THE Bacolod City Council will conduct an investigation on the alleged sex scandal involving minors inside the Social Development Center (SDC) in the city.
Councilor Al Victor Espino, chairperson of the City Council committee on police matters, said he will coordinate with Councilor Ana Marie Palermo, chairperson of the City Council committee on women and children, to discuss the alleged incident.
This, after a photo of the two minors doing sexual acts was posted and shared on social media last week.
Espino said they will check the policy of SDC to determine the safety of the children in conflict with the law (CICL) inside the facility.
“We should ensure the safety of these children (CICL) while they are inside the SDC’s facility,” he said.
He added they will also check the number of employees or house parents assigned at SDC.
For her part, Pacita Tero, head of the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD), said she was informed by Wendy Castro, head of SDC, that the photo of the two minors was taken in previous years.
She said they already identified the source of the photo, which was a former job order casual of the city, who posted it on social media.
“We have house parents and Public Order and Safety Office (Poso) guards assigned inside the SDC so why it happened inside the facility. They should ensure the safety of these children (CILC) and update their heads,” she added.
Tero noted that SDC has more than 10 house parents and more than five Poso guards.
Tero said this incident was already reported to the office of Councilor Palermo and they have also planned to address this incident.