H, No, 1641
5. No, 332
Republic of the Philippines
_ Cangress uf the Philippines
Meteo Manila
Sixteenth Congress
Soran Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eighth
day of July, two thousand fourteen.
[REPUBLIC AcT No. 10661)
AN ACT DECLARING NOVEMBER OF EVERY YEAR AS
NATIONAL CHILDREN'S MONTH
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the "National
Children's Month Act".
SEc, 2, The month of November of every year is hereby
declared as "National Children's Month". This declaration
commemorates the adoption of the Convention on the Rights ofthe Child by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 November
1989, and seeks to instill its significance in the Filipino
consciousness.
SEc. 3. Pursuant to the observance of National Children's
Month, an annual pragram of activities shall be prepared and
implemented, with the Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD), the National Youth Commission (NYC),
and the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) as lead
agencies. They are authorized to eall upon any department,
bureau, office, agency, or instrumentality of the government,
including government-owned or -controlled corporations, for any
assistance as may be needed in the discharge of the tasks under
this Act.
SEc. 4. The Department of Education (DepED) and the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) shall facilitate and
encourage the commemoration of this month in all schools, public
and private, nationwide,
‘The Philippine Information Agency, in coordination with
the DSWD, the DepED, the CHED, the NYC and the CWC shall
ensure the effective information dissemination of this Act.
All local government units and private organizations
including the civil society, private enterprises, and
nongovernment, civic, and people's organizations, are encouraged
to observe National Children's Month in simple rites and
participate in the activities.
SEC. 5. Proclamation No. 74 (s. 1992) and Proclamation
No. 267 (s. 1993) are hereby repealed. Any other provision of law,
decree, order, rule, or regulation inconsistent with this Act is
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.Skc, 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general
circulation.
Acareed
INKLINM. DRILON FELICLANO BELMONTE JR.
esident of the Senate Speaker of the House
of Representatives
‘This Act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 1641
and Senate Bill No. 832 was finally passed by the House
of Representatives and the Senate on March 16, 2015 and
March 18, 2015, respectively.
Seeretary of the Senate
Secretary General
House of Representatives
Approved: MAY 29 205
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