below 18 years of age. So kung sila ang inabuso, sila pa rin po ay protectado ng ating batas Especially on Republic Act 7610 And we also have Republic Act 9344 and some other pertinent laws Then, the second definition for the term child, it may also refer doon sa mga tao who is over 18 years of age, but, 18 years of age sila, but they cannot... take care fully of themselves because either they have a physical condition or they have some mental disabilities. So yung mga physically challenged individuals, that because of that physical disability or mental disability that they have, they cannot able to protect themselves fully, even if they are already under the age of 8 or over the age of 18, sila ay may kukonsidera pa rin ng ating batas as child. For example, merong isang lalaki na kung saan is 25 years old na siya, pero yung kanyang mental capability is equal to that of 6 years old.
years old, 6 year old child, ganun yung kanyang mental capacity. For the definition of child, masasabi pa rin natin siya ay child, based on the Republic Act 7610. Therefore, kapag inabuso mo siya, kapag siya ay sinubject ng kahit anumang form of abuse, he will be treated or pwedeng may isang pangkaso pa rin doon sa mga nang-abuso sa kanya, will still be child abuse by virtue of Republic Act 7610. So, yun yung dalawang definition, guys. Una, no?
Any person who is below 18 years of age, child yan. Or meron din yung mga above 18 pero meron silang they are suffering from physical disability or mental disability. that makes them incapable of protecting themselves fully na sila rin po ay may kukonsider nating child.
Now, let us also try to define what is child abuse. Child abuse refers to any act which inflicts physical or psychological injury that also includes cruelty, neglect, sexual abuse, or exploitation directed to a child. So marami tayong uri ng child abuse. I do believe that it is common na pag sinabi kasi natin child abuse, ang common understanding natin is more on physical.
Kapag halimbawa ginomorin. binugulpe, binubugbog, sinasaktan yung isang bata, yun yung tinatawag natin child abuse most of the time. However, what we must know is that child abuse is not only physical.
Ang pang-aabuso sa bata ay hindi lamang physical at hindi lamang yun yung matatawag natin child abuse. Marami tayong uri ng child abuse, kasali din dyan yung tinatawag natin emotional abuse or inflicting emotional or psychological injury. Matatawag.
Matatawag din po natin yan na child abuse. Yung cruelty na tinatawag, later on we will define what's cruelty. Yung cruelty na tinatawag, matatawag din po natin yan na child abuse. That includes also yung cases of neglect, yung hindi pagbibigay ng mga pangangailangan ng bata, child abuse din po yan.
Kasali din po sa definition natin ng child abuse, yung tinatawag natin yung sexual abuse. No? And that includes also yung mga child exploitation. Yung pag-exploit sa mga bata ay matatawag din po natin yung child abuse. So there's a lot of form of child abuse that we must be familiar of.
Ang pinaka-common lang talaga kasi ay physical abuse. Pero hindi dapat natin nililimitahan yung sarili natin with regards to how we understand child abuse. Kasi halimbawa, lagi mong tineterorize.
Halimbawa, lagi mong sinisig. Sigawan, minumura, tinatakot yung bata. Although there's no physical injury, wala kang makitang mga pasa o bukol o sugat, but deep down, that person's moral, yung moral ng bata, yung kanyang tingin sa kanyang sarili, sa kanyang isip-isip, ay malaking injury po ang nai-inflict ng mga ganong instances. So yun, yung mga ganong action will still be considered as a form of child abuse. specifically emotional or psychological abuse.
So, yun po yung mga iba't ibang uri natin ng child abuse. As I've stated, we are also going to discuss what is cruelty. So, cruelty, yan po yung paggamit ng mga salita or di kaya mga action which debases, degrades, or demeans the integrity of a child as a human being.
At remember, Remember, there was even a case before na kung saan is yung bata is kinalbo as a form of punishment. Kinalbo siya ng kanyang parent. And because of that, ayaw nang lumabas ng bata.
Ayaw niya nang makipaglaro sa labas. Ayaw niya nang pumasok sa eskwelahan. Ito po ay matatawag natin cruelty as per the definition of the word cruelty means in 7610. Matatawag po natin siyang cruel.
kasi nga it affected the dignity also of the child. Kung baga binaba nito, pinababa nito ang tingin ng bata sa kanyang sarili, kinahihiya niya yung kanyang sarili. In fact, it also causes trauma to the child.
So that is, or that action, that mere action actually can be considered as a form of child abuse, specifically on the term cruelty. Although wala pong physical injury dyan na na-inflict, pero yung the mere fact na... na ang epekto ng gano'ng ginawa doon sa bata, yung pagkalbo sa kanya, is ganun ang naging epekto na kung saan ayaw nyo nang lumabas, ayaw nyo nang makipaglaro, ayaw nyo nang pumasok sa eskwelahan, ayaw nyo nang makipag-usap sa iba, then that means that it has a great impact to the emotion of that person.
So cruelty po ang tawag natin sa mga ganong action. Or yung words din. Yung halimbawa, you are always...
labeling a child na Wala kang kwentang bata, something like that. So, those are cruelty. It's not only limited to physical abusing.
Kasi yung mga words na ginagamit natin or yung mga action na ginagawa natin sa mga bata, if that has a... great impact, especially negative impact to the emotion of the child. Na-traumatize sila, na pahiya sila, bumaba yung tingin nila sa sarili nila, that will still be considered as child abuse.
So minsan kasi nagkakaroon talaga tayo ng pagtatalo. Kailan ba masasabi na tama lang yung ginawa ng parent kasi it's a form of discipline? Or kailan natin siya matatawag na it is already abuse? Kasi in our community, normal naman po talaga yung pamamalo ng bata.
Pagdi-disiplina po ang tawag natin dun. Pero there should be a limitation with regards to the infliction of punishment. yung mga pamamalo, pangangurot, something like that.
Meron pong limitasyon na tinatawag natin. Meron pong, ang ating batas ay nire-recognize naman po yung authority ng isang parent or ng isang guardian na mag-impose ng punishment in order to discipline their children. However, there's a thin line between discipline and abuse na tinatawag.
Kailan natin matatawag na it's a risk? Resonable kasi it's a discipline, it's a form of discipline. At kaya rin din natin matatawag na sobra na kasi that is already abuse. So, this should be considered.
Ito dapat yung i-consider natin. If the punishment is reasonably administered, moderate in degree, and does not cause physical or psychological injury, it is not considered as abuse. Alimbawa, pinalong mo siya bilang pagdidisciplina. Is there an injury? Nagkaroon ba ng injury?
nagkaroon ba ng psychological injury or nagkaroon ba ng trauma yung bata because of that kasi kung wala naman then it will be considered as a reasonable punishment and that will be considered as part of the discipline hindi naman po kasi inaalis ng ating patas yung karapatan ng ating karapatan ng ating mga magulang na mag-disciplina sa kanilang mga anak So, it will be considered as discipline. But we must remember this, siyempre ang may authority lang dyan na mag-administer ng discipline is no other than the parent themselves. And kung wala yung parent, the guardian.
Yun yung pwede. Kaya nga, for example, yung isang teacher na pinalo niya yung kanyang estudyante, ang reason niya is dinidisiplina ko po yung bata. Hindi po po pwede yun, ano?
Kasi nga po, by virtue of our law, ang pwede lang mag-inflict ng punishment, ano? Ang pwede lang mag-administer ng disciplinary measure through infliction of punishment is no other than the parent or guardian, ano? Other than that, hindi na po po pwede, ano? The teachers cannot administer punishment to children, ano?
At the same time, halimbawa, kapit-bahay mo yung bata, ano? Hindi ka naman... naman niya guardian, hindi ka naman niya parent, no? Gusto mo siyang disiplinahin kasi nakuling mo siyang may ginagawang masama, pinado mo, something like that, that will not be considered as discipline anymore, no? That will be considered actually as an abuse regardless if there is actual, there is serious injury inflicted or so on.
So, yun yung tandaan natin, kasi bilang mamamayan, minsan nakakakita tayo ng mga bata, ng mga pasaway, sometimes we are tempted na mag-impose ng discipline kasi alimbawa hindi naman siya dinidisiplina ng parents niya so baka ikaw magkusa na lang na ikaw na lang magdisiplina sa kanya, mali po yun even relatives, for example pinalo siya ng kanyang tito, pinalo siya ng kanyang tita, hindi naman guardian, hindi naman niya guardian yung tito or tita niya or yung lolo at lola niya, in that matter kung hindi naman siya guardian, ay may ko-consider po natin siyang abuser So, yun po yung pakatandaan natin with regards to that. Now, as we have stated, there's a thin line between discipline and abuse. Kapag injurious, injurious na siya regardless kung sino nag-administer, be it the parent or the legal guardian, it will still be considered as abuse. Ano ba yung injurious? To the fact that halimbawa, yung pagpalo mo sa kanya is nagkaroon na ng internal bleeding.
na nagkaroon na ng pangumuha ...dugo doon sa kung saan banda mo siya pinalo. The fact na pinalo mo siya, nabali yung kanyang buto. To the point na nabali yung kanyang buto. Hindi na po form of discipline yun, regardless kung si parents man or si legal guardian ang nagbigay. That will already be considered as abuse kapag mga ganong bagay po.
So kapag injurious, if there is serious injury, even slightest injury, basta nagkaroon na siya ng injury na tinatawag because of the punishment imposed. pose. Even if it is the parent who administers such punishment, that will be considered as an abuse already. Kabalik tara naman po, kapag hindi po parent or hindi po legal guardian yung nag-administer ng punishment, regardless if there are serious injury inflicted or there is injury inflicted, basta po sinaktan niya po yung bata na hindi naman niya anak or hindi naman siya yung legal guardian, that will be considered as abuse.
Kasi you cannot use Hindi mo po pwedeng gamitin yung discipline as an excuse kasi hindi ka naman po niya magulang at hindi ka naman po niya legal guardian. With regards to physical injury, usually sa pag-inflict ng punishment, kailan natin masasabi that it is already an abuse. So if it causes, yan nga yung sinasabi natin kanina, if it causes severe injury or serious...
bodily harm to the child, such as nagkaroon na siya ng gasgas dahil sa pamamalo, dahil sa pagdidisiplina sa kanya, halimbawa kinaladkad yung bata, nagkaroon ng laceration, nagkaroon ng yung yung pumutok na yung kanyang nagkaroon na ng sugat dahil alam mo, sinuntok, sinapak siya, pinalo siya, then biglang bumuka, pumutok na yung kanyang balat, nagkaroon na ng bleeding or hindi kaya, nagkaroon na ng fractured bones, nabalian na siya ng buto and most likely, bawal na bawal din pong gamitin punishment yung mga something like magkakaroon na, ang result niya is burns alam mo, mapaso siya meron nga yung dinidisciplina niya lang daw yung kanyang anak pero... o plinaplant siya yung likod, no? Bawal po yan.
That will be already considered as a physical injury or that is already considered as a form of abuse, no? So, isa po yun, no? Bawal na bawal din po. Halimbawa, dahil sa pamamalo, pandisdisciplina mo sa anak mo, nagkaroon na ng internal injuries, something like that, no? If those things exist, no?
Nagkaroon ng, na pumutok na yung kanyang, let's say, the part kung saan mo siya pinalo, no? Kinutosan mo siya. Umutok na yung kanyang balat sa ulo, nagkaroon na ng bleeding, that's an abuse already.
Pinalo mo, nabalian na siya ng buto, that is an abuse. Nagkaroon siya ng paso, nagkaroon ng burns, that will also consider it as an abuse and as well as internal injury. So yun yung pakatandaan natin. Kapag meron na yung mga ito, hindi mo na pwedeng gamitin yung excuse na dinidisiplina ko lang yung bata.
Hindi mo na pwedeng gamitin yung... yung dahilan na magulang ako may karapatan akong disiplinahin yung bata. Kasi, ang pagdadisiplina guys dapat moderate lang yung pag-punish. Hindi ko naman sinasabi na masama yung pagparusa.
Like for example, pinalo mo. Hindi naman totally masama yan kasi in our culture, it is actually acceptable. What is unacceptable is if those punishments already resulted into the following.
Laceration, fractured bones, burn, internal injuries and the like. So I hope we are clear with regards to that. So if you have comments, siguro, if you have additional input with regards to the matters that we are discussing, you are free naman to comment on the comment section. So let's also talk about psychological abuse or emotional abuse na tinatawag. Ano yung matatawag nating emotional abuse or psychological abuse?
It refers to an action that harms a child. psychological or intellectual functions. So, any action or any form of punishment given to a child that causes trauma, nagkaroon siya ng trauma, can be considered as a psychological abuse. Kapag ang epekto ng pagpaparuso sa kanya is nagkaroon na siya ng halimbawa, depression, nagkaroon na siya ng anxiety, nagkaroon na siya ng ah... Because of that punishment, he withdraw already from the society.
Hindi na siya nakikisalamuha, ayaw niya na makipag-usap sa tao. Nagkaroon siya ng aggressive behavior because of that. Those, yung ginawa mo sa kanya will be considered as an emotional abuse.
For example, Yung bata, yung anak mo, pinahiyaan mo sa harap ng maraming tao, pinahiyaan mo sa harap ng mga kaibigan niya, ng mga kalaro niya, and because of that, ayaw niya ng lumabas ng bahay, ayaw niya ng makipag-usap, ayaw niya ng makipagkaibigan, no? That is already considered as a psychological abuse or emotional abuse. It's a form of child abuse already despite that there is no apparent physical injury present. But still, yung epigenesis.
Epekto kasi noon sa behavior ng bata at sa kanyang intellectual functions is sobra-sobra na. That's why it will still be considered as a form of child abuse, specifically psychological or emotional abuse. Okay?
Another form of child abuse, meron tayong tinatawag natin child neglect. Ano ba yung child neglect? It refers to the failure of the parent or legal guardian. to provide adequate food. Hindi siya pinapakain ng maayos.
Hindi siya nabibigyan ng damit na maayos. Hindi siya nakatira sa isang maayos na tahanan. Hindi siya pinag-aaral, hindi siya pinapagamot.
Or hindi siya tinutulungan na ma-improve yung kanyang emotional growth. Doon sa... something like that.
Those are forms of child neglect. Yung unreasonable denial of the basic needs of the child. Siyempre, ibang usapan guys, kasi sabi nga natin unreasonable. So ano ba yung reasonable?
Meron naman yung mga reasonable circumstances na talagang halimbawa, hindi mo mapag-aral yung anak mo, talagang walang-wala kayong pera, walang-wala kayong pera, kaya hindi mo siya mapag-aral. That is reasonable. Reasonable yan, kasi hindi mo naman pwedeng... pwedeng pilitin.
E wala na nga hindi na nga, ano, naghihirap na nga sa buhay yung kanyang mga magulang. Pipilitin mo pa na pag-aralin niya yung kanyang mga anak. At pag hindi niya pinag-aral, kukunin mo siya, ikukulong mo siya.
Mali po yun. Mali po yun. Yung mga ganitong instances, instead na sanction ang ibigay, instead na parusahan mo yung magulang, dapat ang gobyerno natin, yun yung tutulong sa mga magulang para nang sa ganun ay makapag-provide sila ng mga pangangailangan ng anak nila.
So we have the so-called reasonable and unreasonable. Reasonable kapag halimbawa is the reason why hindi na ibibigay ng parent or ng kanyang legal guardian yung mga basic needs ng bata. Like for example, pagkain, damit, yung pag-aaral, yung medical needs ng bata hindi niya na ibibigay. It's because of poverty. Reasonable po yun.
Hindi po pwedeng maparusahan yung magulang dahil nga po. Siyempre, mahirap sila eh. So instead of sanction, instead of parusahan, dapat ang gawin ng gobyerno, tulungan.
Kaya nga marami tayong mga programa, for example, 4Ps, ito yung mga binibigay ng ating gobyerno para tulungan yung mga magulang na may mga maraming anak, para mapag-aral nila yung kanilang mga anak, para nang sa ganun ay mapakain nila ng maayos yung kanilang mga anak, mabilhan nila. nila ng maayos na damit yung kanilang mga anak. So, they are being assisted by the government.
They are not being sanctioned. Yung unreasonable is kapag halimbawa may kaya naman sa buhay yung magulang pero yung anak niya hindi niya pinag-aaral. May kaya naman sa buhay yung kanyang magulang pero hindi siya pinapakain o hindi siya binibigyan ng tamang pagkain. Hindi siya binibilhan ng maayos na damit.
Hindi siya pinapatira sa maayos na lugar. Something like that. Yun yung matutuwa.
Turing natin, child neglect. Child neglect po yun. Kapag kaya naman ng magulang na ibigay yung pangangailangan, pero mas pinipili niyang hindi ibigay, child neglect po yun.
For example, may sakit yung kanyang anak. May kaya naman sila sa buhay. So instead, na itakbo niya sa hospital, tinakbo niya sa albularyo.
So that could be also considered as a child neglect. Medical neglect. Kasi saan mo ba dapat dalhin yung anak mo pag may sakit? So instead na...
Itakbo niya sa hospital, pinagdikdik niya na lang ng kung ano-anong dahon-dahon So, pwede po yung ma-considered as a child abuse Especially ang child neglect Kasi, unreasonable Especially kung sabi ko, may kaya sa buhay yung kanyang magulang May sakit siya, instead na itakbo siya sa hospital Eh, hindi siya tinakbo sa hospital Kung hindi, pinainom ng kung ano-anong dahon-dahon dyan Hindi naman matatawag hairball or something like that. That is child neglect. Pwede pong maparusahan dito yung magulang kapag ginagawa niya po yan.
Pwede po silang sampahan ng kaso. Child abuse in violation of 7610 po yan. Then we have also another form of child abuse, yung tinatawag natin sexual abuse.
Ano ba yung sexual abuse sa 7610? It refers to the employment, use, persuasion, entusement, enticement or coercion. of a child.
Pinilit mo yung isang bata na mag-engage into sexual intercourse, lascivious conduct, or hindi naman kaya is any other form of sexually exploiting circumstances. Yun yung mga tinatawag nating sexual abuse. Actually, marami pong nangyaring ganito during the time of pandemic. For example, yung mga magulang na kung saan is pinagsishow niya.
nila, yung kanilang mga anak, in benefit ng mga pedophile, ng mga foreigner, ng mga pedophile, and in exchange for that is kumikita yung magulang ng pera, something like that. Yan po ay mapun-consider natin yung sexual abuse. And napakamali po ng reasoning ng magulang na sinasabi niya na okay lang kasi bata naman sila, hindi naman sila nahahawakan, hindi naman sila mababastos kasi through internet. live show lang naman siya wala namang mangyayari sa kanya maling mali po sila dun gusto po natin itama yung ganyang conception kasi there was a study actually na kapag ang isang bata natutunan niya na yung halaga yung presyo ng kanyang katawan for example that will push through halimbawa nagdalaga na siya tumanda na siya Yun po yung talagang, ano niya, yun na po yung magiging simula. Yung study po na ito, they correlated actually yung prostitution, yung early experience of sexual abuse, yung mga naabuso sexually ng mga bata, they turned out to be, pag tanda nila, pag naging teenager na sila, they engage into prostitution, and from prostitution, they engage into substance abuse, such as drinking liquor, or consuming.
consumption of drugs, no? Mga ganun. So, napakalaking, malaki po ang epekto sa bata ng mga ganung instances. Huwag po natin sabihin na okay lang kasi hindi naman sila nagagalaw, hindi naman sila nahahawakan ng kanilang customer, something like that.
Mali po yun, no? Kasi kung ganun po yung tinuro ng magulang at early age, no? It is really hard already to correct that behavior and most likely yung bata bata po na na-engage yung sexual abuse, ipagpapatuloy niya na rin po yung mga ganyang activities. So, maling-mali po talaga ang mga magulang na ganoon lang mindset, ano?
So, another, eto talaga, eto yung mga pinakakawawa. There was even a study na sabi, with regards to family poverty, no? Kapag naghihirap ang pamilya, unang-unang kawawa dyan yung mga bata na yung mga anak nilang babae, no?
Kasi, ah, The parent could be tempted to engage these children into sexual exploiting activities. And yun nga po, dapat po itama po natin yun, yung mga ganung mindset. Maling-mali po yun.
Any form of abuse po yan, any form of abuse, mga pa-sexual, physical or so on, huwag mong sabihin makakalimutan niya ng bata kapag tumanda na siya. May epekto po sa kanyang pag-uugali, yung mga experiences niya nung bata. pa rin po siya. So, that's really the mindset that we should all have, especially sa mga parents and so on.
Dapat yun po yung isipin natin. Lahat ng ginagawa natin sa mga bata na yan, may impact po sa kanila paglaki at may impact po sa kanilang behavior. And it's already hard to correct that behavior once na tumanda na po sila.
Diba nga may kasabihan tayo sa Tagalog, sa atin, na madaling hubugin at ang isang puno na kung saan is hindi pa siya magulang. Kung baga, habang bata pa lang dapat hinuhubog na natin siya para nung sa ganun, kung ano man yung gusto natin itsura ng punong yan, ayos ng punong yan, makukuha natin kasi hinubog natin siya nung bata pa lang, nung malambot pa yung mga sangasanga, something like that. So, I hope baguhin natin yung mindset na ganun. Another thing is that child exploitation.
Another form of abuse din po ito, no? Child exploitation refers to the hiring, employment, persuasion, inducement, or coercion of a child to perform yung mga obscene exhibitions, no? Like we made mention kanina, no?
exploitation po yan. Yung halimbawa pag-engage nila into yung pag-produce ng pornographic materials, or hindi kaya acting as model yung mga pinipicture-picturean sila. na sexually explicit, no? Those are child exploitation.
Another form of abuse, no? By the way, if we go back to child abuse, sexual abuse, no? We have different forms of sexual abuse. We have touching, non-touching, and exploitoric, no?
So yung touching, yun na yung mismong yung bata na mismo yung halimbawa hinahawak-hawakan, no? Pinag-pinag-pinag i-interesan sexually yung mga inaabuso sila, no? Na physically, nahahawakan.
hawakan sila, and then so on. Yan yung touching sexual abuse. Yung non-touching, yan na yung mga, halimbawa, is, kumbaga, bini-video-video sila, bini-picture-picturean sila na yung mga suot nila, sexually explicit, something like that.
So, yan po yung non-touching sexual abuse. But, of course, ganun pa rin po yung impact nila. Parehas lang po ng impact yan na talagang makakasira sa paglaki ng bata. Okay?
Ngayon guys, with regards to this, kapag halimbawa tayo as a private citizen nakita natin na nangyayari itong mga ito, ang tanong dyan, where can we report yung mga cases ng child abuse na ito? Saan tayo pwedeng dumulog? Saan tayo pwedeng humingi ng tulong?
Pag may mga alam tayo ng mga bata na naabuso. So, the following are the agencies na pwede nating lapitan. Then, of course, we can go to the DSWD, yung pinakamalapit na DSWD or MSWD na meron.
meron sa inyo, pwede po kayong pumunta doon at humingi ng tulong. Doon nyo po i-report ang kaso. The NBI, kung halimbawa may NBI man ng pinakamalapit dyan, pwede po kayong pumunta sa NBI doon kayong mag-report. Kay Commission on Human Rights pwede rin po yan.
Pero ang pinaka-common kasing pinupuntahan natin kapag merong mga ganitong kaso na gusto natin i-report, sa PNP. And it is proper naman. Okay naman kasi they are one of the agencies of the government. that are actually receiving complaints with regards to child abuse.
So PNP, sa pinakamalapit na police station, pwede rin po kayong dumunog sa kanila. Kung may malapit na DOJ, pwede rin po kayong pumunta sa DOJ. By the way, itong mga topic natin guys is, nanggaling pala ito.
Gusto ko lang sabihin, this came from the Department of Justice. Sa kanilang specific... agency, no? Tasked with protecting the children, no? So, they have the so-called Committee for the Special Protection of Children, no?
They have a specific branch sa DOJ in charge of Child Protection Program, no? So, dun po, eto po yung sources ng ating dinidiscuss, no? Gusto ko lang silang i-mention, of course.
You can visit yung kanilang website, doj.gov.ph, no? You can visit the DOJ to know more about their programs in protecting, to know more on their different program for child protection. So, yan po na.
Siguro ilagay na lang natin dyan sa link, sa description yung kanilang website. DOJ.gov.ph. You can visit their website po para makakuha pa kayo ng mas maraming information regarding their program against child abuse. Okay? So, ayan, no?
You can report to DOJ. Pwede po kayong makipag-ugnayan sa DOJ just in case man na may mga cases ng child abuse na gusto nyo i-report, no? And if, no, wala pong malapit na DOJ, wala pong malapit na DSWD, NBI, SHR, or even PNP, pag malayo po yan, no?
Pag malayo po ang PNP sa inyo, ang pwede nyo pong lapitan mismo ay yung mga barangay officials, no? Doon po sa inyong barangay, yun po yung pwede nyo lapitan. Like what happened during the pandemic, syempre, very ano tayo eh, we are, na-quarantine tayo kumbaga, di ba?
Talagang na-limit yung ating mga movements. So, yung iba hindi makalabas ng kanilang bahay para mag-report, yung iba hindi makapunta sa mga malapit na PNP station, no? Or mga DSWD, no?
Kasi nga nagkaroon tayo ng lockdown. Kaya nga po, hindi natin actually malaman kung... bumaba nga ba yung cases na child abuse during that time or tumaas pwedeng bumaba if we are looking at the statistic, kung titignan natin yung mga reported cases, bumaba po siya kasi nga po, limited po ang movement, hindi po tayo makalabas, makapag-report sa PNP and so on, kasi may community quarantine and of course, the fear of being inflicted with COVID-19, syempre ayaw nating mahawa, kaya huwag na lang tayong lalabas so, may possibility guys na maraming cases of child abuse obvious na nangyari pero hindi lang nakarating sa ating kapulisan.
So, in this statistic, pwede nakikita natin bumaba but that's not actually the prediction of the different institution charge, no? Task with the protection of children. Ang naging problema po dyan is the reporting of cases.
So, in case man po na mangyari po ulit yun at wala po kayong malapitan na malapit na stasyon ng kapulisan, pwede pwede po tayo makipag-ugnayan sa ating mga barangay officials at sila na po ang... mahabahalang tumugon at mag-report sa mas nakakataas sa kanila regarding cases of child abuse. So, yun pa yung mga different agency na pwede nating lapitan with regards to cases of child abuse.
Then, of course, lahat naman tayo are mandated. Siyempre, bilang isang concerned citizen, dapat meron po tayong initiative na pag meron po tayong nakikitang mga ganitong instances, ay i-report po natin. Though, Meron yung mga individual na required talaga sila, required to report cases.
Yung kumbaga is kapag hindi nila na-report yung cases of child abuse, pwede po silang makasuhan. Sino-sino po yung mga ngayon? Yun po yung mga head of health institution, mga hospitals or clinic, kung saan meron silang ginamot na biktima ng child abuse, biktima ng pang-aabuso ng kanilang mga magulang or so on. So kapag meron po sila... silang pasyente na suspected po na child abuse at hindi po nila ito nireport, pwede po silang makasuhan.
Kaya yung mga head po, yung mga head po ng mga different hospital or clinics and so on, medical institution, kapag po meron kayo tinanggap na kaso na child abuse or suspected cases of child abuse, you are required po to report that to the PNP or the DSWD. The teachers and administrators po ng mga public school. Halimbawa, may sudyante ka, suspected case niya ng child abuse, parang tingin mo, inaabuso siya ng kanyang magulang, you are also required po to report that.
Yung mga parole and probation officers, they're also required. Government lawyers, law enforcer, parangga officials, correction officers, and other government employees na kung saan yung kanilang trabaho is directly connected with the protection of the children. So, kapag po kayo ay kabilang dito sa nakalista dito, merong kayong alam na case of child abuse at hindi nyo po nireport yan, no? Pwede po kayong masampahan ng kaso kapag po nalaman nila na yun nga po may pagkukulang kayo sa pag-report, no? ng cases ng child abuse, okay?
Pero dapat po, ano, dapat po lahat tayo may pakialam dyan, no? Halimbawa, kapit-bahay mo man yan, no? O di kaya kamag-anak mo nakikita mong inaabuso niya ang kanyang mga anak, no? Pwede po natin i-report, no? Who can file?
Sino bang pwedeng magsampan ng kaso with... regards to child abuse. Of course, number one dyan, yung bismong biktima, yung bata na biktima. In case na hindi alam ng bata magsampan ang kaso, pwede rin po si parent or legal guardian. Just in case, no, na ang abuser is not the parent or not the legal guardian.
Halimbawa, kapitbahay nila, teacher ng anak nila, or other person, pwede pong mag-report si parent or legal guardian. Sila pong mag-file ng complaint. Sila po yung tinatawag natin complainant. Pwede rin po si grandparent or relative of the child victim up to the first cousin like for example yung nangabuso mismo sa bata is yung magulang niya pwede pong magsampa ng kaso yung kanyang grandparent or any relative ng bata or pwede rin po up to first cousin or the first degree kumbaga sila po yung mga pwedeng magsampa din ng kaso, in case na wala man sa mga nabanggit natin may lakas ng loob magsampa ng kaso no pwede rin po si barangay chairman ang mag-file ng complaint against the abuser.
Alimbawa, ayaw magsampan ng bata kasi magulang niya, ayaw magsampan ng magulang kasi nga siya mismo yung abuser. Ayaw magsampan ng kanyang mga relative kasi natatakot sila sa parent ng bata. Pwede pong mag-initiate na magsampan ng kaso.
Of course, si barangay chairman, pwede po yan. Kapag alimbawa, wala talaga, pwede po, ikaw na po mismo. na nag-report, no, you would be concerned Concerned citizen, pwede ka pong magsampa ng kaso. But at least, I think meron silang criteria with regards to concerned citizen. Pero ang point po dun, since ang child abuse, it's crimes against person.
So, any concerned citizen can file a case actually against the abuser. Yung mga nakikita nila, halimbawa, na inaabuso ng kanilang mga magulang at walang naglalakas loob. At ikaw lang, halimbawa.
concerned citizen, ikaw lang yung may lakas ng loob mag-report at mag-sampa ng kaso, pwede po na ikaw mismo ang mag-sampa ng kaso, no, against child abuse. Kasi by doing that, we are also protecting the children, no? Kasi kung walang pro-protect as a children, no, then definitely, kawawa po sila, no? Kasi sila mismo, they cannot protect themselves, so we are tasked, no, as the community members, no, we should be, no, obliged by...
by our own conscience to help in protecting the children against the abusive parents or against abusive individuals. Okay? So, that's it po sa topic natin with regards to the child abuse on the provision of 7610. Again, my resources, ang source ko ng aking discussion is coming from the website of doj.gov.ph specifically on the programs that they're implementing.
Tingnan! yung child protection program nila, no, yun po yung ating naging source. So, if you want to visit their website to know more about the topic that we just discussed, you can, uh, uh, log in po doon sa doj.gov.ph, no, ang link po, no, ilalagay po natin yung link ng website nila onto the description of the video, no.
So, that's it guys, no, if you have questions, suggestions, additional input, no, feel free to comment on the comment section. That's it for today. I hope, I, hope I was able to impart some knowledge with regards to the topic we discussed.
Thank you guys for listening. See you guys on the next lecture. Bye-bye!