The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) has once again conferred the Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance on the City of Tagum during the celebration of the 65th Anniversary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on February 16 at The Apo View Hotel in Davao City.
The conferment was made after a Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit (CFLGA) was conducted by an interagency monitoring team from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Education (DepEd), and DSWD to measure the performance of the local government of Tagum in the implementation of its programs which brought positive results for the well-being of the children based on verifiable and quantifiable criteria and indicators.
The City of Tagum was assessed based on 12 assessment criteria: 1) Percentage reduction in the deaths among children below five years old or under-five mortality rate; 2) Percentage reduction in the number of children under-six with below normal weights; 3) Percentage increase in the number of 3-4 year-old children attending center-based day care services; 4) Completion rate for elementary schooling; 5) Absence of child labor or percentage reduction in child labor cases; 6) Percentage reduction in the number of children victims of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation (all forms, including physical violence, sexual abuse and exploitation, and trafficking in persons); 7) Safety measures for children in the community and schools; 8) Extent of mainstreaming of children’s rights to survival, development, protection and participation in the core development agenda of LGUs; 9) An ordinance establishing Barangay Violence Against Women and their Children (VAWC) Desks; 10) 2013 PhilHealth Accreditation in its main health facility or rural health unit for Maternal Care Services and Primary Care; 11) A Local School Board (LSB) Plan that is aligned with the School Improvement Plan (SIP); and 12) Completed at least 70 percent of its LSB Plan.
Of the 29 local government units in the Davao Region that were awarded with the seal by the CWC, eight were from the Province of Davao del Norte, which included LGU-Tagum.
The City of Tagum was also recognized as one of the most Child-Friendly Cities in the Philippines in 2014 when it was awarded the Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance by the CWC for its efficient delivery of social services for its children.
The Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance was received by Vice Mayor Geterito Gementiza, City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD) Officer Nora Lupiba and City Director of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Eliza Mendoza. Richi Gulle/CIO Tagum
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