BUTUAN CITY – In its continued advocacy on protecting and providing justice to children in conflict with the law (CICL) and children at risk, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – Caraga reiterated its opposition on the issue of lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) from 15 to 12 as it led continue reading : DSWD-Caraga calls on families, communities to protect ‘young offenders,’ slams lowering of age of criminal responsibility

Recognizing the high rate of young Filipinos experiencing violence even at their own homes, the Regional Council for the Welfare of Children (RCWC) led by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga strengthened its advocacy on providing a safe place to children through encouraging ‘positive parenting’ in line with the celebration of the National continue reading : Positive parenting advocated in 26th Children’s Month; child-friendly Caraga LGUs awarded

SURIGAO DEL NORTE, October 10 – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga with the member agencies of Regional Disaster Response Committee (RDRC) conducted a monitoring of Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) household beneficiaries affected by TD Basyang in the municipalities of Mainit and Alegria. The monitoring cum focus group discussion aimed to check and evaluate continue reading : DSWD-Caraga helps rebuild houses hit by Basyang, monitors progress with partner agencies

Themed “Healing Within the Family,” the parent-child encounter of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga’s Home for Girls focused on the restoration of family relationships as part of furthering the department’s aim in bringing “vulnerable” children close to their homes, September 18. Parents and guardians of HFG residents coming from different provinces of continue reading : Family healing stressed in DSWD-Caraga Home for Girls’ parent-child encounter

“If in doubt ask yourself, is this in the best interest of a child?” This was emphasized by Atty. Euvic Ferrer of the Commission on Human Rights during a media orientation on the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, September 11 at LJ Mega Convention Center, Butuan City. Organized by the Regional Juvenile Justice and Welfare continue reading : Caraga media persons reoriented on juvenile justice laws

“It takes a community to prevent trafficking in persons from happening.” This was said by Hon. Judge Isabel Corazon Plaza, keynote speaker of the celebration of the 2018 World Day Against Trafficking (WDAT) organized by the Regional Inter-agency Committee Against Trafficking – Violence Against Women and their Children (RIACAT-VAWC), July 31 at the Agusan del continue reading : Caraga gov’t agencies, NGOs amplify call vs human trafficking