27/11/2025
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐: ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ธ๐น๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐น ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ
In line with the national observance of the ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Aklan Field Office conducted its third ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐น ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ activity for 2025 on ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ต ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ธ๐ฎ, ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ผ. The event carried the national theme, โ๐๐๐ผ๐๐พ ๐พ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐: ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐๐จ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฃ!โ, which underscores the urgent call to protect children from all forms of online and offline abuse, exploitation, and hazardous labor.
The activity benefitted ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ from Barangay Manika and nearby barangays. Each beneficiary received a school bag, school supplies, and a hygiene kit, while parents were provided with relief goods aimed at augmenting their household needs. These interventions reflect DOLEโs commitment not only to addressing the immediate vulnerabilities of child laborers but also to reinforcing a community-wide responsibility to uphold childrenโs rights and welfare.
Project Angel Tree forms a key component of the ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ (๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ), a flagship program of DOLE that seeks to eradicate child labor through integrated, community-driven approaches. Beyond the distribution of goods, the program is designed to:
๐ Promote education and prevent child labor by encouraging children to stay in school;
๐ Provide family support through livelihood opportunities, employment facilitation, and linkages with government and private partners;
๐ Raise awareness on childrenโs rights, safe environments, and protection from all forms of abuse and exploitation;
๐ Mobilize stakeholdersโreferred to as โangelsโโwho contribute resources, services, and expertise to advance the vision of a child labor-free Philippines.
By bringing partners, parents, and children together in one venue, the Project Angel Tree activity served as a platform to reiterate the importance of shared governance, where government institutions, private entities, and communities collaborate to eliminate child labor at its roots.
The November activity in Libacao is part of a broader year-long campaign to combat child labor in Aklan. Earlier, on ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฎ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ, DOLE Aklan, in partnership with ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฏ๐ผ and ๐๐๐ ๐๐ธ๐น๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ผ, organized the ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐ฃ: ๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง-๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ผ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฃ in celebration of the ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ.
This event served both as a fundraising activity and an advocacy platform, generating community engagement and awareness about the realities faced by child laborers. Proceeds from the run supported the โ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐นโ campaign, which has since benefited children in Kalibo, Banga, and now Libacao by providing essential school supplies and hygiene kitsโcritical tools that help them stay in school and away from hazardous work.
The fight against child labor cannot be carried out by government alone. The success of Project Angel Tree and its related campaigns is made possible through the strong and consistent involvement of partners and sponsors who contribute time, resources, and expertise.
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