The Department of the Interior and Local Government San Narciso Field Office, thru Municipal Local Government Operations Officer (MLGOO) Dan A. Esteban, initiated an Orientation on Memorandum Circular No. 2021-039 entitled, 'Comprehensive Guidelines for the Establishment, Strengthening, and Monitoring of the Local Council for the Protection of Children at all Levels and for other purposes' on February 2, 2022 held via online platform.

 The activity aimed to primarily lay down the guidelines for the establishment, operation, monitoring and evaluation of the Barangay Councils for the Protection of Children (BCPCs) essential in the promotion of the welfare of the youth.

MLGOO Esteban presented the policy content and guidelines of the MC No. 2021-039. Moreover, documentary requirements and ways forward on the upcoming functionality audit of BCPCs were also presented in the said undertaking.

In his discussion, MLGOO Esteban stressed that the core message of the conduct of BCPC functionality audit is to push and improve the quality of promotion of youth welfare in the initiatives of the barangays. Likewise, he encouraged the participants to utilize the assessment result, once available, to serve as a tool in addressing their rooms for improvement to upscale the performance of their respective BCPCs.

The BCPC is the most basic and grounded barangay-based institution focused on children protection, which plays a vital role in needs-specific identification and implementation of policies, programs and projects on all major areas of concern for children.