01/10/2025
𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞 || 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞: 𝐑𝐉𝐉𝐖𝐂 𝐗𝐈𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
The Regional Juvenile Justice and Welfare Committee (RJJWC) XII held its 4th Regular Meeting for 2025 on September 22, 2025, at The Farm at Carpenter Hill, City of Koronadal, South Cotabato. The meeting was attended by personnel from CIDG RFU 12, namely PLT Mylene M. Bano, Admin/WCPD Officer, and PEMS Hana Nei D. Abalajon, RESPO/WCPD PNCO.
PAO XII Regional Director Atty. Servillano Santiago A. Lorenzo III, who also leads the RJJWC XII Monitoring Team, presided over the meeting. It was also attended by committee members from various agencies, including the DOJ, DILG, BJMP, DOH, DepEd, CHR, NBI, PDEA, TESDA, and DSWD.
Topics discussed during the meeting included:
✅Statistics on Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL) held in provincial and city jails;
✅Interventions provided to CICL;
✅Statistics on Children at Risk (CAR);
✅Children housed in Bahay Pag-asa and youth care facilities;
✅Monitoring reports, observations/findings, and recommendations on visited facilities; and
✅Updates on the Comprehensive Local Juvenile Intervention Program (CLJIP) and the Juvenile Justice Management Information System (JJMIS).
Additionally, the Department of Health (DOH) conducted an orientation on the CRAFFT (Car, Relax, Alone, Forget, Family & Friends, Trouble) screening tool, which is used to assess drug dependency among minors. This tool is administered only by trained health professionals.
Furthermore, it was reiterated that the Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) will accommodate suspended sentences for individuals below 21 years of age.
The activity concluded at around 12:00 noon on the same day with fruitful results.