Panayam kay Council for the Welfare of Children Executive Director Usec. Angelo Tapales ukol sa mga programa kontra bullying sa mga paaralan, mental health issues, at mga krimen na kinasasangkutan ng mga minor de edad
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00:00Mga programa laban sa bullying sa mga paaralan, mental health issues at mga krimeng kinasasangkutan ng mga minor de edad,
00:07ating pag-uusapan kasama si Undersecretary Angelo Tapales, Executive Director ng Council for the Welfare of Children.
00:14Yusek Tapales, magandang tanghali at welcome po ulit sa Bagong Pilipinas ngayon.
00:20It's a mga kabatang tanghali po sa lahat po na nakikinig sa napagandang programa po natin.
00:25Yusek, ano po yung kasalukuya ang mga programa ng CWC para maiwasan at matugunan yung bullying sa loob at labas ng mga eskwelahan?
00:41Opo, ang latest po na ginagawa po namin ngayon,
00:45siguro two weeks ago, pinirmahan po namin ni Secretary Sani Angara yung isang memorando of understanding
00:51to link na makabata helpline 1383 to the hotline of the DepEd, ano?
00:57Kasi gusto natin mas tutukan pa lahat ng forms ng violence against children sa eskwelahan,
01:02lalong-lalong na yung bullying, ano?
01:04While alam po natin, kumparado sa figures noong 2018-2019 school year na 20,000 plus,
01:10nasa 7,700 plus na lang noong 2022-2023 school year,
01:15ang DepEd po at syempre po, Council for the Welfare of Children, hindi po tayo tumitigil po, ano?
01:20So, yung MOU po na yan, long overdue, talagang pinirmahan po natin yan.
01:25And nag-release po rin tayo recently ng press statement supporting the revision of the implementing rules and regulations
01:31of the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013, nilabas din po ng DepEd yan, kamakailan lamang po.
01:36I think last week po.
01:38Yes, nabanggit niyo na po, Yusek, yung lumabas nga po na revised IRR ng Anti-Bullying Act.
01:44Ano po yung mga pinakamahalagang pagbabago, yung mga highlights ito, Yusek?
01:52Yusek, napakaganda nito, no?
01:54While nabasa naman natin yung Anti-Bullying Act natin, yung dating IRR na nilabas din ng DepEd noong 2013,
02:00dito kasi sa revised guidelines po, implementing rules and regulations ito, rather,
02:05malinaw na inulit-ulit ng DepEd, ano, that all schools, public and private, should adopt their Anti-Bullying policies.
02:14Tapos may minimum provisions na required sa mga Anti-Bullying policies nila.
02:19And ang nag-stick sa akin dito, ano, yung responding promptly and investigating reports
02:24and restoring a sense of safety in schools, ano, para sa lahat ng partido,
02:29hindi po lingid sa kalawa natin, and I think the Makabata Helpline also received a couple of reports
02:35of schools seemingly sweeping cases under the rug, so to speak.
02:39Hindi po nila gustong simulan siguro o inaayos,
02:42pero dito po sa bagong implementing rules and regulations ito,
02:45they are required really to take in cases, ano,
02:48and to respond and to process yung mga reports po sa kanila.
02:51Marami pong sinabi dito, and ang nag-stick sa akin dito,
02:57zero reporting doesn't mean positive performance of schools.
03:01So, yung mga ibang schools, at konti lang naman yan,
03:04hindi naman lagi, at maraming sumusunod naman talagang skwelahan,
03:08do not sweep it under the rug because it doesn't follow that because a school receives zero reports
03:15that the school is really performing well, ano, that DepEd will also check
03:20if you are really implementing your anti-bullying policy.
03:23So, binabantayan po kayo ng DepEd.
03:25And of course, apart naman po ng Council for the Welfare of Children,
03:29if we receive reports through the Makabata Helpline 1383
03:31that public and private schools are not really responding properly to bullying
03:36and complying with the implementing rules and regulations,
03:39we will of course report you to DepEd for proper action and investigation po.
03:43Yusek, isa sa mga reform na nakapaloob sa revised IRR yung pagkakaroon ng learner formation officer sa mga paaralan.
03:55So, ano po yung magiging role ng inyong ahensya sa pagsasanay o paggabay dito sa mga learner formation officer?
04:02Kami po ay makikipag-ugnayan po sa kanila, sir.
04:08Ito po, tama po, may binanggit, may mga bagong officers po na itinalaga dito sa bagong implementing rules and regulations sa revised version.
04:17Siguro, babanggitin ko na rin, ano, yung principal at yung school head.
04:21Napakalinaw na sinabi dito na you will be fully responsible and accountable for all events happening in your schools.
04:28And you are also mandated to designate disciplinary officers who will handle bullying concerns.
04:34Ngayon, whether it's on the national level with the central office of DepEd, regional offices, division offices, or schools man, public or private,
04:43ang role po ng makabata helpline dyan is we partner with them, ano.
04:47Through our MOU with DepEd, we have partnered practically with the public schools, ano.
04:53Ngayon naman po, ASEC, ang target namin is to reach out to private schools
04:57so that we can also lend the Makabata Helpline 1383 as an alternative or additional or even your main helpline
05:05kung wala po ang private schools natin, ano.
05:07May mga partners po tayong ganyan.
05:09Ang una naming partner is the Miriam College po, ano.
05:13So from elementary, high school, and college, they can use the Makabata Helpline 1383 po.
05:17Yusek, may planong po ba ang CWC na magsagawa ng monitoring o pag-audit kung efektibo yung bagong reporting at intervention system laban sa bullying?
05:29Opo, we will participate po.
05:31Isa sa itinalagang role ng DepEd dyan kasi is they have, they can partner and collaborate with other agencies, ano, yung learner and protection rights division po nila.
05:40We heavily work with them.
05:43At, syempre po, pag ni-review po ito, very excited kami sharing YSIRR.
05:48I'm sure marami po dito, una, mahihirapan muna siguro, but we have to, ano, no, we have to really push public and private schools to have anti-bullying policies
05:58and functioning bullying structures, ano, headed by this discipline officer.
06:04So, babantayan po natin ito kasi po, while pababa po lahat ng numero ng violence against children, including bullying,
06:11of course, the directing of the president is really to make schools and, of course, the community and even schools safe for all children.
06:20Yusek, sabi nga po ng WHO, no, health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
06:29Kaya ako po nasabi yun, kasi yung bullying, parang isa yun dun sa mga problema.
06:34E, ano naman po yung ating mga ginagawa para mapalakas ang mental health support sa mga paaralan?
06:41Yung overall nga po na wellness kasama ang mental health.
06:44Ano po yung mga bagong initiatives ng CWC para dito?
06:47Opo, aside from the Makabata o Helpline 1383, because, of course, we are partners with everybody pursuant to EO 76, series of,
06:59sorry, EO 79, series of 2024, which the president signed last December 6, 2024,
07:05making the Makabata Helpline 1383 as the central reporting mechanism of the government for children.
07:10We are partners with everybody. Of course, the DepEd has the National Center for Mental Health.
07:16We refer cases to them. And, of course, the Makabata Helpline 1383 also has social workers.
07:22If children need to discuss personal matters or matters affecting their mental health,
07:28meron po tayong first aid na nila, lapat po sa kanila.
07:31But, of course, for more serious matters, we can refer cases to the Women and Children Protection Units
07:37in our Provincial Hospitals or even to the National Center for Mental Health.
07:42Pero, isang effort po ng government po dyan, on the same date, December 6, 2024,
07:46as when the president signed EO 79, Republic Act No. 12080 also came into force.
07:56This is the Basic Education Mental Health and Wellbeing Promotion Act.
08:00So, napakaganda po nito, ASIC. Schools are now mandated to have care centers.
08:06Yung mga guidance centers po nila, they are mandated to convert it to care centers.
08:11At, magkakaroon po ng mga professionals dyan to care to the mental health of students.
08:17Yung mga divisions naman po natin are mandated to have mental health and well-being offices.
08:22So, kung may mga mental health experts po dito, may mga counselors po tayo sa mga schools,
08:28matutugon lang po ang pangangailangan ng bata, pero may provision din po dito na kunyari,
08:33ang eskwelahan nyo po, wala pang mga professionals na pwedeng magkaroon ng tutugon dun sa pangangailangan ng bata.
08:43You can refer it to the division level at tutulong po kung walang school counselor pa dun sa eskwelahan.
08:48So, again, the trust of the government is really to make the school safe, involve the students, involve the parents,
08:57place accountability on the principal, the teaching and non-teaching staff.
09:03And, of course, yung mental health po hindi pinapabayaan po yan.
09:06It's an effect of bullying at batay po sa mga pag-aaral yan po talaga lumalabas.
09:10Yusek, nabanggit nyo po yung psychological first aid doon po sa hotline.
09:15So, sa tingin nyo po ba sa ngayon, sapat yung training ng ating mga guro at guidance counselor
09:23sa pagbibigay ng psychological first aid sa ating mga estudyante?
09:27At meron po ba tayong programa in conjunction with DepEd para ma-improve ito?
09:34Siguro po, i-admit ko, kami po mismo sa mga kabata, helpline 1383,
09:39we are still in the process of strengthening our capacity to respond to mental health concerns.
09:45And siguro that goes the same for our teachers and school personnel.
09:51Merong training, ngunit marami pa pong pwedeng i-improve.
09:54That's why we are very excited with the enactment of Republic Act 12080
10:00and the basic education, mental health and awareness law natin.
10:05Because of this, magkakaroon po ng mga plantilya positions kasi dito
10:09and of course, they will have professional training, magkakapasity building po sila dito.
10:16So, kung ano man po, asek yung meron tayo ngayon,
10:19na syempre po, lagi naman pong kulang, napakarami po ng bata sa schools,
10:23in-expect po natin na yan po ay mag-improve in the coming years po.
10:27And hopefully soon, para po hindi naman makapag-aral at makatuon sa talagang mga schoolwork
10:34ang ating mga bata po.
10:36Yusek, pagdating naman sa mga krimi na kinasasangkutan ng mga minorde edad,
10:40ano po yung kasalukuyang programa ng CWC para sa mga biktima at sa mga salary na rin?
10:45Kasi, di ba lately, meron isang estudyante na binaril niya yung kanyang girlfriend doon sa school.
10:50Paano po ba ninyo na-address itong mga ganitong issue?
10:52Opo, asek, alam nyo, when it comes to children in conflict with the law,
10:58yan po ang pinaka-mabigat na topic para sa Council for the Welfare of Children
11:02because at the end of the complaint is always a victim
11:06and usually that victim is also a child, ano?
11:09So, lagi kami turn dito, pero our official position here, of course, is
11:13we have to protect all children, you know, whether the child is the victim
11:19or even the perpetrator, ano?
11:21And the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act already provides sufficient safeguards
11:27and mechanisms to really, number one, hold the offender accountable, ano?
11:32I want to dispel that wrong impression na just because you are a minor,
11:38you will not be held accountable.
11:40Dahil lang po, bata po, ang kinakaharap natin dito na maaring nagkasala sa batas,
11:45ang Juvenile Justice Welfare Act po natin ay may pinag-uutos lang po na extra steps
11:50to ensure that the child is preserved.
11:53Dahil future po ng bansa natin to, we cannot just condemn them and incarcerate them, ano?
11:58That would be the easiest thing to do.
12:00But if you read the studies po, kasi the drivers of offense, commission of offenses,
12:07of CICS, is really poverty, dysfunctional family, family violence, family negligence, ano?
12:13So, if we start the solution by just incarcerating children,
12:17we might not be hitting the target head-on.
12:23Ibig sabihin po, we have to address poverty and that's what the government is really doing right now.
12:28We have to protect and strengthen the family, ano?
12:30That's why, yun po sinasabi namin dun sa mga medyo passionate about this issue,
12:36hindi po naman, hindi pa panagutin ang bata, ano?
12:39Of course, pag below 15 years old po yan, exempt from criminal liability,
12:43but there will be intervention programs to improve that particular child.
12:48Pag kunyari, below 15 ka, pero serious crime ang kinuit mo,
12:51you will be considered a neglected child and you will be committed to a bahay pag-asa, ano?
12:56And of course, yung mga below 18, above 15, pag yan ay may discernment talaga,
13:00ginawa nila at alam nila ang tama at man, eh, ginawa pa rin ang krimen,
13:04there will be a diversion program.
13:06At kung hindi man sila qualified sa diversion program,
13:09ayaw nilang pumirma, o hindi talaga sila nagre-respond,
13:13prosecution will proceed and eventually there will be a judgment from the court.
13:18Pwede pa rin silang makundit.
13:20Pero dahil po nga mga bata to mga asek sa mga nakikinig po,
13:24there will be an automatic suspension of data decision, ano?
13:28Pero, if the child does not respond to the disposition measures na ipag-uutos po ng korte,
13:35eventually execution of the judgment will proceed.
13:38So there will be criminal accountability, ano?
13:40And for the civil liability po, the parents will be liable.
13:44So, hindi po totoong walang liability po como minor po.
13:47Yusek, eto na. Nabanggit nyo po yung age cutoff na 15.
13:52Ano naman po ang reaction ninyo sa panukala ni Senator Robin Padilla
13:55na ibaba ang minimum age of criminal responsibility sa sampu?
14:00So, nung nasa law school kami ni Yusek, Nikiti,
14:06I think 12 years old yung cutoff, ano?
14:08Hindi naman din, masyadong mababa yun.
14:10While, of course, idol po natin ang ating mga lawmakers.
14:13Unang-una na po si Senator Robin Padilla.
14:16Again, I would like to reiterate po,
14:17the drivers of offense commission ng CICLs po
14:21is really poverty and dysfunctional family,
14:24violence and negligence, ano?
14:26I think, personally, and of course,
14:28this is also the position of the Council for the Welfare of Children.
14:31Let us push first for the full and effective implementation
14:34of the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act.
14:37Ponduhan po natin at suportahan
14:39ng Juvenile Justice Welfare Council
14:41ang pagtatayo ng bahay pag-asa.
14:43Kokoonti pa po sa Pilipinas yan.
14:45Yung mga natatayo naman po natin,
14:47hindi pa kumpleto ang services.
14:48Mag po natin sukuha ng mga bata.
14:50Kasi po, again, the easiest thing to do
14:53is just forget about them and incarcerate them.
14:55But we won't be solving the problem
14:57because we are dealing with a future generation of Filipinos.
15:01So, again, they can be held liable under the law
15:04pag talagang sila'y nagkasala with discernment
15:07and hindi nag-respond.
15:08But, of course, extra steps are mandated by the law
15:12dahil po nga sila po ay mga bata.
15:15Yusek, bilang panghuli na lang siguro, no?
15:18So, mensahin nyo na lamang sa ating mga kababayan
15:21habang dinadigest pa po natin itong bagong IRR
15:25ng Anti-Bullying Act.
15:26Opo, para po sa mga nakikinig sa atin,
15:31mga kaibigan, mga nanay at tatay,
15:33mga nangangalaga po sa bata.
15:35Again, ang ating mga anak ay hindi extension
15:38ng ating pagatao.
15:39Sila ay may mga karapatan.
15:41Kailangan po natin sila laging alagaan.
15:43Ano? Kasi, katulad ng sinasabi ng Council for the Welfare of Children,
15:46sa bagong Pilipinas, bawat bata ay mahalaga.
15:50So, basta bata, tayo dapat ang bahala.
15:53Thank you po.
15:55Maraming salamat po sa inyong oras,
15:57Undersecretary Angelo Tapales,
15:59Executive Director ng Council for the Welfare of Children.
