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The
Department of Labor and Employment-Regional Office No. 5
(DOLE-RO-5) conducted the “Paralegal Training on Child
Labor Laws and Child Labor Case Handling” at Mayon
Ocean Park St. Domingo, Albay from 28 to 30 September
2004.
The
speakers were prominent lawyers of Region V: Judge
Alfredo E. Kallos, Prosecutor Dominador Barrameda, Atty.
Jose Evan, Atty. Angelica V. Somera, Chief of the VAW
Division, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI),
med-arbiter Atty. Renato Romano and Ms. Melinda Bobis of
the Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD-RO5).
Judge
Ma. Eden Altea delivered an inspirational message on
“The Rights of the Child as a Paramount Consideration
in Enforcing Laws and Handling Child Labor Cases.”
Atty. Jose Evan discussed the Philippine legal,
system, child rights legal aid framework. Atty. Renato Romano gave a review on local and international
child labor laws. The
first day ended with a group workshop on the issues and
obstacles in child labor cases and how to overcome them.
Prosecutor
Dominador Barrameda expounded on the Rules of Evidence
and Criminal Procedure, including Civil Liability of
child labor cases. This was followed by a discussion of Judge Alfredo E. Kallos
on R.A. No. 8369 or the Family Courts Acts.
Atty.
Angelica V. Somera of National Bureau of
Investigation-Manila discussed the Skills of a paralegal
and showed a film of an actual NBI operation of a VAW
case. Ms.
Melinda Bobis of DSWD RO-5 discussed the psychological
considerations in preparing a child for trial.
The
participants of this three-day training were composed of
the PNP-WCCD Desk Officers, social welfare officers from
the different provinces, cities and municipalities of
the Region, members of the RCLC and the provincial
extension officers of the DOLE-RO 5. |
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