INTER-AGENCY COUNCIL AGAINST TRAFFICKING (IACAT)
RESOLUTION NO. 0. 5
Series of 202
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE
IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11930
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 11930, otherwise known as the “Anti-Online
Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) and Anti-Child Sexual Abuse or
Exploitation Materials (CSAEM) Act (Anti-OSAEC and CSAEM Act) lapsed into law on
30 July 2022;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 45 thereof, the Anti-OSAEC and CSAEM Act
shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its complete publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation;
WHEREAS, the Anti-OSAEC and CSAEM Act was published in the Daily
Tribune on 08 August 2022 and in the Official Gazette on 22 August 2022, and became
effective on 23 August 2022.
WHEREAS, Section 41 of the AntiOSAEC and CSAEM Act directed the
constitution of an Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) Committee, composed
of the members of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), led by the
Department of Justice and Department of Social Welfare and Development, and with
the inclusion of the Department of Education, Department of Information and
Communications Technology, Department of the Interior and Local Government,
Department of Tourism, National Privacy Commission, National Telecommunications
Commission and the Anti-Money Laundering Council, and two (2) non-government
organizations (NGOs) on children's rights, namely the International Justice Mission
and Save the Children - Philippines;
WHEREAS, the said IRR Committee was constituted as such and was tasked
to promulgate rules and regulations for the effective implementation of the Anti-
OSAEC and CSAEM Act;
WHEREAS, after the conduct of multi-sectoral consultations among the
members of the IRR Committee, children’s groups, private sector, the public and other
stakeholders in the fight against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children and
child sexual abuse or exploitation material, the latest draff of the IRR was presented in
the Special Council Meeting held on 04 May 2023;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, the
Council, as IRR Committee, in accordance with its voting requirements and processes
for matters requiring its approval, hereby APPROVES AND ADOPTS theImplementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11930, or the Anti:OSAEC.
and Anti-CSAEM Act.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the foregving approval shall be documented in a
written resolution duly signed by the Secretary of Justice and Secretary of Social
Welfare and Development, in their respective capacity as Chairperson and Co-
Chairperson of the IACAT and attested to by the Executive Directors, and that this
Resolution shall take effect immediately.
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jecretary / Co-Chairperson
Departrfent of Social Welfare anc! Development
Secretary / Chait
Department of
Attested by:
eet . BENDOVAL, MARGARITA LOURDES F. MAGSAYSAY
OIC-Executive Director OIC-Executive Director
IACAT Secretariat NCC-OSAEC-CSAEM