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Department of Social Welfare and Development
+ February 14, 2021 THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Central Visayas will hold a Blue Umbrella Day (BUD) on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in support to the National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation held from February 8 to 14.
1. Encouraged to bring a blue umbrella
The DSWD-Central Visayas said in a statement that employees of every division or unit are encouraged to bring a blue umbrella and have it opened for the whole day.
2. Protecting boys from abuse
The agency said this international movement, which aims at protecting boys that emerged out of a cross-country study that included India, Guyana, Paraguay, and the Philippines, supports this year s theme: We must Protect Boys Just as We Protect Girls.