The DILG Region 3 Validation Team conducted an on-site validation and pre-assessment of the FY 2024 Local Council for the Protection of Children (LCPC) Functionality on March 26, 2024 at the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Conference Room, Capitol Compound, Tarlac City.
During the undertaking, PG Tarlac convened its Provincial Council for the Protection of Children (PCPC), headed by Governor Susan A. Yap, alongside members/representatives from the different offices during the pre-assessment.
Present in the activity were Provincial Administrator Engr. Roberto Ventura, PSWDO Elena Jalos, PCPC Focal Person Princess Dantes, and other PSWD personnel. Ms. Dantes presented the pertinent documents as means of verification during the assessment, anchored on the indicators set in the DILG MC No. 2021-039 which mainly focuses on four main areas, namely: Organizational Sustainability, Policies and Plans for Children, Budget for the PCPC, Service Delivery and Monitoring Management for Children.
Following the assessment, the DILG R3 LCPC Validation Team led by LGOO V Cherina Quiones delivered comments on the Tarlac's PCPC Functionality which served as an avenue for improvement in the future assessments.
Also present during the assessment were other members of the Regional Team which includes PIA ARD Carlo Lorenzo Datu, LGOO III Pamela Herrera, and PEO II Emmanuel P. Apron, together with LGOO V Maricar Janice C. Perez and LGOO II Katherene Estavillo from DILG Tarlac.
