Oro kicks off children’s month celebration

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By PJ ORIAS

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 Children's Month celebration with a motorcade on November 6, to be followed by a talk on children's rights November 17.

A children development caravan featuring a chamber theater will also be held November 22, while a Larong Lahi, which will involve Children in Conflict with the 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 November 29. This event will announce this year's child-friendly station and child-friendly barangay.

“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,” said City Administrator Teddy Sabuga-a.

"This is about prevention, kung atong mga bata maamuma, pagdako nila dili sila mahimong problema sa katilingban (if our children are well taken care of, when they grow up, they will not be a problem to our society)," he added.

He said the city aims to follow all four children's rights set by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child that 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.