An inter-agency council of Northern Mindanao here is set to continue strengthening its campaign against human trafficking, child pornography, and other forms of gender-based violence.
The Regional Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Human Trafficking-Child Pornography-Violence Against Women and their Children (RIACAT-CP-VAWC-10), chaired by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-10) and co-chaired by the Department of Justice-10 and the Department of the Interior and Local Government-10, has planned out several activities for 2019 to prevent, promote, and protect the rights of the vulnerable sectors.
Lawyer Ruby Malanog, Deputy City Prosecutor of Cagayan de Oro, said RIACAT-CP-VAWC-10 has recommended to the Department of Education to incorporate the protection and prevention from being preyed to human traffickers in their curriculum.
Malanog explained that there is a need to discuss and teach parents and their children during PTA (Parent-Teachers Association) meetings and classes of students about the dangers of human trafficking and child pornography.
Malanog also disclosed that the campaign will be carried out during barangay assemblies. The DILG-10 will lead the campaign from the national level down to barangays in Northern Mindanao.
Newly-installed Regional Director of DSWD-10, Mari-Flor Dollaga-Libang, lauded the inter-agency efforts to help curb trafficking, child pornography, and other forms of violence against women and their children. (dswd x)
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