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Dir. Ching Condoy (center, handing the Certificate of Recognition) joined by other representatives of the member agencies of the Regional Sub-Committee on Welfare of Children (RSCWC) during the awarding ceremony.

The Regional Sub-Committee for the Welfare of Children – Region 02 (RSCWC) conferred the 2016 Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance (SCFLG) award to 88 local government units (LGUs) in Cagayan Valley to recognize their commitment in creating and ensuring a child- friendly environment and governance.

Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02 (FO2) Director Ponciana P. Condoy handed over the certificates of recognition and seals to the local chief executives and representatives of LGU awardees during the Regional Awarding Ceremony held on July 24, 2017 in Tuguegarao City. Dir. Condoy is joined by the members of the RSCWC during the said awarding ceremony.

The sixteen (16) Most Eligible LGU’s for SCFLG for 3 consecutive years and four (4) 2015 Presidential SCFLG awardees were presented with plaque of recognition.

The 16 most eligible LGUs for 3 consecutive years are as follows: Itbayat, Batanes; for the Province of Cagayan: Sta.Teresita, Alcala,Buguey,Penablanca; for Province of Isabela: Alicia, San Guillermo, Sta. Maria, Burgos, Jones and San Mateo; for the Province of Nueva Vizcaya: Bagabag and Ambaguio, and for the Province of Quirino: Aglipay and Nagtipunan.

The 2015 Presidential SCFLG awardees are Santiago City, Independent Componet City and  Ilagan City, Component City, while the shortlisted municipalities for the 2015 Presidential Awarding Ceremony are Mahatao, Batanes and Roxas, Isabeal.                                                                    

The Child-Friendly Philippines framework promotes child-friendly local governance wherein local government units (LGUs) give priority to children in their planning, budgeting, legislation and delivery of services and is able to assure that all children enjoy their rights classified as survival, development, protection and participation. One of the strategies developed to achieve a Child-Friendly Philippines is the Seal of Child Friendly Local Governance (SCFLG) which is a recognition system for LGUs that deliver positive results for children’s well being.

The Seal of Child Friendly Local Governance is complemented by the Department of the Interior and Local Government Memorandum Circular (DILG MC) 2014-80 issued on July 7, 2014 endorsing the Child Friendly Local Governance Audit (CFLGA) to all Provincial Governors, City and Municipal Mayors, the ARMM Regional Governor, DILG Regional Directors, and other concerned parties. Likewise, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Education (DepEd) issued Administrative Order No. 03 s. of 2014 and Memorandum No. 97 s. of 2014, respectively, for the designation of representatives to the Child Friendly Local Governance Audit Team otherwise called the Interagency Monitoring Task Force (IMTF).

LGUs that will pass the CFLGA will be conferred the Seal of Child Friendly Local Governance by the CWC.

Other highlights of the awarding ceremony were the recognition of the Child Labor-Free Establishment in the region by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the signing of the Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1 on the Implementation of “Help me Converge Program to Address Child Labor” by all members of the RSCWC. ### By: Gela Flor R. Perez, Regional Information Officer II