(Unsplash) Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte has described as an "alarming trend" the rise child labor cases in the Philippines. “The incidence of child labor in many parts of the globe, including the Philippines, has tremendously increased over the years. This is an alarming trend....
Around 50 former child laborers in Manila received education kits from the Manila Field Office of the Department of Labor and Employment-National Capital Region (MFO DOLE-NCR), the city government announced on Tuesday, June 20. The "Araw ng Kalayaan Para sa Batang Malaya Project Angel Tree...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Since it started the implementation of Project Against Child Exploitation (ACE) in this city in September 2020, World Vision Philippines said it is still beset with challenges, including the unfamiliarity of some barangays with the real meaning of child labor. A PERSONNEL...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment-Central Visayas (DOLE-7) has intensified its efforts to eliminate child labor in Negros Oriental (NegOr). The agency reported that child labor in NegOr is prevalent. Ma. Teresa Tanquiamco, officer-in-charge of DOLE-7’s Negros Oriental Field...
ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Rep. Rey Reyes has slammed the seeming lack of a focused government response to the worsening child labor problem in the country. (Unsplash) “The half a million jump in the number of child laborers in the country from 2020 should be raising red flags. This is...
Some of the victim-survivors of child labor who were identified and provided with various interventions in Carcar City, Cebu province by DSWD-Field Office. (DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Wednesday, Feb. 1 that it has...
ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has pumped livelihood projects worth P2.48 million to curb child labor in the island province of Guimaras. Parents listen intently to DOLE-6 Regional Director Sixto Rodriguez Jr. during the turn-over of Php 2.48 million worth of projects...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) committed to strengthen its efforts to address child labor in the country by implementing various initiatives that seek to benefit child laborers and their families. (Photo by Nuno Alberto on Unsplash) The DSWD said it is one with the Duterte...
Environmental justice group BAN Toxics and Caraga State University are partnering to raise awareness on toxic chemicals for public health and environmental safety. To formalize this move, BAN Toxics and the Mineral Resources Management Research and Training Center of Caraga State University will...
