Section 30Sec./Art. 30

National Coordination Center against OSAEC and CSAEM. There shall be a National Coordination Center against OSAEC and CSAEM (NCC-OSAEC-CSAEM) under the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) formed under Republic Act No. 9208,otherwise known as the "Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003,"as amended. The IACAT shall retain its composition and functions as provided under theAnti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003,as amended, with the additional mandate of addressing cases falling under thisAct. The NCC-OSAEC-CSAEM, under the direction of the IACAT, shall develop and implement the necessary programs that will prevent the commission of OSAEC and CSAEM, as well as protect, heal and reintegrate the child into the mainstream of society. Such programs shall include the following:

(a)Provision of mandatory services including emergency shelter or appropriate housing including foster care or kinship care arrangements, counseling, free legal services, medical or psychological services, as well as support services including community-based rehabilitation, livelihood and skills training, educational assistance to the child, sustained supervision and follow-through mechanisms that will track the progress of recovery, rehabilitation, and reintegration of the child;

(b)Sponsorship of a national research program on OSAEC and CSAEM and the establishment of a data collection system for monitoring and evaluation purposes;

(c)Development and implementation of a sustained, gender-responsive and effective communication, education and information campaigns at the national, local and community levels using all forms of media, aimed at promoting a working understanding of the law and situating it in the larger context of women and children's rights;

(d)Development of a monitoring and data collection system or database, for purposes of ensuring efficient collection and storage of data on all OSAEC and CSAEM cases, including:

(1)thenumberof cases being investigated, submitted for prosecution, dropped, filed or are pending before the courts, as well as thenumberof convictions and acquittals;

(2)the profile/information on each case;

(3)thenumberof victims of OSAEC and CSAEM referred to the agency by countries/area and by area of origin; and

(4)disaggregated data on OSAEC and CSAEM victims and the accused/defendants as to gender, age and nationality.

(e)Establishment of a point-of-contact and coordination system with international organizations for the receipt of reports on OSAEC and CSAEM; and

(f)Promotion of information, awareness and education campaigns regarding safe and responsible use of the internet in relation to OSAEC and CSAEM to educate the public, including children.