Section 21Sec./Art. 21

A new section to be denominated as Section 24 of the same Act is hereby added to read as follows:

"Section 24.Inter-Agency Coordinating and Monitoring Committee. -An Inter-Agency Coordinating and Monitoring Committee (IACMC) is hereby established and is composed of the following:

(a) Chairperson - Secretary of the Social Welfare and Development;

(b) Vice-Chairperson - Secretary of the Interior and Local Government;

(c) Members:

(1) Secretary of Finance;

(2) Secretary of Health;

(3) Secretary of Education;

(4) Secretary of Labor and Employment;

(5) Secretary of Trade and Industry;

(6) Secretary of Justice;

(7) Secretary of DMW;

(8) Chairperson of CHED;

(9) Chairperson of CSC;

(10) Chairperson of PCW;

(11) Director General of NEDA;

(12) Director General of TESDA;

(13) General Manager of NHA;

(14) President of PhilHealth;

(15) Representative of ULAP; and

(16) Representative of civil society and nongovernmental organizations with recognized credentials in providing services to solo parents to be appointed by the Secretary of the DSWD.

The Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and members of the IACMC shall meet quarterly and shall submit a report to Congress on the implementation of this Act every three (3) years from the establishment of the IACMC. They may designate their respective representatives who must have at least a rank of Assistant Secretary or its equivalent.

The IACMC shall accurately gather demographic data on the solo parents and their children, by utilizing the Community-based Monitoring System (CBMS) under Republic Act No. 11315, otherwise known as the 'Community-Based Monitoring Systems Act'.1aшphi1 The PSA shall conduct every four (4) years an updated demographic survey on solo parents and their children."