REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOV! DILG. ‘Telephone Numbers 9: 588,88 + 925.0332 http: / /wwew.dilg.gov-ph aay Teagecotan suc a MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR May 19, 2016 ay nw NO._2016-68 TO : ALL PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS, CITY AND MUNICIPAL MAYORS, PUNONG BARANGAYS, THE ARMM GOVERNOR AND DILG ARMM REGIONAL SECRETARY, DILG REGIONAL — DIRECTORS/FIELD OFFICERS AND OTHERS CONCERNED SUBJECT: GUIDELINES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL JUVENILE INTERVENTION PROGRAM (CLJIP) Sec. 18 of RA 9344 (Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006) amended by RA 10630 (An Act Strengthening the Juvenile Justice System) mandates all LGUs from the barangay up to the provincial level to institute a Comprehensive Local Juvenile Intervention Program (CLJIP). The CLJIP shall cover a period of 3-5 years in which LGUs must set aside a necessary amount in their annual budget to implement their respective juvenile intervention program. Rule 24.¢ of the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (RIRR) of RA 9344 as amended, likewise mandated the DILG to issue the necessary guidelines for LGUs in the development, budget allocation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of their CLJIP. Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council Resolution No. 3 series of 2015 has endorsed the guidelines formulated by the technical working group led by DILG. In this regard, all Local Chief Executives and others concerned are hereby enjoined to utilize the Guidelines for Local Government Units on the development of the CLJIP. The document contains all the necessary steps and processes that an LGU should follow in order to come up with an effective 3-5 year Comprehensive Local Juvenile Intervention Program. To download the electronic copy of the guidelines, please visit the JJWC National Secretariat website at www jjwe.gov.ph. All DILG Regional Directors and field officers are likewise directed to cause the widest dissemination of this Issuance. For compliance.