3,000 Cotabato City students join Global Handwashing Day

COTABATO CITY —Some 3,000 students from the Notre Dame Village National High School joined the city government-initiated simultaneous observance of the Global Handwashing Day, held at the People's Palace grounds and the city plaza.

Mayor Frances Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi said thousands of youths and adults joined last Wednesday's citywide activity in line with the global cleanliness and healthy lifestyle advocacy.

"We started at around 7 a.m. This handwashing activity is in partnership with the Department of Education 12, UNICEF, and the Rotary Clubs of Cotabato East, Cotabato and Cotabato City South," said Guiani-Sayadi, stressing the importance of personal hygiene for a healthier community.

Global Handwashing Day 2018 was simultaneously observed on October 15, Monday with the theme,  “Clean hands:  A recipe for health.”—Gil Acosta Lao/LBG, GMA News