the Welfare of Children and Youth during the fiscal year. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary
for its operation and maintenance shall be included in the General Appropriations Decree.
CHAPTER II
Powers and Responsibilities
Article 207. Powers and Functions. - The Council for the Welfare of Children and Youth shall have the
following powers and functions:
1. To coordinate the implementation and enforcement of all laws relative to the
promotion of child and youth welfare;
2. To prepare, submit to the President and circulate copies of long-range programs and
goals for the physical, intellectual , emotional, moral, spiritual, and social development
of children and youth, and to submit to him an annual report of the progress thereof;
3. To formulate policies and devise, introduce, develop and evaluate programs and
services for the general welfare of children and youth;
4. To call upon and utilize any department, bureau, office, agency, or instrumentality,
public, private or voluntary, for such assistance as it may require in the performance of
its functions;
5. Perform such other functions as provided by law.
Article 208. Offices to Coordinate with the Council for Welfare of Children. - The following offices and
agencies shall coordinate with the Council for the Welfare of Children and Youth in the implementation
of laws and programs on child and youth welfare:
1. Department of Justice
2. Department of Social Welfare
3. Department of Education and Culture
4. Department of Labor
5. Department of Health
6. Department of Agriculture
7. Department of Local Government and Community Development;
8. Local Councils for the Protection of Children; and such other government and private
agencies which have programs on child and youth welfare.
Existing as well as proposed programs of the above-named agencies as well as other government and
private child and youth welfare agencies as may be hereafter created shall be implemented by such
agencies: Provided, That, with the exception of those proposed by the Local Councils for the Protection
of Children, all long-range child and youth welfare programs shall, before implementation, be indorsed
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