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Friday, March 29, 2024

Pasay City promotes children’s good health

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THE city government of Pasay held its 14th State of the City’s Children Address on Friday aimed at promoting and protect children’s rights and providing them with good health and quality of education.

Mayor Antonino Calixto gave assurances promotion and protection of children’s rights was the top priority of his administration, noting children would greatly contribute to the city’s future growth and success.

“Aside from providing the children with quality education, we also want to make sure that the children are healthy physically and mentally so that they will learn their lessons well inside the classroom,” said Calixto during the event held at the Cuneta Astrodome.

Pasay City Mayor Antonino Calixto

He emphasized his message to the children that one of the goals of the city was to install air-condition units in all public schools.

He also stressed the need of the city schools to be connected to the internet for easier access to educational materials by the teachers and the students.

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Calixto asked the students, the parents and other residents to work hand in hand and cooperate with the government so that all plans and programs of the city would be successful.

He also informed the audience that the government would work harder because the city wants to retain the National Literacy Awards title.

“Being given the National Literacy Awards has motivated us to improve our programs for the city. We want to win the award again because this is absolute proof that our programs are effective and beneficial to our constituents,” he said.

Local government officials, employees, businessmen, civic groups, students, senior and concerned citizens attended the event.

This year’s theme “Isulong, Kalidad ng Edukasyon Para sa Lahat ng Bata,” according to City Social Welfare and Development Office chief Rosalinda Orobia, centered on education and the improvement of the quality of education in the city.

“We want the people to know that the needs of the children in Pasay City are being provided by the city, and we want to provide them with proper health care and education for them to grow into responsible citizens in the future,” said Orobia.

Among the health ad nutrition programs being implemented by the city government are newborn screening, expanded program on immunization, micronutrient deficiencies prevention and control program, better oral health for the community, infant and young children nutrition, operation timbang plus, food supplementation program, integrated management of childhood illnesses, and control of tuberculosis in children.

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