BAGUIO CITY– Rep. Mark Go and Vice Mayor Edison Bilog led other local officials in formally launching the city’s 25th National Children’s Month Celebration during the flag-raising rites at City Hall.
Councilor Lilia Farinas, chair of the city council’s committee on social services, women and urban poor, said this year’s theme, “Bata: Iligtas Sa Droga”, is very proper since the city will also be observing Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week this month.
She said that government and other sectors of society should get together to create measures that would encourage children towards worthy goals and get them away from the lure of illegal drugs.
“Let us be vigilant and do what we can to save our children. We don’t want their future to be dark and deadly because of drugs. Let us do whatever we can to make it a little brighter for them. Drugs is a vicious, cunning enemy and the war on drugs is a difficult one. But if we all get involved in fostering solutions and measures to combat illegal drugs, then I don’t see why we cannot win,” Farinas stressed.
Activities include a children’s summit from November 2 to 30 in various barangays; sports festival, Nov. 9-10, Lualhati barangay covered court; establishment of networks with talent agencies, Nov. 2-30; advocacy campaign, Nov. 2-30, various elementary, secondary schools and barangays; workshop on the formulation of guidelines for the search for child friendly police stations on Nov. 14 at city social welfare and development office;
Day care children talent contest in various barangays from Nov. 2-15 (unit level); day care children talent contest (city level), Nov. 16, Baguio city multipurpose hall; children’s got talent competition (district level), Nov. 19, various barangays and districts; children’s got talent competition (city level), Nov. 25;
On Nov. 21-23 is the interfacing of Federation of Barangay Councils for the Protection of Children in Calamba, Laguna; peer education training in various educational institutions, Nov. 6-29; recovery walk, Nov. 24, Dontogan barangay; jingle contest, Nov. 26, various public schools; and a streetball challenge on Nov. 30 at University of Cordilleras auditorium.**gaby keith
