national childrens month

Tacurong gears up for National Children’s Month amidst pandemic

With the serious threat of COVID-19 to the susceptible younger population, the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) of LGU Tacurong welcomes the National Children’s Month in a safer, new normal celebration to reduce the risk of the virus while commemorating the event.

The National Children’s Month seeks to deliver programs that attend to the needs and development of children in the country.

In the city, the CSWDO remains steadfast in the implementation of the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) program to children aged three years old to four despite the pandemic.

Fifty-three daycare centers from the twenty barangays of Tacurong are in-charge with the distribution of educational materials and the orientation of the parents on the conduct of learning sessions to their children at home.

Also, the Department of Education (DepEd) pledged to print out and distribute Panatang Makabata – a pledge recitation on rights and duties of children – to schools and barangays within the city.

As the National Children’s Month is a month-long celebration this November, the CSWDO along with its committee ditched the face-to-face activities and prepared various virtual events instead.

On November 20, City Mayor Angelo O. Montilla is set to give his State of the Children’s Report through a livestreaming event on Facebook to publicize the data of children aided by the Local Government of Tacurong and its partner stakeholders.

The CSWDO does not only focus on the mental development of the children but also ensures their physical growth through a Supplemental Feeding Program in selected areas in Tacurong.

CSWDO also eyes to implement the Comprehensive Local Juvenile Intervention Program (CLJIP) to address Children in Conflict with the Law in the city.(DEC,LGUTac-Information)

City government welcomed young city officials

December 3, 2018
by Yen Robles

In line with the celebration of the 26th National Children’s Month, the city government played host to senior and junior high school students as they assumed the roles of young city officials and young heads of offices of the LGU.

For a period of two days, on November 27 -28, 2018, the students observed their counterparts as the latter performed their official duties. The opportunity aims to expose the students early on to the inner workings of running the city government thereby inculcating in them human relations, self-confidence, and self-discipline.

This year’s Young City Mayor was Chico D. Reyes of TNHS-Main Campus, Young City Vice Mayor was Jessriel Franch Ariz of VMC Asial School, and Young City Accountant was Ian Vincent Ramay of TNHS-Annex among others.

Tacurong City celebrated children’s welfare in Children’s Month

November 28, 2018
by Yen Robles

While children’s welfare is always at the fore of the city government’s priorities all year round, this month it especially advocated the same by taking part in the 26th National Children’s Month Celebration.

On 26 November 2018, LGU Tacurong together with the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the National Youth Commission, and the Council for the Welfare of Children set aside the entire day for activities that highlighted this year’s theme “Isulong: Tamang Pag-aaruga Para sa Lahat ng Bata”.

The activities were composed of an opening program at the Tacurong City Cultural and Sports Center and competitions in spoken poetry, poster making, paligsahan sa sabayang pagbigkas, and essay writing, which were participated by elementary and high school students from both public and private schools.

City Mayor Lina O. Montilla also delivered her annual State of the City’s Children Report during the opening.

Also present to support the event were City Councilors Psyche Sucaldito, Lalaine Montilla, Charito Collado, Renante Duque, Carlos Segura and Welson Ferrer, heads of the different participating schools, teachers, and parents.(YMR, LGUTac-Info)