The National Barangay Operations Office (NBOO) conducted an “Orientation on the Localization of the Comprehensive National Juvenile Intervention Program (CNJIP)” at the Office of the Secretary, DILG Central Office,Quezon City on February 5 and 6, 2013.  CNJIP is a 4-year program developed by the Department of  Social Welfare and Development as funded by  the Juvenile Justice Welfare Council (JJWC). The program is expected to end in Year 2015.

For Region V, Naga City is chosen as the pilot Local Government Unit under the CNJIP being a recipient of the Seal of Good Housekeeping Award and as Hall of Famer for Child Friendly LGUs. As the pilot local government unit in the Bicol Region, Naga Cityis expected to develop a model Local Juvenile Intervention Program that will cover Children at Risk (CAR) to prevent them further from becoming Children in Conflict with the Laws (CICL).

The CNJIP is chaired by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under the administrative supervision of the Department of Justice (DOJ). The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) as a member of the Juvenile Justice Welfare Council (JJWC) must ensure that all Local Councils for the Protection of Children are functional and strengthened at all levels.– (LGOO IV Grace S. Mago)