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In this study, the researchers presented reports on child abuse and bullying in all regions of the Philippines to give a picture of incidence of cases after the establishment of the Child Protection Policy by the Department of Education (DepEd). Then, the researchers investigated on how child protection issues underlying the essence of the DepEd Child Protection Policy are generally understood and implemented within the school's context. Adopting an instrument from UNICEF, the researchers through a descriptive survey, examined the level of awareness of teachers in two private and two public basic educational institutions in an urban city in Metro, Manila, Philippines regarding child protection issues that they encounter in the classroom setting; and verified how the DepEd Child Protection Policy is actually being implemented in one of these schools. Information about observed cases on abuse and bullying, although mostly shared conservatively, significantly revealed the existence of child protection issues. Moreover, the researchers deem the important contribution that teachers play in such undertaking especially in the prevention and early detection of child abuse and bullying. Consequently, this study recommends for further research on the implementation of the DepEd Child Protection Policy mainly focusing on the monitoring of the system adopted by schools and on probing on the capacity building activities afforded to teachers in both public and private educational settings. This study contributes to the Philippines policy making on creation, updating, implementation, and monitoring of Child Protection Laws and Policies.