City Ordinance No. 378 Ser.2004 - 'Child Youth and Family Welfare and 
Development Code of Bacolod City'

     The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod came up with an ordinance No. 378, entitled "Child Youth and Family Welfare and Development Code of Bacolod City," which is an ordinance institutionalizing a comprehensive child, youth, and family welfare development program and support system in the city of Bacolod, providing funds therefore, and for other purposes.
     This ordinance will be under the supervision of Honorable Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia, Chairman for Implementation, who with the help of the concerned implementing city departments will ensure the establishment, operation, and sustainability.
     It is the vision of the city to be a Child Friendly City with healthy, well educated and protected children, who are free from all forms of violence in a community which molds them into God-centered, goal and value-oriented, participative prime movers of society. Also the city recognizes the role of the family in the upbringing and development of children in nation building and believes that those who have less in life shall have more in laws, programs and concern.
     As the hope of the future, the city believes that we should recognize the child's vital role in society. Therefore, the city shall effectively promote, fully enhance and institutionalize their survival, protection, development and participation rights within the framework of advancing their general welfare in the furtherance of their integrated, sustainable and equitable development. In addition, it recognizes that the rights of children to survive and develop shall be considered in the context of their family as the fundamental duty-holders, caregivers and protectors and it shall therefore render appropriate assistance to their families, especially the parents and legal guardians in the performance of their child-rearing responsibilities and shall ensure the establishments and sustainability programs, facilities and services for the proper care and development of children and the empowerment of their families.
     The ordinance stands that the family being the foundation of the nation is a basic social institution which the city of Bacolod shall cherish and protect. Consequently, family relations are governed by law, and no custom, practice or agreement destructive of the family shall therefore be recognized or given effect.
     Under its provision the government shall establish, implement, operationalize and sustain a comprehensive program for child survival and development in coordination with the City Council for Protection of Children, Local Health Board, City Nutrition Council, Local School Board, and in cooperation, other concerned government agencies, non-government organizations, the Barangays, and the community.
     Comprehensive programs are also made for child protection, participation, for the youth, family, disabled person, city ordinances on women and gender, and many more. (PIO-CMO/mdd)

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