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Protection of Children Against Abuse,Exploitation and Discrimination Act, July1991), at Article X(22)(b).The NGO Sub-Group paper concluded thatthe Government’s legal provisions accordwell with the requirements of ILOConvention No. 182 both in relation to governmentarmed forces and to armed oppositiongroups. However, it is not clear whataction the Government actually takes to deterrecruitment and use of under-18s byarmed opposition groups in line with its obligationsunder the ILO Convention No. 182as this is the major current problem, in particularwith the NPA and the MILF. 29In this context the NGO Sub-Group concludedthat it was particularly important thatthe Government develop an action plan,which addresses the reasons why childrenbecome child soldiers in armed oppositiongroups in addition to the legislative provisionsprohibiting such activities as requiredunder Articles 6 and 7 of ILO ConventionNo. 182.2529 - ILO IPEC: Philippines: Child Soldiers in Central andWestern Mindanao: A Rapid Assessment (Investigating theWorst Forms of Child Labour No. 21), February 2002;UNICEF EAPRO: Adult Wars, Child Soldiers: Voices ofChildren involved in armed conflict in the East Asia andPacific Region (October 2002)