CFM INDICATORS and MONITORING the IMPLEMENTATION of the CODE

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CFM INDICATORS and MONITORING the

IMPLEMENTATION of the CODE

By

Edgar P. Callanta

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Categories of Rights

CFM Indicators Monitoring Local Legislations and

Ordinances

Plans, Programmes and Projects

A. Survival Rights 1. Children 0-17 years old are registered at birth

a. Establishment of a civil registration system (which is part of the national system) indicating where the function should be lodged and who will be assigned to manage it, and the processes needed to produce civil registration database. Using the Barangay through BCPC and the Schools to get birth registration data

a. Local Birth Registration Program

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Ordinances


A. Survival Rights b. Using the Barangay through BCPC and the Schools to get birth registration data

2. Infants are exclusively breastfed up to 6 months

a. Milk Code of 1986 or EO 51

b. RA 7600 Rooming in and Breast-feeding Act

c. Promoting breast-feeding and banning the use of milk formula for children 0-24 months

a. BreastfeedIng Programme

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Ordinances


A. Survival Rights 3. Under one year old children have immunization for tuberculosis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio and measles

a. Immunization policy

b. Appropriation for supplies and vaccines

a. Immunization Programme

4. Children 0-2 years old are weighed monthly

a. OPT /International Reference Standard

a. Nutrition Programme

5. Children 0-6 years old are well-nourished

a. Nutrition Policy

b. Appropriation for nutrition intervention

c. RA 8976/Food Fortification Law

a. Nutrition programme

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Ordinances


A. Survival Rights 6. Children 1-5 years old are given Vitamin A capsules/ tablets twice a year and those 6-11 months old one dose of Vitamin A

a. Appropriation for Vit. A

a. Health programme

7. Births are attended by trained personnel

a. MCH policy b.Appropriation for supplies and medical drugs for MCH

b. Provision for health personnel to man provincial and district hospitals and Barangay Health Centers

a. Maternal and Child Health Programme(MCH)

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Ordinances


A. Survival Rights c. Include monitoring the implementation of National Health Insurance Act/RA 7875 using the following accreditation standard: Maternity care package, DOTs package and OPDC

d. LGC Sec. 16 General Welfare and Sec. 17 Basic Services

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Ordinances


A. Survival Rights 8. Pregnant women get at least 4 complete prenatal check-up(include only those who gave birth last year)

a. Appropriation for equipment and supplies

b. Provision for health personnel

a. MCH Programme

9. Pregnant mothers are immunized against tetanus (include only those who gave birth last year)

a. Immunization policy a. Immunization Programme

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Ordinances


A. Survival Rights 10. Pregnant/ lactating mothers are given Vitamin a (1 capsule of 10,000IUs 2x a week starting on the 4th month until delivery; 1 capsule of 200,000 IUs within 1 month after delivery)

a. MCH policy a. MCH Programme

11. Pregnant/ lactating mothers are given iron (1 tab.of 60 mgs. elemental iron + 400 mcgs. of folic acid daily for 6 mos. or a total of 180 tabs for pregnant women; 1 tab. daily starting after delivery for 3 months or total of 90 tablets)

a. MCH policy a. MCH programme

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Ordinances


A. Survival Rights 12. Women who gave birth last year had 3 years apart from the previous childbirth


12. Women who gave birth last year had 3 years apart from the previous childbirth

a. Policy on Reproductive Health

a. Reproductive health programme

13. Pregnant women who are at risk get emergency obstetric care (including case fatality rate of maternal cases in health facilities)


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Ordinances


A. Survival Rights 14. Families have access to safe drinking water

a. Policy to install water system and sanitary toilet in every school

b. Policy on Community Water System development

a. Water and sanitation programmme

15. Families use sanitary latrines/toilets

a. Included in the local environment law? If not, include it in the local code for children

b. Sanitation Code

16. Families use iodized salt

a. Asin law

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Ordinances


B. Development Rights 17. Children 3-5 years old are in daycare centers or other early education classes

a. PD 1567/Day Care Center Law

b. Allocation of funds for Day Care Worker's salary and their security of tenure

c. RA 8980/Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) law

a. DCC for every barangay Program

b. Center-based, Home-based, run by parent-volunteers and parent education and home visiting ECCD Programme

18. Children 6-12 years old are in elementary School

a. Policy to have all children 6-12 enrol in ES

b. RA 9155/Governance of Basic Education Act

c. Enforce Anti-truancy law in the community

a. Child-Friendly School System and Student Tracking System

b. Basic Ed. Programme

c. School-Community partnership keeping children in school

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Ordinances


B. Development Rights 19. Children 13-17 years old are in high school

a. Policy to have all children 13-17 enroll in HS

b. RA 9155

c. Enforce Anti-Truancy law in the community

a. Child-Friendly School System

b. Basic Ed. Programme

c. School -community partnership programme

20. Children in elementary school who enrolled 6 years ago complete Grade 6

a. RA 9155

21. Children who graduate in elementary school pass national achievement test

a. RA 9155

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Ordinances


B. Development Rights 22. Children who graduate in high school pass national achievement test

a. RA 9155

23. Out-of-school children are given alternative education

a. Alternative education for OSY

a. Alternative

education programs for

Out-of-School Children

24. Illiterate parents and caregivers of children attend functional literacy classes

a. Policy on promoting functional literacy

a. Functional literacy

programme

25. Fathers participate in child rearing responsibilities

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Ordinances


C. Protection Rights 26. Children engaged in exploitative and hazardous labor, prostitution and pornography no longer experience these during the assessment period (including drug abuse prevention)

a. Anti-trafficking law/RA 9208

b. Anti-child labor law/RA 9231

c. Local ordinance on recruitment

d. Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Law

e. RA 6972/Barangay total development and protection of children act

27. Cases of violence/abuse involving children are resolved within a year

a. Anti-child abuse law/RA 7610

b. Violence against women and children law/RA 9262

c. Diversion Program

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Ordinances


D. Participation Right

28. Children 9-17 years old participate in local policy making, planning, programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of children's program

a. Child participation

b. Organization of children's association

c. Representation of children's association in LCPCs and local development council

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II. Local Governance on Children Indicators

Standards/Indicators to rate Institutions in the LGU

Other Suggested Indicators

1. LCPCs organized and functional a. Include the SK president as member of the LCPC

b. Include the president of a children's organization representing the elementary students as member of the LCPC

2. LSB/LHB existing and functional a. Additional classrooms constructed with the required tables and chairs for elementary and secondary schools, elementary/secondary school teachers recruited and deployed.

b. Additional Barangay Health Centers constructed and provided with the required health equipment and supplies and additional health workers recruited and deployed

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3. Barangay Health Center and Health and Nutrition Post exist for every 20-30 households

a. Full staff complement

b. Availability of medical supplies and drugs

4. Day Care Centers serve at most 40 children per class

a. DCCs up to standard interns of building, facilities, teaching materials, teacher or DC worker's capability

5. Child-Friendly School System exist

6. Local Development Plan for Children adopted by the Sanggunian

a. Presence of a development plan for children

7. Local Investment Plan for Children adopted by the Sanggunian

a. Presence of an annual investment plan for children

b. Presence of an approved annual budget incorporating activities identified in the investment plan

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8. Local Code on Children/ordinances passed by the Sanggunian

a. Implementation of the Code and monitoring its implementation every 6 months

9. Local State of Children Report a. Prepared and delivered by the LCE during the children’s month of October

b. CFM thrust and direction is part of the Local Legislative and Executive Agenda

10. Justice system for children in place a. Justice system for children involving the pillars of justice is organized and all pillars of justice system are trained and efficiently working

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11. Cases concerning children resolved at least by 80%

a. Reduced number of cases

b. Support mechanisms identified and implemented. For example, the construction of a children and youth center similar to the Project Second Chance of Cebu City

12. Civil Registration System a. 100% registration of births

13. Early Childhood Development Initiatives

a. ECCD implementation

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CFM INDICATORS and MONITORING the IMPLEMENTATION of the CODE