No street caroling for kids — DSWD

[hagiber]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has announced an air-conditioned alternative to the daredevil spectacle of children running after cars near stoplights to sing their often dissonant rendition of "Ang Pasko ay Sumapit."

Soon you may get the chance to hear them serenade you inside your friendly neighborhood Megamall.

Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman said the DSWD is thinking of banning children from caroling on the streets of Metro Manila.

"It’s very dangerous for children to be on the road, much more when they chase cars. They may be hit by speeding vehicles so they are better off off the road," she said.

The DSWD expects many children to go street caroling as Christmas approaches, especially along major thoroughfares like EDSA and Roxas Boulevard.

Soliman said that while it may be a way to keep the Christmas spirit alive, the practice places the lives of the young carolers in danger.

"In the past, some of these children got sideswiped and even directly hit by speeding vehicles. We don’t want this to happen again this Christmas season," she said.

[mantoy]

hmmm, sana nga...

[theveed]

who's gonna stop the kids from doing it?

[SunTzu]

hmm..naalala ko tuloy noong mga bata pa kami..nangangaroling kami sa mga kalapit na village... masaya at productive..hayyy...sana wag naman masira ang tradition na ito....sana sa mga major thoroughfare lang applicable yan..