The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, Nov. 22, called on public and private sectors to work together towards the promotion and protection of children at risk (CAR) and children in conflict with the law (CICL). DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista (Screengrab from...
To further underscore the importance of rights-based education especially at a time of a pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) will hold the Third National Summit on the Rights of the Child in Education next week. (Photo from DepEd) The DepEd Central Office, through the newly created Child...
Recognizing the challenges brought by the pandemic on children, the Department of Education (DepEd) has lined up a series of activities in the celebration of the 29th National Children’s Month (NCM) this November. Children play with bricks in Baseco Compound, Manila. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Philippine military outpost at Ayungin Shoal won't be abandoned. Malacañang Palace (Photo from PNA) Malacañang, through Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, gave this guarantee Friday, Nov. 19 on the heels of last Tuesday's incident wherein three Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocked two...
As the nation celebrates the 10th Juvenile Justice and Welfare Consciousness Week (JJWeek) on Nov. 21 to 27, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) renewed their commitment to continue raising awareness and promoting children’s...
The Philippines has called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) human rights body and relevant sectoral bodies to advance human rights in protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development in the region. AICHR Temporary Philippine Representative and Assistant...
The Philippines has called on the Human Rights Council (HRC) to observe fairness and respect for United Nations (UN) member states' sovereignty in its discourse of human rights issues and situations. Ambassador Enrique A. Manalo (Photo courtesy of the New York Philippine Mission/DFA) Ambassador...
An alliance of Filipino teachers, researchers, school administrators, and other education professionals launched an online library of books and documents deemed as "subversive" by the military. Screencap from Multong Aklat website On Nov. 1, the Academics Unite for Democracy and Human Rights...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has vowed to push for equal representation of big and small member states in the policy-making body of the International Labor Organization (ILO). Secretary Silvestre Bello III In his recent meeting with Swiss Ambassador...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) together with its partner agencies and organizations expressed commitment to continue safeguarding and promoting the rights and welfare of the children amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (DSWD/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The...
"An attack on the library is an attack on the very heart of the University itself." This was the response of the Academics Unite for Democracy and Human Rights (AUDHR) as it decried the removal of books and documents published by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in at least...
Senator Imee Marcos is fed up with criticisms against their family over the 20-year rule of her father, former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., ahead of the 2022 elections. Senator Imee Marcos (Senate of the Philippines) In a radio interview on Saturday, October 16, the senator said the country...
