SoLeyte provincial children’s council to distribute 300 slippers to children

By ES GORNE, PIA Southern Leyte
October 7, 2011

MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte  –  The Southern Leyte Provincial Council for the Protection of Children will initiate for the distribution of 300 pairs of rubber slippers to children in the municipality of Sogod to highlight the Children’s Month celebration this year.

Lead by Sangguniang Panlalawigan Board Member Daisy Gamale, who is the chairman of the Provincial Council for the Protection of Children, a culmination program on the celebration of the Children’s Month has been set on October 18, 2011, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) senior staff Amelita Malazarte, who is also the designated Public Information Officer disclosed to PIA today.

Pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 267 issued in 1993, the National Council for the Welfare of Children together with the Regional Sub-Committee for the Welfare of Children spearheads the celebration of October as the National Children’s Month in recognition of Filipino children as the most valuable assets of the nation and their vital role in nation-building.

Malazarte said on October 18, the provincial council will start with the distribution of 300 pairs of rubber slippers to public school elementary Grade Six pupils in the morning which shall be followed with a motorcade right after the lunch and a short program at Sogod, Southern Leyte.

The said activity will also be graced with the presence of Provincial Governor Damian G. Mercado, PSWDO Provincial Head Nelita Gomez, among other provincial key officials and personnel, she said.

Meanwhile, Malazarte also reported that other local councils based at the municipalities in the province also initiated their respective activities such as conduct of mass, cheer dance competitions, parade, ground demonstrations, draw and tell, literary contest and mass feeding to day care children.

She added that other activities includes the hanging of streamers and radio guesting at local radio stations to further promote awareness of the children’s welfare and needs.