Identified local government units, non-government organizations, the church and community are set to sign a memorandum of agreement intended to bolster local efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor in Oriental Negros, to be held at Bethel Guesthouse, Dumaguete City.

The MOA stipulates the roles and obligations of the institutions towards the protection and development of children, particularly in the elimination of the worst forms of child labor in the province.

Spearheaded by the St. Maria Goretti Development Education Foundation, Inc., the signing of the MOA on Inter-LGU/NGO/Church and community cooperation will be attended by representatives of the different participating LGUs and NGOs, together with Gov. George Arnaiz and Arturo Umbac, who chairs the Provincial Council for the Welfare of Children.*RG

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