To support all of its personnel and stakeholders to be constructive and to respect, protect, fulfill, and promote the rights of the child in the context of basic education, the Department of Education (DepEd) vowed to implement the Rights-Based Education (RBE) framework in its policies, plans,...
Because this has always the better option The past two years of online schooling has really tested our resilience in being good parents. This situation has also taught us what is important and that's providing our children (and family) a life full of love. Rustans agrees with this 100 percent and...
To speed up tracking, response, and processing of the reported cases of violence against women and children (VAWC) in Quezon City, the local government launched the "QC VAW Centralized Databank System" on Monday, Dec. 13. Mayor Joy Belmonte, along with the QC Gender and Development (GAD) Council,...
Voting 22-0, the Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading the bill that seeks to expands the social protection, benefits and programs for solo parents. The salient features of the proposed Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act or Senate Bill No. 1411 includes a monthly cash subsidy of...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that the death of three children who were vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was not because of the vaccines, based on the initial result of investigation. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that “case investigation and...
World Vision is once again bringing the holiday spirit to our most vulnerable children and their families as it continues its annual Christmas tradition with the Noche Buena campaign. CHRISTMAS IS FOR CHILDREN The Noche Buena Campaign is for the benefit of the most vulnerable children Since 2006,...
The 911 emergency hotline is now catering to emergencies related to gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against women and children (VAWC). (Unsplash) The Department of Justice, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and Department of the Interior and Local Government on Tuesday, Dec. 7,...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina It’s a pandemic within a pandemic, and it’s an urgent issue that we ought to focus on especially because November is National Children’s Month. A recent World Bank (WB) study said that childhood under-nutrition, long considered to be a...
Groups demanded an end to violence against women amid reports of increasing rates of gender-based abuse. (Photo from GABRIELA Youth) In a statement, the Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC) stressed the need for women's empowerment to "achieve social justice and social progress." "For so long, women...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano delivered her 19th State of City Children’s Address (SOCCA) at SM MOA on Nov. 26. Rubiano’s SOCCA was in line with the celebration of the Children’s Month which focuses on the theme “New Normal na Walang Iwanan: Karapatan ng Bawa’t Bata Ating...
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...
Angels we have heard on high CHOIR OF ANGELS Members of Coro Kudyapi performing at the Placadels Àngels (Barcelona PCG photos) Coro Kudyapi, a children’s choir composed of Filipino children born in Spain, was a featured performer in the 19th edition of the Cultural Festival of El Raval held in...
