Mayors call for deeper male involvement in family planning
LOCAL chief executives nationwide have urged men from all over the country to involve themselves deeper in the overall welfare of their families, particularly when it comes to responsible parenting and family planning.
The mayors have thrown their support to this cause in time for the celebration of Father’s Day, noting the critical role of the elder male in the family in providing a better level of care and development of their family members as basic units of structure of communities.
Specifically, they have pitchedin for the Commission on Population and Development ( PopCom)’s program for male involvement known as “Katropa,” or Kalalakihang Tapat sa Responsibilidad
at Obligasyon sa Pamilya, which calls for men to be more responsible and proactive participants as marital partners, fathers, and even as father-figures to their communities.
City and municipal chiefs who have lent their voices in support of Katropa include Pasig City Mayor Victor Ma. Regis “Vico” Sotto, Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez and San Juan City Mayor Francisco Javier “Francis” Zamora.
Sotto and Gomez already vowed to back the movement through their video messages posted in the “Usap Tayo Sa Family Planning” Facebook page (@UsapTayoSaFP), which have gained considerable engagements in the social-media network. Both have committed for male employees of their respective
local government units to undergo Katropa orientations.
Meanwhile, PopCom Executive Director Juan Antonio Perez 3rd acknowledged the mayors’ sincere support for the effectiveness of the movement, noting that men are slowly realizing the importance
of their positions in molding the future and total well-being of their families.
Governors, other mayors, civic leaders, broadcasters and prominent professionals have also signified their willingness to back the crusade.