Oro kicks off Children’s Month Celebration
The City Government has set a series of activities to mark the 26th Children’s Month celebration.
With the theme “Isulong: Tamang Pag-aaruga Para sa Lahat ng Bata”, the City Council for the Protection of Children and the City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD) will kick off the celebration on with a motorcade today, November 6, to be followed by a talk on children’s rights on November 17.
A Children Development Caravan featuring a Chamber Theater will also be held on November 22, while a Larong Lahi which will involve Children In Conflict with Law (CICL) will also be launched. Children with Disability will also be the highlight in the
Paragames in coordination with the Department of Education and Philippine Sports Commission.
The city will also unveil a Hall of Famer Marker for the Most Child-Friendly Station. The 2018 Oro Kasanag Awards Gabi ng Parangal is slated on November 29. This event will announce this year’s ChildFriendly Station and ChildFriendly Barangay.
City Administrator Teddy Sabuga-a said the city continues to strive to be a child-friendly by strengthening pro-child programs such as promoting responsible parenting through the Children’s Welfare Code, and the nonstop inspection in inns and motels to prevent the reported child prostitution here.
“This is about prevention, kung atong mga bata maamuma, pagdako nila dili sila mahimong problema sa katilingban (if our children are well taken cared of, when they grow up, they will not be a problem to our society),” Sabuga-a said.
He said the city aims to follow all 4 children’s rights set by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which include survival rights, developmental rights, protection rights, and participation rights.
“In the survival aspect, we need to remember the importance of family planning so our children gets all the necessary things they need when they grow up. For the developmental rights, education should be a priority for the children. We also ensure that they are protected by intensifying our campaign against child abuse, and instead increase their participation in our community,” he added.