MOTHER-BABY FRIENDLY WORKPLACE

The city government of Baguio, led by Mayor Benjamin Magalong, Vice Mayor Faustino Olowan, and city council members, proudly awards the Mother-Baby Friendly Workplace certification to 10 barangays, 5 district health centers, and 2 academe that have taken steps to support working mothers and breastfeeding workplace during the November 17 Flag Raising Ceremony at the Baguio City Hall grounds.

The certification is anchored on several legal bases, such as the Republic Act No. 10028 (Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009), Republic Act No. 11148 (Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag-nanay Act), and the Department of Health’s Mother-Baby Friendly Workplace initiative.

The list of awardees is the following: (Barangays) Upper Quezon Hill, West Quirino Hill, Middle Quezon Hill, New Lucban, East Bayan Park, Leonilla Hill
South, Central Aurora Hill, Phil-am
DPS Compound, General Emilio F. Aguinaldo (GEFA) Lower Quirino Magsaysay

(District Health Center)
Irisan, Quezon Hill, Pinsao, Quirino Hill, Engineer’s Hill, University
Saint Louis University, University of the Philippines – Baguio. Photos by Neil Clark Ongchangco