In many Filipino households, parenting is often associated with structure, expectations, and the desire to set children up for success. But what happens when we shift the focus—from outcomes to growth, from pressure to presence? Manila Bulletin Lifestyle asked three moms to share how they guide...
The Philippine government is eyeing restrictions on Roblox, placing child safety at the center of its online crackdown, after the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) urged telcos to prepare for a potential nationwide block. In a statement issued Wednesday, March 25, CICC said...
After 22 years, the Philippines is no longer included in the United Nations’ list of countries with grave child rights violations related to armed conflict. In a statement, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) accredited the exclusion from the list to the strengthened implementation of Republic...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa on Thursday, February 26, clarified that the department is not imposing — and is not recommending — any penalties for parents who choose not to immunize their children. In a statement, the DOH emphasized that education and informed...
Police arrested a female teacher in Dagupan City for alleged child abuse. The suspect was apprehended on Tuesday on a warrant issued by a court on Monday. Police said the arrest of the suspect was recorded using body-worn cameras. Dagupan police chief Police Col. Arnold P. Solomon said that the...
Through the continuous support of the Pasig City Government, its city-based NGO, Tahanan ng Pagmamahal Children’s Home Inc., which provides temporary shelter and basic needs, received a Certificate of Recognition from the National Authority for Child Care (NACC) for its sustained, high-quality...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) launched a series of programs to protect children from hazardous work and support their families as part of an awareness campaign to address the root causes of child labor. DOLE regional offices conducted information caravans, delivered aid, and...
A child protection organization has called for urgent, collective action as family-based Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) continues to rise in the Philippines, following the release of a new study highlighting the growing involvement of parents and close relatives in the...
A new study has revealed a stark reality: violence at home is pushing Filipino children out of school, with enrollment rates dropping by as much as 57 percent among those exposed to parental abuse. In a statement issued by the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) on Tuesday,...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), with support from international humanitarian and health partners, is backing the government-led Ligtas Tigdas: Measles-Rubella Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-SIA)—a nationwide campaign aimed at protecting millions of Filipino children from measles and...
SUYO, Ilocos Sur – A seven-year-old child was hit and killed by a pickup truck in Barangay Uso here on Friday afternoon, Jan. 16. Police said the victim suddenly crossed the road after alighting from a tricycle and was struck by the vehicle driven by a 38-year-old man from Itogon, Benguet. Her...
DAVAO CITY – Devotees in different parts of this city gathered in chapels to celebrate the feast of Senor Santo Niño on Thursday, Jan. 15. The biggest gathering of the annual religious festivity here was at the Shrine of the Holy Infant Jesus of Prague in Shrine Hills in Matina. Over 1,000...
