Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte will lead the 43rd Camp Pag-ibig for special children at the Balara filtration plant on Feb. 17 to provide them with an opportunity to interact and socialize with one another.
At a media briefing, former city councilor Jorge Banal Sr., Philippine Association for the Intellectually Disabled Inc. president, said the event would give about 2,000 special children the opportunity to enhance their socialization skills toward full integration and participation in the community.
“You see, these special children do behave like any other ordinary kids when they are at the camp,” he told reporters.
Banal said the group has partnered with Belmonte and Raymond John Fullido, Junior Chamber International Capitol-Quezon City chapter president, to mark the 43rd Camp Pag-ibig year.
“The activity is a landmark project of the JCI Capitol-Quezon City to bring us more international awards,” Fullido said.
The event will coincide with the National Intellectual Disability Week, Banal said.
“Belmonte will deliver an inspirational message at the opening of Camp Pag-ibig,” he said.
When asked if the participation of Belmonte has something to do with politics, Banal said: “we are non-partisan.”
The vice mayor is running in the mid-term election to replace Mayor Herbert Bautista.
Meanwhile, Belmonte distributed relief packs to close to 240 families who were victimized by a fire in Barangay Bagong Pag-asa on Saturday.