Republic Act No. 11908, establishes the Parent Effectiveness Service (PES) Program to strengthen the knowledge and skills of parents and parent-substitutes in promoting children's development, education and well-being. The Programme is implemented in every city and municipality, with priority given to parents and parent-substitutes caring for vulnerable children. It provides for parenting modules covering child development, prevention of child abuse, health and nutrition, home management, healthy physical environments, disaster risk reduction and adolescent development. The health and nutrition component addresses children's nutritional needs, reproductive health concerns, common childhood diseases, basic nutrition principles and growth monitoring. The Department of Social Welfare and Development, in coordination with other competent government agencies and local government units, is responsible for developing and updating programme modules and supporting implementation, research, monitoring and capacity-building. The Act further provides for public awareness and information activities, development of programme manuals, institutional responsibilities, financing and the adoption of implementing rules and regulations.
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