Daet cites investments for the children’s future

By ROSALITA B. MANLANGIT

DAET, Camarines Norte – The local government unit of Daet has since been investing on development projects that will build the foundation for the future of children and towards the realization of aspirations and dreams of the future generations.

This was how as Mayor Tito Sarion depicted the plans and programs of the local government during his 7th State of the Children Report in time for the culmination of the Children’s Month celebration held recently at the Heritage Center here.

Sarion said that poverty evident among families in communities in different parts of the country that made Filipino children more susceptible to life predicaments regarding their health, education, violence, abuse and labor.

With the theme “Kahirapan Wakasan, Karapatan ng Bata Ipaglaban”, this years’ celebration highlighted that poverty reduction starts with children, thus participation and convergence of efforts at various levels is deemed necessary to address underlying causes of poverty.

He said the municipal government shares the same thrust to protect the rights and ensure the welfare of the children pursuing along this line the completion of three Rural Health Units (RHUs) equipped with TB-DOTS facilities and capable health personnel.

Along the survival is the campaign “Magtanim Upang Wag Magutom Program” wherein climate change adaptive crops are being used in the locality.

Sarion also said that for the development of children, the town has 25 public elementary schools and 5 secondary schools, a municipal library, has scholarships for tertiary level and has created the Municipal Literacy Coordinating Council (MLCC) to ensure that the out of school children, youth and adults can avail of the functional literacy and livelihood programs.

He said that the local government is regularly conducting trainings through the Technology and Livelihood Development Center (TLDC) that helps would be entrepreneurs while the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) assists job seekers.

For the protection of children, the Daet Police Station has established the Women and Children’s Desk while the capability building was undertaken by the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Of schools, a municipal library, has scholarships for tertiary level and has created the Municipal Literacy Coordinating Council (MLCC) to ensure that the out of school children, youth and adults can avail of the functional literacy and livelihood programs.

He said that the local government is regularly conducting trainings through the Technology and Livelihood Development Center (TLDC) that helps would be entrepreneurs while the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) assists job seekers.

For the protection of children, the Daet Police Station has established the Women and Children’s Desk while the capability building was undertaken by the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) and other concerned offices.

There were also venues were children participated like the Annual Children’s Congress, the Summer Youth Camp, the Linggo ng Kabataan, The Arts Month, the Pineapple and barangay festivals, school contests and among others.

Sarion said that for the institution building, a Municipal Council for the Protection of Children (MCPC) is annually conducting the Search for the Most Child-Friendly Barangay and has adopted the local code for children.

Also in the special bodies like the Local School Board, Local Health Board, Peace and Order Council (POC) and Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) are being strengthened to address issues and concerns including those of children.

The local government unit also focuses on the construction and improvement of access roads, concreting of bridges and drainage system. Almost all settlements have electricity and access to potable water, he said.

Daet is now the seat of the Philippine Long Distrance Telephone (PLDT) major communication distribution infrastructure and this will pave way to more investments in Daet that in turn will benefit the future of our children, he said.

Meanwhile the MCPC has presented the Barangay V of Daet as the 1st prize winner of the 2013 Province’s Most Child-Friendly Barangay which was awarded recently by the provincial government during the culminating of the Children’s Month Celebration.

The Barangay V of Daet headed by Punong Barangay Augusto Magana has received P100 thousand from the provincial government.