DSWD led the signing of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 11596
On Wednesday, December 7, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led the signing of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 11596, also known as "An Act Prohibiting the Practice of Child Marriage and Imposing Penalties for Violations Thereof."
RA 11596, which was signed into law on December 10, 2021, protects the welfare of Filipino children by preventing and protecting them from engaging in any type of child marriage that would be damaging to their entire development as a productive citizen.
In a message delivered by Operations Group Undersecretary Jerico Francis Javier on behalf of Secretary Erwin T. Tulfo, he assured the public that in crafting the IRR, the DSWD, as the lead implementer of the law, ensures that all children are protected from any person involved in child marriage.
"Sisiguraduhin natin na mapo-protectahan natin ang bawat batang Pilipino at matigil natin ang anumang uri ng kasal na sangkot ang sinumang bata o menor de edad," Undersecretary Javier stated after reading the Secretary's statement.
"The DSWD and other government partners also ensured that adequate programs for children, such as legal and counseling services, access to health and psychological services, access to educational programs, provision of skills development and livelihood assistance, and other necessary interventions to protect victims of child marriage and their offspring, among others," he added.
Under this legislation, anybody who causes, fixes, enables, or organizes a child marriage faces a medium-term jail sentence and a fine of at least ₱40,000.00. Any person who performs or officiates a child marriage, as well as any adult partner who cohabits with a child out of wedlock, faces imprisonment and a fine of at least ₱50,000.
Furthermore, if the perpetrator is an ascendant, parent, adoptive parent, stepparent, or guardian of the child, they will be imprisoned or fined not less than ₱50,000, and will lose parental authority in perpetuity.
Individuals who create, print, issue, and/or distribute fraudulent or tampered documents such as birth certificates, affidavits of delayed registration of birth, and/or foundling certificates in order to misrepresent a child's age in order to facilitate child marriage will also be held accountable.
Other implementing agencies, in addition to the DSWD, include the Council for the Welfare of Children, the Department of Justice, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, the Department of Education, the Department of Health, the Supreme Court of the Philippines, the Philippine Commission on Women, the Commission on Human Rights, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos, and the National Commission for Indigenous Peoples.
The Department pledges to collaborate with partner agencies to guarantee the smooth implementation of RA 11596 and its IRR, as well as to continue to work in the best interests of Filipino children. (DSWD)
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