BUILDING UP CHILDREN

BUILDING UP CHILDREN --- The 24th National Children's Month celebration in the ARMM ended November 28 with a Children's Congress at Estosan Garden Hotel in Cotabato City. The Congress gathered more than 40 children ages three to five years old, currently attending Child Development Centers in the six clustered provinces of the region and Marawi City.

Children participants, who emerged as winners from their respective provinces, competed in various creative talent expositions, including singing, poetry recitation, dancing, drawing, and storytelling.

Kay Lintongan, DSWD specialist on child and youth welfare, said  the program was designed for children to practice their right to participation, as well as for them to showcase their talents and creativity and build their self confidence.

The National Children’s Month Celebration happens in November of every year in pursuant to Republic Act 10661, or National Children’s Month Act. The declaration commemorates the adoption of the convention on the Rights of the Child by the United Nations General Assembly on November 20, 1989. It seeks to instill the rights of the child in the Filipino consciousness. This year’s theme is “Isulong: Kalidad na Edukasyon para sa Lahat ng Bata!” (BUREAU OF PUBLIC INFORMATION – ARMM / MINDANAO EXPOSE’)