Naga City Receives ‘Gawad Kampeon ng Kabataan 2009″ for its Youth Programs
December 14th, 2009
NAGA CITY --- This multi-awarded local government unit again received an award, this time the ?Gawad Kampeon sa Kabataang Pilipino 2009?, to be given by the National Youth Commission (NYC) for the city?s ?most outstanding programs for the youth sector?.
City Councilor Ray-An Rentoy, received Thursday the award in behalf of the city government from Pres, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during ceremonies in Malacanang.
Rentoy attributed the city?s latest honor to the outgoing administration of Mayor Jesse Robredo whose governance is focused on people empowerment, including the youth sector.
Only last Nov. 25, the city, through First Lady Atty. Leny Robredo, a foremost woman?s rights advocate, received in the Most Outstanding Violence Against Women (VAW) -Responsive LGU in the Philippines.
The board of judges, according to Rentoy, took note of the city pioneering programs like the Quality Universal Elementary Education in Naga (QUEEN) and QUEEN-Plus which ensure that children of school age in the city have the opportunity to finish basic and secondary education by eliminating barriers to public education admission.
Another program of note is the expanded ?Sanggawadan? which enlarges the menu of benefits to parents who will ensure that their children are in school for the school children to achieve high classroom retention rates.
Reinforcing the Sanggawadan program is the Sangguniang Kabataan?s approval to allocate 70 percent of its budget for educational assistance to indigent students.
Rentoy said the SK leadership is looking forward to work even more actively with the incoming new city administration to enhance other programs like the City Yout Officials (CYO) and the Iskolar ng Ciudad programs. The CYO has been awarded by the Galing Pook Foundation as an innovative program in 2007. It allows the youth to serve hands-on as city officials, from the mayor down to department heads, for a significant period in summer and receive allowances that they will need in enrolling for the incoming school year.
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