Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Cordillera Administrative Region
IFUGAO PROVINCIAL FIELD OFFICE

MEMORANDUM

TO : ALL MUNICIPAL MAYORS

PROVINCE OF IFUGAO

THRU : CLUSTER HEAD AND MLGOOs

SUBJECT : HUNTAHAN SA BARANGAY: OPTIMIZING BARANGAY-BASED

NGO’S PARTICIPATION IN CHILD PROTECTION IN THE
BARANGAY THROUGH THE BCPC

DATE : MARCH 6, 2024

Reference: DILG USEC Advisory dated February 26, 2024

The National Barangay Operations Office (NBOO) will be conducting the Huntahan sa
Barangay: Optimizing Barangay-Based NGOs’ Participation in Child Protection in the
Barangay through the Barangay Committee for the Protection of Children (BCPC) on
March 21, 2024 (9:00 AM to 12:00 NN) via Zoom Video Teleconference. This activity is a
response to the result of the monitoring of the functionality of Barangay Council for the
Protection of Children (BCPC) and feedback received by NBOO from other national
government agencies and partner- NGOs during various inter-agency meetings stating that
there is an urgent need to strengthen the capacity of the said committee.

The Huntahan intends to enhance the capacity of the BCPCs and Barangay-Based NGOs in
child protection at the barangay level. Specifically, it aims to:

a) Orient Barangay-based NGOs/ CSOs on DILG Memorandum Circular 2021-039,

b) Discuss the roles and responsibilities of Barangay -based NGOs in the BCPC;
c) Explore possible areas of collaboration between the BCPC and CSOs / Barangay-
based NGOs, and
d) Share knowledge and good practices employed by other barangays in engaging
CSOs/ Barangay-based NGOs in the BCPC.

In the Huntahan, head/ representatives from the council for the protection of children of select
LGUs will be invited to share their good practices in engaging CSOs/ Barangay-based NGOs
in the BCPC and in fostering child protection in their respective LGUs.

Hereunder are the details of the activity:

I. Schedule of Activity
Date and Time: March 21, 2024 / 9:00 am to 12:00 nn
Venue: Online via zoom VTC
(Meeting ID: 857 9941 9872 passcode: 952408)

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 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Cordillera Administrative Region
IFUGAO PROVINCIAL FIELD OFFICE

II. Target participants

a) Punong Barangay;
b) Barangay Kagawad sitting as Chair of the Committee on Women and Family
c) Representatives of Barangay -based NGOs; and
d) Other BCPC members

Relative to this, kindly disseminate this to all Punong Barangays in your municipality. The
participants are advised that the Zoom platform has a limited capacity, hence, we advise that
they shall log in 30 minutes before the start of the program. If they are not accommodated,
they can still participate through the DILG Natin Official Facebok page.

For clarifications, you may directly coordinate with the NBOO through Trunk Line No. 8876-
3454 local 4404 or through email at nbooccdd2022@gmail.com.

For your information and appropriate action.

RUFINA TALUSIG-FEGCAN, CESO V

Provincial Director

RTF/KCT/vla
CN: P027-2024-03-04-001

“Matino, Mahusay at Maaasahan”

HAGGIYO: Harmony at work to Achieve Good Governance and exercising Integrity in Yielding the best Output!
Official E-mail Address: ifugaodilg@gmail.com
Official FB Page: Dilg-Ifugao,CAR