Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga
Regional Committee on the Filipino Family
FAMILY WEEK CELEBRATION
Butuan City
September 21- 27, 2009
Regional Committee on the Filipino Family
FAMILY WEEK CELEBRATION
Butuan City
September 21- 27, 2009
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DSWD Caraga Director Mercedita P. Jabagat and chairperson of the Regional Committee on the Filipino Family (RCFF) (top left) welcomes the participants from different line agencies and local government units on September 23, 2009 at Butuan City Hall grounds as DSWD leads the opening activities of the weeklong celebration of the Family Week which bears the theme “Si Nanay: Matatag sa Lahat ng Bagay! Butuan City Vice Mayor Dino Claudio Sanchez (bottom right) graces the occasion. In his message, Hon. Sanchez lauds mothers because they perform multi-roles in nurturing the family. The opening activities included a foot parade and a “hataw.” The foot parade started at the Agusan del Norte Capitol grounds and ended at the Butuan City Hall grounds, where the “hataw” followed. Dir. Carmencita Cochingco of NEDA and ARD Cagas and ARD Mita Lim of DOLE and DSWD, respectively, attended the opening activities. The Family Week is celebrated on September 21- 27, 2009. (Leah Quintana, DSWD-13/ PIA-Caraga)