The goal is to decrease or stop drowning incidents
With over 100 million Filipinos living in an archipelago, MILO has recognized swimming as an important skill to learn due to its life-saving properties.
MILO, in partnership with Philippine Red Cross, Swimtech, and Olympian Jenny Guerrero, added another sports program to its roster to conclude the National Disaster Resilience Month this July aiming to address the concerning occurrence of drowning in the Philippines.
The Safe Swim program is a means for young children to continue and nourish their journey through sports, and gain the skills that they would need when the need to act in emergency situations arises. It will be open to all young attendees’ parents so they too can be equipped with proper drown prevention knowledge for not only themselves, but their loved ones.Partner Philippine Red Cross will come in with life-saving lessons and modules to teach all attendees.
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