The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) – Quirino, together with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Social Welfare Development (DSWD), conducted an assessment and round-table discussion on the performance of the six (6) Local Government Units (LGUs) of Quirino in terms of the delivery of social services that promote the welfare of children on June 4-7, 2018.
Under the Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit (CFLGA), all cities and municipalities shall be assessed to measure their level of performance in implementing child-friendly programs and instituting measures that promote children’s welfare.
This year’s Provincial Audit Team composed of Rowena R. Gulgulway of the DILG Quirino, Lyn R. Catolico of the DepEd and Aireen U. Gazmen of the DSWD checked if the LGUs implement programs that satisfy the 12 indicators. These indicators are: 1) reduction in the deaths among children below five years old; 2) reduction in the number of children under six years old with below normal weights; 3) increase in the number of 3-4-year-old children attending center-based day care services; 4) completion rate for elementary schooling; 5) absence of child labor or percentage reduction in child labor cases; 6) reduction in the number of children victims of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation; 7) presence of safety measures for children in the community and schools; 8) extent of mainstreaming of children’s rights to survival, development, protection and participation in the core development agenda of LGUs; 9) presence of ordinance establishing Violence Against Women and their Children (VAWC) Desks; 10) PhilHealth accreditation in its main health facility or rural health unit for Maternal Care Services and Primary Care; 11) presence of Local School Board (LSB) Plan that is aligned with the School Improvement Plan (SIP); and 12) at least 70% completion of its LSB Plan.
Schedule of audit for each of the LGUs in Quirino are as follows: Diffun and Cabarroguis – June 4, 2018; Aglipay and Saguday – June 5, 2018; and Nagtipunan and Maddela – June 7, 2018.
Result show that all the six (6) LGUs passed the provincial audit with Maddela garnering the highest score of 41 or a rating of 92%.
Last year, all the six (6) LGUs in Province were conferred with the Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance. DILG Quirino hopes for a 100% passing rate for CY 2018.
LGOO II Blessing Grace G. Sagun
