(Lei Tapang / Save the Children Philippines / file photo) A child rights organization called on the government to ensure that policies and laws for the benefit of learners with disabilities are strengthened and fully implemented. “Learners with disabilities have long been impacted by different...
With the passage of the Inclusive Education Act, educators expressed confidence that no Filipino child with a disability will be turned away and left behind in education. (Photo from Unsplash) “The future of children with disabilities is brighter in inclusive classrooms and schools,” said E-Net...
LONDRES, United Kingdom – More than 20 Ukrainian children with cancer have been airlifted to the UK, the government said on Monday, as an appeal began for Britons to take in refugees in their homes. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the 21 children had been receiving treatment in Ukraine but...
A congressman from the supposed opposition bailiwick of Bicol has praised President Duterte for all he has done for the protection of women and children during his six-year term in Malacañang. (Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said the President has approved various...
(Photo from DepEd) The Department of Education (DepEd) assured that it will continue to support schools that are located in far-flung areas after its Last Mile Schools Program marked a milestone with the first-ever completed school in Eastern Visayas. “This is only the first step to the many...
The Mandaluyong City local government is set to open a protection center which aims to help and shelter women, children, and LGBTIQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Questioning) members who are victims of abuse and discrimination. (Photo from Mandaluyong LGU) The groundbreaking...
Senatorial aspirant Salvador Panelo is mulling the passage of a law that mandates the government to provide free special education and therapy sessions for children with special needs. Panelo also said he wants to obligate the government to establish care facilities for special children throughout...
MATUGUINAO, SAMAR - Christmas came early for dozens of children in a former insurgency-infested municipality located in the tri-boundary of Northern, Western, and Eastern Samar. Letecea Tumagara, 42, beamed with joy as she saw her four children receive toys, food, slippers, and hygiene kits from...
"No child was born evil." This, in a nutshell, is senatorial candidate and former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque's justification behind his opposition to the proposed lowering of the minimum age of criminal responsibility to nine years old. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Roque, who is part of...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones underscored the greater need to protect learners from all forms of abuse especially those that may take place online. (Photo from Unsplash) “The danger is very real. I'm not speaking from just reading statistical reports on how children are harmed,” Briones...
"We don't want to show our children that we're scared." The world is watching and praying for the Ukraine-Russia conflict to dissipate. It's heartbreaking to see Ukrainians fight for their country, more so when we see families and children being affected. Mom with her two children hide in subway...
President Duterte remembered his circumcision experience during his late-night public address on Monday, Feb. 21, which he described as "traumatic." President Duterte's "Talk to the People" on Feb. 21, 2022. (RTVM Screenshot) "Ako, ma-remember ko, ang una kong bakuna tapos yung pag-tuli ko (I...
