DILG R5 commends thirty-two (32) Local Government Units (LGUs) in the Bicol Region that passed the 2024 Child-Friendly Local Government Audit (CFLGA) and will be conferred with the Seal of Child-Friendly Local Government (SCFLG).

The CFLGA is a mandatory audit system implemented since 2014 which assesses the LGU performance in the delivery of social services and programs for child and youth welfare.

Out of one hundred fourteen (114) Local Government Units assessed in the region, seven (7) Cities and twenty-five (25) Municipalities successfully met the criteria of CFLGA. This recognition is a manifestation of the LGUs’ commitment to ensure the progressive realization of the children’s rights to survival, development, protection and participation.