Council for the Welfare of Children(CWC)

10 May 2021 Dear Ms. Ramil Anton Villafranca, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated April 19, 2021, at 06:55 P.M. via CWC eFOI Portal under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for a copy of the following documents for your research proposal for master’s degree: 1) National Strategic Plan on Child Participation; 2) CWC Board Resolutions related to Child Participation; 3) Guidebook on Child Participation; 4) National Framework on Child Participation; and, 5) Research Studies on Child Participation. Response to your request Your FOI request is approved. The answers to your request are as follows: A. Some of the documents are available online through the CWC Website (www.cwc.gov.ph) with the following details: a.1 1997 CB Resolution No. 2. A Resolution Supporting the Creation of a Separate Children’s Sector and to include Representation of Children in All Political, Social, and Cultural Structures of the Government (cwc.gov.ph/resources/policies-and-resolutions.html a.2 Children’s Guidebook on Child Participation in the Philippines (English version) at cwc.gov.ph/resources/state-of the-Filipino-children-report.html a.3 Case Study on Child and Youth Participation in the Philippines, a study commissioned by the CWC in cooperation with UNICEF and NCCYP (cwc.gov.ph/resources/researches.html) B. Enclose a copy of other documents that you requested such as the National Strategic Plan on Child Participation, Guidebook on Child Participation (Filipino version) and Guidebook on Genuine Child Participation, and National Framework on Child Participation (refer to the attached files). Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by writing to the Executive Director of CWC, Mary Mitzi Cajayon-Uy with an e-mail address [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result, within 30 calendar days from the date when we received your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). NOTE: The file size of the attachments is quite large and won't be able to send here hence, it will be emailed to you. Thank you. Respectfully, JOSEF ANDREW MENDOZA Deputy Executive Director FOI Decision Maker