CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 21 (PNA) — A lady official in this port capital of 900,000 people urged parents to get inspiration from the messages of Pope Francis to always translate love into action.
City Councilor Edna Dahino, chair of the City Council Committee on Women and Affairs, said on Wednesday that the Filipino families should act as role models for their children as what Pope Francis wants.
She said that “our children sometimes will not listen to our advice. As parents, however, our children will always emulate our actions or ways of life.”
Dahino said that the parents should always be consistent as role models for the children. “The fruit will never fall far from the trunk,” she said.
The lady councilor also joined her thoughts of national thanksgiving for the visit of Pope Francis and salute the men and women who contributed to the success of the event in spite of the rains.
Dahino also thanked the media who covered the event as she praises their efforts to bring the event to homes through “live coverage.”
“May all the challenges left by His Holiness to the Filipinos be realized. May his call for mercy and compassion be responded to,” Dahino said.
Pope Francis, head of the 1.2 billion Roman Catholics around the world, came to the Philippines last January 15 on a state and pastoral visit and flew to Tacloban City where he comforted the survivors of typhoon “Yolanda” which struck on Nov. 8, 2013. (PNA)