Lingayen- – -“Let’s unite and join forces, we as officials of government and you as leaders of the church, to fully regain and recover our morals as good citizens of our community and ideal examples for the youth.”
This was emphasized by Liga ng mga Barangay federation president Amado “Pogi” I. Espino III during the national convention of the officers and members of the National Auxiliary Chaplaincy of the Philippines (NACPHIL) on November 5 at the Pangasinan Training and Development Center (PTDC).
It can be recalled that in 2011 the NACPHIL has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) under the stewardship of the late Jesse Robredo then, to conduct series of seminars regarding values formation, good governance and good citizenship program in provinces, cities, municipalities and nationwide.
Seeing the importance and relevance of the program, which aimed to promote the significance of moral recovery and values formation movement and programs, it was continuously undertaken by the national government as of present.
“Life gets tougher nowadays especially with the presence of modern technology and social media. Malaki ang impluwensiya nito sa mga kabataan,” BM Pogi said as he added that it is because of this that the government and the NACPHIL must exert all efforts to retain moral values and regain what was lost to provide a better future for the younger generation.
Meanwhile, Vice Governor Jose Ferdinand Z. Calimlim, Jr. commended the officers and members of NACPHIL for doing a great job.
“This gathering is a convergence of different churches,” the Vice Governor said further adding that the event symbolizes the group’s serious intention to institute moral recovery down to the grassroots.
The Moral Recovery program of the national government was conceptualized in 1992 by then President Fidel V. Ramos under Presidential Proclamation No. 62.
The program was launched specifically to fight corruption and eradicate poverty.
NACPHIL through Bishop Martin T. Fao-Ilan, VP for Operation-Northern Luzon expressed appreciation to the Espino administration for its support to the various programs of their group.
The annual convention, which has gathered different church leaders from Luzon to up to as far as the province of Bukidnon, focused on the theme: “Strengthening A Godly Filipino Society and Good Governance through a Righteous Leadership.” (Ruby R. Bernardino)