NACOCOW 2023 Culminating Activity in BCJ-MD

BAGUIOC CITY – (October 28, 2023) The National Correctional Consciousness Week (NACOCOW) aims to raise the level of consciousness and promote awareness in both public and private sectors on the plight of prisoners, detainees, probationers, and parolees. It also made an impact on the re-socialization process of every PDL for their eventual reintegration into society.

Every year, in our effort to convey the message of hope to our less fortunate brothers and sisters deprived of liberty, we celebrate National Correctional Consciousness Week (NACOCOW), and the theme for this year is “Dekalidad na Programang pang Piitan Tungo sa Hangad na Pagbabago at Kaunlaran”

Baguio City Jail-Male Dorm Warden JSUPT APRIL ROSE AYANGWA introduces the guest of honor and speaker City Councilor Atty. Betty Lourdes Tabanda.

Councilor Tabanda delivered her inspirational message, “Being a human being regardless of sex, regardless of status, regardless of financial capability as a human being each one of us is entitled to human rights and at the same time for everybody to respect the human rights that we have,”

“This is the essence of the celebration of the National Correctional Consciousness Week, this is the essence of why we are here, this celebration calls for a lot of objectives and the theme for this year emphasizes the quality program of our PDL toward desired change and development,” Tabanda concluded.

Awarding of Certificate of Recognition to the BCJ-MD and BCJ-FD Service Providers and it follows a photo opportunity with the guest of honor and speaker and the Service Provider Awardees for the NACOCOW 2023 Closing Activity.

The Service Provider Awardees for the NACOCOW 2023 are Jesus Reigns, Shalom Jewish Ministries, Volunteer In Prison Ministry, Daughters of Mary Immaculate Inc., PAO, TESDA, Baguio Judiciary, Balik Laya, Christ Commission Fellowship, Baguio Family and Friends Lions Club, City Government of Baguio, Office of Congress Marquez Go, BCPO, CHR, DepEd, University of Baguio, Rotary North, Aura 1 Hotel, University of the Cordillera, Baguio City Fire Station, Discover Islam Baguio, Health Service Unit, PDEA, BGH ODTRC, Prison Fellowship Filipinas International, Commission on Human Rights, Seventh Day Adventist Mountain Provinces Mission, and Free Believers Christ Fellowship International. (Photos by: BCJ MD-CRS)