Press Release 18 April 2013 (Thursday) PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 19 April 2013 15:18

 

A LEGACY TO ALL FILIPINO CHILDREN:

CREATING A CHILD-FRIENDLY MUNICIPALITIES AND CITIES

 

 

National Awardees of 2012 Presidential Award for Child Friendly Municipalities and Cities conferred by Hon. Sec. Corazon Juliano-Soliman with Hon. Sec. Bro. Armin Luistro and Hon. Sec. Manuel A. Roxas II @ Ang Bahay ng Alumni, U.P. Diliman, Quezon City.

 

 

 

 

“Placing children at the center of developmentt is the main goal of the Search for Child Friendly Municipalities and Cities”, says Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) Executive Director Brenda S. Vigo.

The conferment of Presidential Award for Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities was highly regarded as an important mechanism towards achieving Child Friendly Philippines:  A Caring and Protective Society for and by Children.


Winning in the Presidential Award for the Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities is one of the highest achievements of Local Government Units (LGU) for children’s rights. This Presidential Awards strongly recognizes that the key to the LGUs’ success is the COMMITMENT of all sectors including children in the community. Winning LGUs highlight their efforts in ensuring that children in their areas are enjoying their rights. They all affirm that behind the prestigious and with the several recognition that they receive, there are government and private sectors behind. Presence of networks for children is an arm in ensuring that all children are protected from exploitation and abuse. These are some of the gifts which adults and children in the community can leave behind to the future adults in the country.

KUDOS to the 2012 outstanding child friendly municipalities and cities, namely TUBIGON, BOHOL, Region VII  for 1st-3rd Class Municipality Category; VILLAVERDE, NUEVA VIZCAYA, Region II for 4th-6th Class Municipality Category; TAGAYTAY CITY, CAVITE, Region IVA for Component City Category; DAVAO CITY, Region XI for Highly Urbanized City Category; and, SANTIAGO CITY, Region II for Independent Component City.  Likewise, a CALL to other LGUs to aim for more recognition in “Establishing the Presidential Award for the Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities”.


The National Awarding Ceremony of the 2012 Presidential Award for Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities was conducted on April 17, 2013 at Ang Bahay ng Alumni, Magsaysay Avenue cor. Balagtas, UP Diliman, Quezon City. Awardees were conferred by CWC Chairperson and DSWD Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Juliano-Soliman on behalf of President Benigno S. Aquino Aquino III with Hon. Secretary Mar Roxas II of DILG Hon. Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro of DepEd.

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For further inquiries, please contact:

Ms. Denia S. Gamboa/Ms. Ma. Edna R.L. Estal, Public Affairs and Information Office, Telephone No. 7811039 local 1005/1001.

 
Last Updated on Friday, 19 April 2013 17:35
 
2012 Presidential awards PDF Print E-mail
Written by CWC PAIO   
Thursday, 11 April 2013 18:25

 

Press Release

16 April 2013 (Tuesday)


2012 Presidential Award for Child Friendly Municipalities and Cities


The Child Friendly Movement is a nationwide effort to institutionalize the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Its aim to make the community and the government adopt the child sensitive and child friendly principles as a way of life.

The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) initiated the Presidential Award for the Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities pursuant to Executive Order No. 184 entitled “Establishing the Presidential Award for the Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities” issued on December 13, 1999. The Presidential Award is conferred to deserving local government units in recognition of their vital role in the sustained promotion of children’s rights to survival, development, protection and participation as well as in ensuring child-friendly governance.


In CWC’s effort to advocate and promote child-friendly governance, 38 local government units (LGUs) from 1999-2011 were awarded as outstanding municipalities and cities.


On 17 April 2013, in its 10th year of National Awarding, Presidential Awarding for Child Friendly Municipalities and Cities will be

conducted at Ang Bahay ng Alumni, Magsaysay Avenue cor. Balagtas, UP Diliman, Quezon City.


Five (5) LGUs shall be awarded and be receiving the Presidential Trophy and P300, 000.00 each. The 21 LGU finalists are headed by Hon. Generosa M. Dela Fuente (Samal, Bataan), Hon. Ronelie D. Ubando-Valtoribio (Villaverde, Nueva, Viscaya), Hon. Christine S. Garin (Guimbal, Iloilo),  Hon. Jesus A. Fernandez, Jr. (Pilar, Cebu), Hon. Gregorio T. Abalos, Jr. (La Trinidad, Benguet),  Hon. Jesse I. Concepcion (Mariveles, Bataan), Hon. Sandra Y. Eriguel (Agoo, La Union), Hon. Dindo V. Pardo (Labo, Camarines Norte), Hon. William R. Jao (Tubigon, Bohol), Hon. Abraham Tolentino (Tagaytay City), Hon. Michael  V. Farinas (Laoag City), Hon. Rey T. Uy (Tagum City), Hon.  Socrates C. Fernandez (Talisay City, Cebu), Hon. Benjamin D. Abalos, Jr. (Mandaluyong City), Hon. James Gordon, Jr. (Olongapo City), Hon. Sara Z. Duterte (Davao City), Hon. Ferdinand M.  Amante (Butuan City), Hon. Mauricio G. Domogan (Baguio City), Hon. Evelio R. Leonardia (Bacolod City), Hon. Amelia Sison Navarro (Santiago City) and Hon. Eric C. Codilla (Ormoc City).


The milestone event will be attended by DSWD Hon. Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman; DILG Hon. Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II (TBC); CWC Executive Director Brenda S. Vigo (CWC) with the Local Chief Executives of 21 Local Government Units who are regional winners themselves.

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For further inquiries, please contact:

Ms. Denia S. Gamboa/Ms. Ma. Edna R.L. Estal, Public Affairs and Information Office, Telephone No. 7811039 local 1005/1001.

 
Last Updated on Friday, 12 April 2013 17:24