SEC. 47. Female Children. - Female children in conflict with the law placed in an institution shall be
given special attention as to their personal needs and problems. They shall be handled by female
doctors, correction officers and social workers, and shall be accommodated separately from male
children in conflict with the law.
SEC. 48. Gender-Sensitivity Training. - No personnel of rehabilitation and training facilities shall
handle children in conflict with the law without having undergone gender sensitivity training.
SEC. 49. Establishment of Youth Detention Homes. - The LGUs shall set aside an amount to
build youth detention homes as mandated by the Family Courts Act. Youth detention homes may
also be established by private and NGOs licensed and accredited by the DSWD, in consultation with
the JJWC.
SEC. 50. Care and Maintenance of the Child in Conflict with the Law. - The expenses for the
care and maintenance of a child in conflict with the law under institutional care shall be borne by
his/her parents or those persons liable to support him/her: Provided, That in case his/her parents or
those persons liable to support him/her cannot pay all or part of said expenses, the municipality
where the offense was committed shall pay one-third (1/3) of said expenses or part thereof; the
province to which the municipality belongs shall pay one-third (1/3) and the remaining one-third (1/3)
shall be borne by the national government. Chartered cities shall pay two-thirds (2/3) of said
expenses; and in case a chartered city cannot pay said expenses, part of the internal revenue
allotments applicable to the unpaid portion shall be withheld and applied to the settlement of said
obligations: Provided, further, That in the event that the child in conflict with the law is not a resident
of the municipality/city where the offense was committed, the court, upon its determination, may
require the city/municipality where the child in conflict with the law resides to shoulder the cost.
All city and provincial governments must exert effort for the immediate establishment of local
detention homes for children in conflict with the law.
SEC. 51. Confinement of Convicted Children in Agricultural Camps and other Training
Facilities. - A child
in conflict with the law may, after conviction and upon order of the court, be made to serve his/her
sentence, in lieu of confinement in a regular penal institution, in an agricultural camp and other
training facilities that may be established, maintained, supervised and controlled by the BUCOR, in
coordination with the DSWD.
SEC. 52. Rehabilitation of Children in Conflict with the Law. - Children in conflict with the law,
whose sentences are suspended may, upon order of the court, undergo any or a combination of
disposition measures best suited to the rehabilitation and welfare of the child as provided in the
Supreme Court Rule on Juveniles in Conflict with the Law.
If the community-based rehabilitation is availed of by a child in conflict with the law, he/she shall be
released to parents, guardians, relatives or any other responsible person in the community. Under
the supervision and guidance of the local social welfare and development officer, and in coordination
with his/her parents/guardian, the child in conflict with the law shall participate in community-based
programs, which shall include, but not limited to:
(1) Competency and life skills development;
(2) Socio-cultural and recreational activities;
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