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==[[Mindoro Oriental News]]==
==[[Mindoro Oriental News]]==
'''DOLE leads advocacy against child labor'''
'''35 sea turtles freed in Mindoro waters'''
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R04B&article=1851329467860
*Source: http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=200&articleId=779454
*Friday 17th of February 2012
*February 20, 2012 12:41 PM
:by  Louie T. Cueto
:by  Juancho Mahusay




CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, Feb. 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Mimaropa, has organized the advocacy activity against child labor dubbed ‘Suportahan, Iangat, Gabayan Ang Welfare ng Kabataan (SIGAW Kabataan)’ in the municipality of Bulalacao recently.
CALAPAN CITY, Philippines – Local authorities released some 35 sea turtles in a fish sanctuary in Mansalay town in Oriental Mindoro.
 
Eighty-two participants from various sectors actively joined the SIGAW Kabataan advocacy of DOLE.
Governor Alfonso Umali Jr., together with town officials, simultaneously released the turtles in the waters off Sitio Palaypay in Del Mundo village.
 
According to Director Zen Angara of DOLE Mimaropa, the advocacy project on child labor intends to enhance the community’s awareness and sensibility to the needs of children. It also aims to make people, particularly teachers and parents, realize the potentials of children in solving problems in their environment. In the same activity, action plans on anti-child labor programs were created.
Local fishermen recovered the turtles after they roamed confusedly along the coastlines of Mansalay municipality.
 
Angara cited Barangay Tabuk, a coastal barangay in Bulalacao, as an example where the primary source of living of each family is fishing. Due to poverty, some children are engaged in ‘pangulong’ (bamboo gear fishing) or deep-sea fishing which poses risk to their safety and health. As a result, children were not able to go to school.
Umali said the provincial government is bent on protecting the endangered animals as part of his administration’s environmental protection.
 
“Barangay Tabuk is only one of the barangays in Bulalacao wherein children are at risk,” Angara said.
Through coordination and support extended by all local government units, almost all towns in Oriental Mindoro have their own turtle habitats.
As part of the activity, DOLE oriented the participants from the Philippine National Police, Municipal Social Welfare Development Office, parents and children, owners of ‘pangulong’ and other government officials on the children’s rights, child labor, laws and other DOLE programs.
The activity culminated with a signature campaign wherein the participants signed on the streamer as a symbol of their commitment as advocates against child labor and this was called “One Signature – one individual – one person to fight against child labor.” (LBR/LTC/PIA-4B)


==Misamis Oriental Zip Codes==
==Misamis Oriental Zip Codes==
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