More than 200 couples to say 'I do' Dec. 5
ROXAS CITY – More than 200 couples have been registered by the Office of the Population Commission (PopCom) in Roxas City for the upcoming wedding festival on December 5 at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral here as part of the Sinadya sa Halaran (SSH) activities from Dec. 4 to 8 this year.
"This is a result of our citywide Responsible Parenthood advocacy," noted City Population Officer Remedios Laplana during an SSH working committees general meeting.
The list of the couples who will march for the wedding rites dubbed "Tambi-Palad" includes a 98-year old groom, and pregnant brides with a number of children, among others.
The city government has created a Roxas City Responsible Parenting Movement (RPM) Team composed of members from PopCom, City Health Office (CHO), City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), City Agriculture Office (CAO) as well as non-government organizations like Capiz Women, Inc. (CWI), Couples for Christ (CFC), and Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC).
PopCom Regional Director Vicente Molejona has turned over a check worth P120,000.00 for the Roxas City's population office last October for the city's RPM program.
The provincial government also received a check worth P206,000.00 during the turnover ceremony as partial release for the province's RPM program.
RPM aims to awaken the parents' sense of responsibility and commitment towards their family, neighbors, community, society and nation as a whole towards the attainment of sustainable human development. (PIA/A.Lumaque)