{"id":198939,"date":"2019-01-23T02:32:30","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T07:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=198939"},"modified":"2019-01-23T02:32:30","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T07:32:30","slug":"fund-for-bahay-pag-asa-centers-to-use-natl-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/01\/23\/fund-for-bahay-pag-asa-centers-to-use-natl-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Fund for ‘Bahay Pag-asa’ centers to use nat’l budget"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a radio interview, Lacson noted that several local government units have failed to provide funding for the creation and maintenance of these youth care facilities for the rehabilitation of children in conflict with the law. (File Photo<\/a>: Senator Ping Lacson\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday said the funding for the establishment and maintenance of child-caring reform centers or the \u201cBahay Pag-asa\u201d should come from the national government.<\/p>\n

In a radio interview, Lacson noted that several local government units have failed to provide funding for the creation and maintenance of these youth care facilities for the rehabilitation of children in conflict with the law.<\/p>\n

He said the present law mandates local government units to allocate 1 percent of their internal revenue allotment for programs and youth care facilities catering to children at risk and in conflict with the law.<\/p>\n

\u201cMay mga probinsya na baka hindi rin kayanin na magtayo at mag-<\/em>maintain\u00a0kasi hindi biro ang<\/em>\u00a0maintenance\u00a0dito, ang pagtayo milyon na ito, baka<\/em>\u00a0tens of millions if not hundreds of millions\u2026\u00a0Sabi ng<\/em>\u00a0social welfare officer\u00a0sa pagdinig kahapon, walang<\/em>\u00a0beds,\u00a0walang<\/em>\u00a0facilities. (There are provinces that cannot afford to build and maintain [Bahay Pag-asa centers] because these require tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions [of pesos]. During the hearing yesterday, the social welfare officer said there were no beds, no facilities.),\u201d Lacson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo\u00a0talagang naging halos<\/em>\u00a0dead letter law in terms of reforms\u00a0at<\/em>\u00a0rehabilitation\u00a0ng mga bata. Dapat talagang tutukan ang<\/em>\u00a0budget, napakaimportante.\u00a0At dapat<\/em>\u00a0national government\u00a0na ang mag<\/em>-provide\u00a0ng<\/em>\u00a0budget\u00a0dito, huwag ipaubaya sa<\/em>\u00a0LGU (So, this almost seems like a dead letter law in terms of reforms and rehabilitation of children. This should be given particular attention in the budget. And, the national government should provide a budget for this and not be solely entrusted to LGUs [local government units]),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Senate justice panel conducted its deliberations on two measures seeking to lower the age of criminal liability from the current 15 years old on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council executive director Tricia Oco said the Bahay Pag-asa centers do not provide a conducive environment for the rehabilitation of children in conflict with the law, describing the facilities as “worse than jails.”<\/p>\n

Senator Franklin Drilon said there are currently no funds appropriated for the construction of Bahay Pag-asa centers in the 2019 national budget.<\/p>\n

Senate President Vicente Sotto III, author of the measure proposing to lower the age of criminality to 12 years old and above, said the chamber will prioritize its passage before the 17th Congress ends.<\/p>\n

Sotto suggested that the funding for the Bahay Pag-asa centers could be allocated in the budgets of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of the Interior and Local Government, and the Department of Health instead of the LGUs.<\/p>\n

“That’s what we are going to do in this bill.\u00a0Gagawin nating<\/em>\u00a0national\u00a0pati<\/em>\u00a0funding (We’ll make even the funding to come from the national),” Sotto said.<\/p>\n

Several senators have expressed opposition to the House of Representatives\u2019 proposal to lower the age of criminal liability to nine years old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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