(b) Sponsorship of a national research program on any form of child pornography
and other acts covered by the law and the establishment of a data collection system
for monitoring and evaluation purposes;
(c) Provision of necessary technical and material support services to appropriate
government agencies and nongovernmental organizations:
(d) Sponsorship of conferences and seminars to provide venue for consensus
building amongst the public, the academe , government, nongovernmental and
international organizations and
(e) Promotion of information and education campaign.
Section 20. Inter - Agency Council against Child Pornography. - There is hereby established an
Inter-Agency Council against Child Pornography to be composed of the Secretary of the DSWD as
chairperson and the following as members:
(a) Secretary of the Department of Justice:
(b) Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment
(c) Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology
(d) Chief of the Philippine National Police;
(e) Chairperson of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology;
(g) Commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission;
(h) Executive Director of the Council for the Welfare of Children;
(i) Executive Director of the Philippine Center for Transnational Crimes;
(j) Executive Director of the Optical Media Board;
(k) Director of the National Bureau of Investigation; and
(l) Three (3) representatives from children's nongovernmental organizations. These
representatives shall be nominated by the government agency representatives of the
Council for appointment by the President for a term of three (3) years and may be
renewed upon renomination and reappointment by the Council and the President
respectively.
The members of the Council mat designate their permanent representatives, who shall have a rank
not lower than assistant secretary or its equivalent, to meetings and shall receive emoluments as
may be determined by the Council in accordance with existing budget and accounting rules and
regulations.
The DSWD shall establish the necessary Secretariat for the Council.
Section 21. Functions of the Council. - The Council shall have the following powers and functions: