CHILD-FRIENDLY. Batac City Vice Mayor Windell Chua distributes reading materials to Day Care pupils in this undated photo. The Batac city government is among the 14 localities in the province that will receive a child-friendly award on Feb. 2, 2023 for its programs and services promoting the health and welfare of the young. (File photo courtesy of the city government of Batac) LAOAG CITY - The 14 local government units in Ilocos Norte earlier named as among the most child-friendly in the country are set to receive the award on Feb. 2, in time for the celebration of the 205th foundation of the province. Provincial social welfare and development officer Lilian Rin said Tuesday that out of the 315 eligible local government units for the seal of child-friendly local governance nationwide, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) declared the cities of Batac and Laoag, as well as, the municipalities of Adams, Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Currimao, Dumalneg, Banna, Nueva Era, P