ANGELES CITY—The city government here under the leadership of Mayor Carmelo Lazatin, Jr. has been conferred the 2022 Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance, courtesy of the Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit.
Angeles City garnered a 92.46 rating in the said audit ranking, placing it 14th among all the local government units in Central Luzon.
This was apparently on account of Mayor Lazatin having a special place in his heart for children, evinced by the city government’s aggressive priority and welfare program for the youngsters.
In 2019, Lazatin initiated the continuous city-wide reach-out operations for homeless children as the city government aims to provide decent shelter tor street kids.
Mayor Lazatin strengthened the program last 2022 as an initiative to curb mendicancy in the city. Butch Gunio
“No Angeleño youth will be left behind in terms of education,” the mayor stressed. With this, the city government provided free school supplies and gear to all public school students and day care learners in the city.
“Patuloy ko pong bibigyan ng pansin ang kapakanan ng mga batang Angeleño dahil naniniwala ako na sila ang magiging malaki at importanteng parte ng ating hinaharap (I will continue to give attention to the welfare of the children of Angeles because I believe that they will be a big and important part of our future),” Lazatin said.
He Lazatin also acknowledged the tireless efforts of the City Social Welfare and Development Office, headed by Edna Duaso, in implementing programs that ensure the welfare of every Angeleño child.