City to celebrate Family Week
BACOLOD CITY — The Bacolod City Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) will be celebrating “City Wide Family Week Celebration” starting September 21 to 27 with the theme “Si Nanay Matatag sa Lahat ng Bagay”.
This celebration is in accordance to Section 12 Article 11 of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines that the state recognizes the sanctity of family life and shall protect and strengthen the family as a basic autonomous social institution. Whereas, Proclamation No. 60 dated September 1992 declares the last week of September and every year thereafter as the Family Week.
This celebration will emphasize on the importance of family, enhance growth and normal activities of the family; strengthening family relationship, solidarity and actively promote total development of the Filipino family; and enabling the family to make significant contributions to the barangay.
Activities in line are: poster making contest spearheaded by the Department of Education, Family Thanksgiving Day headed by the Local Council of the Filipino Family (CLFF), Family Forum, Media Hopping, Training in Reflexology which will be facilitated by the City Cooperative and Livelihood Development Office, and DSSD-Family Day which will be participated by all staff of the Department of Social Services.
For more information contact at telephone numbers (034) 432-1602 or 433-5924.