Republic of the Philippines INTER-AGENCY COUNCIL ON VIOLENCE AGIANST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN RESOLUTION NO. 1 Series of 2005 DESIGNATING THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD) AND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG) AS THE CO-CHAIRPERSONS OF THE INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN (IAC-VAWC) AND THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE ROLE OF FILIPINO WOMEN (NCRFW) AS ITS SECRETARIAT
WHEREAS, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed into law on March 8, 2004 Republic Act 9262, otherwise known as the “Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004”, which institutes policies to eliminate violence committed against women and their children, establishes the necessary institutional mechanism for the protection and support of women and children victims of violence and provides penalties for violations; WHEREAS, Section 39 of RA 9262 created the Inter-Agency Council on Violence Against Women and Their Children (IAC-VAWC) composed of the Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), The Chairperson of the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW), the Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission (CSC), the Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), the Executive Director of the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), the Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), the Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH), the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Secretary of the Department ogf Justice (DOJ), the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI); WHEREAS, the Law and its IRR did not designate a specific agency to head and provide secretariat support to the IAC_VAWC; WHEREAS, the DSWD is the lead government agency that provides social protection and promote the rights and welfare of the disadvantaged individual, family and community specifically women and children victims of violence;
WHEREAS , the DILG’s role in engaging the local government units in strengthening their capabilities to ensure that government programs and services addressing VAWC reach the communities is crucial I the effective implementation of the law at the local level; WHEREAS, the NCRFW is the national agency that has the legal mandate to develop and ensure that government policies and programs address women’s issues and concerns; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Inter-Agency Council on Violence Against Women (IAC-VAWC) , in a meeting assembled, that the Secretaries of DSWD and DILG as Co=Chairpersons and the NCRFW as the Secretariat of the Council DONE this ____ day of January in the year of the Lord, Two Thousand and Five, in ______________________.