Binigyang pagkilala ng Department of the Interior and Local Government ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Quezon City dahil sa paglaban kontra human trafficking at pang-aabuso laban sa mga kababaihan.
Base sa liham ni DILG-National Capital Region Director Maria Lourdes Agustin, binigyan ng perfect score ng kagawaran ang lokal na pamahalaan sa pamumuno ni Mayor Joy Belmonte.
Nasungkit ng Quezon City ang perfect score base sa criteria na Organization (10 percent), Meetings (10 percent), Policies, Plan and Budget (40 percent), at Accomplishments (40 percent).
Kinilala rin ng DILG ang Quezon City Committee on Anti-Trafficking and Violence Against Women and their Children dahil sa aktibong pakikiisa sa 2022 Local Committees on Anti-Trafficking and Violence Against Women and their Children (LCAT-VAWC) functionality assessment.
“The Regional Inter-Agency Monitoring Team (RIMT) commends the Committee for its accomplishments and for introducing ideas or innovations which added value to the implementation of programs on anti-trafficking and violence against women and children,” pahayag ni Agustin.
“We hope that these assessment results and recommendations will serve as guides in determining the next steps and areas for improvement that must be taken into consideration in order for the Committee to level-up its performance,” dagdag ni Agustin.
Nagpasalamat naman si Belmonte sa pagkilala na iginawad ng DILG.
“This recognition would fuel our drive to further improve our programs, projects and policies on violence against women and children and anti-trafficking,” pahayag ni Bemonte.