Photo caption: MOST CHILD-FRIENDLY LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS. DSWD Regional Director Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre award the plaque and P50,000 each Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia (top) and La Carlota City Mayor Juliet Marie D. Ferrer to winners of the Presidential Search for Most Child-Friendly LGUs in the Regional Level. Bacolod is a highly-urbanized city while La Carlota is the winner for 4th to 6th class municipalities.  Also in photo (extreme right) are Social Welfare Officer IV Susan Mogato and Bacolod City Social Welfare and Development Officer Sally Abelarde joining the awarding. the Presidential Award for the Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities was conceptualized with the goal of encouraging local government units to be “child-friendly”.  The Presidential Award for the Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities was initiated by the Council for the Welfare of Children pursuant to Executive Order No. 184 entitled “Establishing the Presidential Award for the Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities” issued on December 13, 1999.  The Presidential Award is conferred to deserving local government units in recognition of their vital role in the sustained promotion of children’s rights to survival, development, protection and participation as well as in ensuring child-friendly governance.