09 September 2005
4 Gifts for Children
“WE owe Dagupeño children these four gifts.”
The City Health Office called on barangay health workers and department heads who attended a recent orientation/briefing to stress on the 4 Gifts for Children in a conference at the Victorio Edades Hall of the City Musuem..
The “four gifts” are the Local State of the Children Report, Local Development Plan for Children, Local Investment Plan for Children and the Local Code for Children, according to the CHO.
The local Council for the Protection of Children will work with the barangays to update existing local reports or create new plans in time for the target ‘gift giving’ in October during the celebration of National Children’s Month.
Worksheets outlining child rights, indicators and status per indicator were distributed to participants to enable them to include child rights in local development planning.
City Social Welfare and Development Officer Elsa Santillan said the local council was created to orient people on the minimum basic needs of children. City Nutrition Officer Leah Aquino facilitated the workshop.
Children have the following rights: right to life, right to a name, nationality and identity, right to health, right to be protected from abuse and neglect, right of the disabled child to special care, right to social security, right to be protected from commercial and sexual exploitation, right to education, right to rest and leisure, right to opinion, right to freedom of association and right to freedom of expression;
Right to enjoy one’s culture and religion, right to adequate standard of living, right to parental care and support, right to information, right to privacy, right to be safe in emergency or especially difficult circumstances, and right to legal assistance and appropriate judicial processes. (Sheila H. Aquino)
The City Health Office called on barangay health workers and department heads who attended a recent orientation/briefing to stress on the 4 Gifts for Children in a conference at the Victorio Edades Hall of the City Musuem..
The “four gifts” are the Local State of the Children Report, Local Development Plan for Children, Local Investment Plan for Children and the Local Code for Children, according to the CHO.
The local Council for the Protection of Children will work with the barangays to update existing local reports or create new plans in time for the target ‘gift giving’ in October during the celebration of National Children’s Month.
Worksheets outlining child rights, indicators and status per indicator were distributed to participants to enable them to include child rights in local development planning.
City Social Welfare and Development Officer Elsa Santillan said the local council was created to orient people on the minimum basic needs of children. City Nutrition Officer Leah Aquino facilitated the workshop.
Children have the following rights: right to life, right to a name, nationality and identity, right to health, right to be protected from abuse and neglect, right of the disabled child to special care, right to social security, right to be protected from commercial and sexual exploitation, right to education, right to rest and leisure, right to opinion, right to freedom of association and right to freedom of expression;
Right to enjoy one’s culture and religion, right to adequate standard of living, right to parental care and support, right to information, right to privacy, right to be safe in emergency or especially difficult circumstances, and right to legal assistance and appropriate judicial processes. (Sheila H. Aquino)
