Abstract

The impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic greatly affects not only the economy but also the society because the majority of the Filipino were unemployed which makes their lives and situations more devastated. There are many reports in the Philippines that violence on child at home – predominantly those children already living in vicious or dysfunctional family situations, (Ramirez, 2020). It was also reported that during the lockdown period in March 2020, The Philippine justice agencies and child protection shareholders rescued at least 136 victims, seized 30 suspects, and found 18 convictions. The Local Government Unit with the collaborations of the Barangay must strengthen the child protection program amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic this is to reduce child victims from violence to achieve the 17 sustainability and development of the United Nations.

Highlights

  • The impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic greatly affects the economy and the society because the majority of the Filipino were unemployed which makes their lives and situations more devastated

  • There are children that were conveyed violence at household during the lockdown period. This is in the form physical and domestic violence

  • The study was based on the conduct survey from the abused children aged between 11-17 years old in neighbouring countries which includes the Philippines, (Violence against Children at Home Spiked during Pandemic – Save the Children Research Reveals, n.d.).During the lockdown period All the family in other countries suffered from economic and societal changes during this pandemic period and added up to a potential tinderbox for child abuse and neglect and health-care professionals need to be as vigilant as possible, (Teo & Griffiths, 2020b)

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Introduction

The impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic greatly affects the economy and the society because the majority of the Filipino were unemployed which makes their lives and situations more devastated. There are children that were conveyed violence at household during the lockdown period. This is in the form physical and domestic violence. The study was based on the conduct survey from the abused children aged between 11-17 years old in neighbouring countries which includes the Philippines, (Violence against Children at Home Spiked during Pandemic – Save the Children Research Reveals, n.d.).During the lockdown period All the family in other countries suffered from economic and societal changes during this pandemic period and added up to a potential tinderbox for child abuse and neglect and health-care professionals need to be as vigilant as possible, (Teo & Griffiths, 2020b). It was reported that during the lockdown period in March 2020, The Philippine justice agencies and child protection shareholders rescued at least 136

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