The Metro Manila Mayors’ Spouses Foundation Inc. together with Mayor Francis Zamora, officials and staff from CHILD Haus, and the children under their care pose for a photo during the turn over ceremony of the vehicle. (Photo by Patrick Garcia) The Metro Manila Mayors’ Spouses Foundation Inc....
(Photo from TikTok) An eight-year-old boy was beaten by his own mother and grandmother for not coming home on time in Rodriguez, Rizal on Tuesday, Feb. 18, the Rodriguez Rizal Police said. In a now viral video taken by their neighbors, the boy's mom was seen dragging and hitting her son multiple...
Returning senatorial bet Kiko Pangilinan urged the government to intensify efforts in preventing child sexual abuse and exploitation and ensuring the protection of children. Pangilinan expressed his concern after the Philippine National Police (PNP) recorded 18,089 cases of child abuse related to...
ATIMONAN, Quezon – A 45-year-old basketball coach was apprehended for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old boy here on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Police Major Marnie Abellanida, town police chief, said the victim was encouraged by the suspect to join the basketball team he was organizing. The...
A photo of one of the victim's head injuries while being treated at the hospital. A six-year-old girl is in critical condition after her playmate's mother attacked her inside the suspect's house in Caloocan City on Friday, Jan. 24. Based on the police report, the victim and her six-year-old...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Gatchalian's Facebook page) Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the retention of the P80 million scholarship fund for child development workers (CDWs) under the 2025 national budget was an important step toward enhancing their...
Senator Loren Legarda commemorated the 21st anniversary of the landmark Republic Act (RA) No. 9231 or the Anti-Child Labor Law and underscored its positive impact in reducing child labor in the country as recently reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Legarda is the principal...
President Marcos has approved the establishment of a one-stop system for reporting incidents of child rights’ violations. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (MB File Photo | Mark Balmores) Through Executive Order 79, the Mahalin at Kalingain ating mga Bata (MAKABATA) Program will be...
The proportion of child laborers in the country increased significantly in 2023, with more than half of working Filipino children engaged in hazardous or excessive work, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Based on the PSA report published on Thursday, Nov. 21, 62 percent of...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development awarded 66 local government units in Western Visayas region for their strong programs in promoting child welfare. DSWD-6 Regional Director Arwin Razo led the conferment of the Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance as part of this...
The World Bank has cited progress in spending the $178.1-million loan that the Philippines obtained two years ago to fight prevalent stunting among Filipino children. A Sept. 23 implementation status and results report showed the Washington-based multilateral lender upgraded the overall risk rating...
Unable to hold his emotions back, President Marcos vowed that the government would do better to address what he called a "dark reality" that many Filipino youth have fallen victim to online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM...
