Who are the children being helped by Bantay Bata?
Our 24-hour hotline 1-6-3 is being manned by licensed social workers who respond to calls on abused children. Once a report has been made on a certain case, the social workers coordinate with the Barangay to confirm abuse and, along with the police, conduct a rescue. Bantay Bata 163 is deputized by the government to take custody of the child in such cases. On requests for medical assistance, a number of government hospitals refer indigent child-patients to Bantay Bata. Contacts with the needy children are also made through home visits and community outreach.
