• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO
The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is enjoining the City of Bacolod to participate and support activities in observance of the National Children’s Month for the whole month of November.
The resolution authored by Councilor Celia Matea Flor said Republic Act 10661, enacted by the Philippine government, officially designates the month of November every year as “National Children’s Month” with the aim of promoting and safeguarding the rights and welfare of children.
The declaration of November as National Children’s Month harmonizes with the global acknowledgement of children’s rights, as it signifies the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the United Nations General Assembly on Nov. 20, 1989, underscoring the universal significance of this momentous event, it said.
It is of paramount significance for the City of Bacolod to energetically participate in and endorse activities and initiatives designed to enhance public awareness of children’s rights, foster a secure and nurturing environment for children, and promote their holistic development-physically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially, the resolution said.
The 32nd observance of the NCM this November 2024 will focus on violence against children, with the theme “Break the Prevalence, End the Violence: Protecting Children, Creating a Safe Philippines,” it added.*
