The Oky Philippines Period Tracker App, a free mobile application where young Filipinas can track their menstrual cycle and learn evidence-based information about reproductive health, was launched on Friday, May 26, in line with the upcoming worldwide celebration of Menstrual Hygiene Day on the...
The recent report released by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) confirming that over one million children in the Philippines missed out their routine vaccine shots in 2021 is a bit concerning, to say the least. UNICEF estimates that globally, 67 million children “missed out entirely or...
Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday, April 27, called on the Department of Health (DOH) and local government units (LGUs) to come up with concrete strategies and interventions to reduce the number of children who have not received any routine vaccine. Binay said targeting zero-dose children and...
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) expressed its concern as over one million children in the Philippines missed out their routine vaccine shots in 2021. UNICEF estimates that globally, 67 million children "missed out entirely or partially on routine immunization" between 2019 and 2021....
(https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/CHILDREN_PHOTO_6f3e3ce413/CHILDREN_PHOTO_6f3e3ce413.jfif) Photo credit: UNICEF/UN0579231/Htet UNITED NATIONS – Some 67 million children partially or fully missed routine vaccines globally between 2019 and 2021 because of...
DAVAO CITY – The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund has expressed alarm over the shooting incident in Pikit, North Cotabato in which a 13-year-old student was killed and two other students were wounded on Valentine’s Day. “The killing of innocent children is unacceptable...
House members are pursuing the immediate approval of a bill that, if enacted, would grant parents of children with disabilities (CWDs) a P2,000 monthly subsidy or "ayuda" from the government. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) The measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.6743, was filed by Davao City 1st...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, Jan. 30, revealed that the K-12 curriculum that aimed to equip Filipino senior high graduates with globally competitive skills failed in its promise to bring employment. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the Basic Education Report...
Children from different areas of the Philippines wrote to Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte about their dreams to have better facilities, classrooms, and school supplies, among others, as part of the United Nations Children's Fund‘s (UNICEF’s) initiative called “Letters to...
The Government of Japan and UNICEF Philippines turned over 400 educational tablets containing digital learning materials in select mother tongues of Eastern Visayas to support at least 800 Samar and Norther Samar learners classified as non-readers and struggling readers. UNICEF Philippines Digital...
When was the last time you read a book? Do you click a title that says ‘five-minute read’ – and finish reading the whole article? Reading is one of the most important skills because it leads to knowledge, self-improvement, and better comprehension of the world around us. Even though that is...
By Kara Protomartir Navotas City, a coastal town in Metro Manila, is known for being the fishing capital of the Philippines. Urbanized, congested, and smaller than its counterparts in the metro, Navotas had to work double time to vaccinate its residents from the deadly airborne disease COVID-19....
