Published April 7, 2021, 8:31 PM
In light of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) imposed in areas under the National Capital Region (NCR)-plus, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – along with its partners – called for “heightened vigilance” against child abuse.
In a statement issued Wednesday, April 7, DSWD made the call especially in Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal – the areas that are under ECQ from March 29 to April 4 in an effort to curb the spike in coronavirus disease (COVID 19) cases in the country.
DSWD serves as the chair of the Inter-Agency Council Against Child Pornography (IACACP). Along with its partner-agencies and other non-government organizations, DSWD also urged the local government units to “ensure that all existing local mechanisms in the province up to the barangay level are activated and heightened.”