City Hall Children’s Learning Center cites 28 kids

City Hall Children's Learning Center cites 28 kids

The Iloilo City Government Children's Learning Center held its 5th Recognition and Moving up exercises for 28 daycare kids during a ceremony March 31.

"This is our way of giving recognition and acknowledging the efforts of children for attending the classes as well as their parents," said Mary Ann Ramos, head of City Population Office, who also supervises the facility.

Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog was pleased that the initiative was among the City Government's best practices showcased before the delegates of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during their recently-concluded socio-cultural meeting in the metropolis.

The Center offers two programs including Pre K-1 and Pre K-2 and serves children of City Hall employees to improve productivity of their parents.

The Pre K-1 caters to children ages three years old up to three years old and 11 months while the Pre K-2 is for children ages four years old up to four years old and 11 months.

Ramos said the lessons taught to children were based on the manual of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) even as the center is accredited by the Bureau of Standards. (Iloilo City PIO)

KOICA offers scholarships for city gov’t employees

KOICA offers scholarships for city gov't employees

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) through the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) -6 is offering Iloilo City government employees scholarship programs for 2017.

These include Master's Degree Programs in Public Management and Public Sector Reform, Public Administration for Local Government, and International Studies: Capacity Development of Gender Equality Leadership, and Community Development Leadership on August 2017 to December 2018; and Urban Development Policy and Global ICT Policy on August 2017 to January 2019.

Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said the scholarship programs being offered by KOICA will enable city officials and employees to expand their knowledge in public service and good governance.

KOICA will arrange and pay for the eligible participants' travel to Korea as well as cover the tuition fee, accommodation living allowance, overseas travel insurance, among others during the duration of scholarship.

Interested parties must submit original copies of endorsements from DILG regional director and local chief executive, original and certified copies from the head of Human Resource Department, curriculum vitae, certification employment, filled-up application forms of KOICA and University application in an e-copy.

Applicants must meet the following requirements in order to be qualified:

* citizen of target country;

* officially nominated by government;

* government officials or an employees in public sector;

* must not have pending administrative or criminal case;

* must hold a permanent appointment;

* must have rendered not less than three years of service in government;

* have sufficient command of both spoken and written English in order to take classes conducted entirely in English and to be able to write academic reports and theses in English;

* university or college graduate or have an equivalent educational background;

* in good health, both physically and mentally (pregnancy is a disqualifying condition);

* have not participated in KOICA's scholarship program or any of Korean government's scholarship program before; and

* preferably be under 40 years old.

Former participant who had once withdrawn from the program due to failure to attain certain grades, a violation of rules of the training institute, or false entry is not allowed to re-apply. (Iloilo City PIO)

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Iloilo City Population Office to launch U4U Teen Trail in 2 more schools

ILOILO City- The Iloilo City Population Office in partnership with the Commission on Population (POPCOM) plans to launch the You-for-You (U4U) Teen Trial in two more public high schools here.
The U4U is a communication campaign initiated by POPCOM which aims to prevent early sex among teens.
"This year, we plan to run the U4U Teen Trail in two other public schools which are Ramon Avanceña National High School and Iloilo City National High School," said Rachelle Lapascua, City Population Program Officer II.
The U4U Teen Trail was already launched in Jalandoni Memorial National High School, Fort San Pedro National High School and Mandurriao National High School.
The U4U Teen Trail also targets to increase Filipino youth's awareness on delaying sexual debut, preventing teen pregnancy and avoiding sexually transmitted infections.
The targets of U4U Teen Trails are teenagers aged 10 to 17 years old.
Based on the record of City Population Office, there were 1,753 cases of teenage pregnancy in 2016 which is lower compared to 2015 with 2,266 cases.
However, while the City Population Office noted that there was a drop in the total number of teenage pregnancy, cases of girls aged 10 to 14 years old who got pregnant in 2016 increased.
Out of 1, 753 cases of teenage pregnancy in 2016, there were 18 girls, aged 10 to 14 years old who got pregnant.
Ramon Tentia, Program Officer II, said the U4U Teen Trail is expected to be launched in two schools in the third quarter of this year. 
Tentia also said the U4U Teen Trail will be a good tool to educate the youth especially on the ill-effects of early sexual involvement.
Meanwhile, aside from U4U Teen Trail, the City Population Office also has Kwentuhang Pangkabataan and Adolescent Health and Development Programs for in-school youth and out-of-school youth