The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) issued Wednesday night, June 16, a public service announcement calling on the biological parents and relatives of a child supposedly born on March 8, 2009 through home delivery at Nasseriya, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) to come forward...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and World Vision Development Foundation Inc. inked Monday, June 14, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the implementation of a three-year child welfare protection project in Northern Mindanao and Metro Manila. DSWD (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
Environmental justice group BAN Toxics and Caraga State University are partnering to raise awareness on toxic chemicals for public health and environmental safety. To formalize this move, BAN Toxics and the Mineral Resources Management Research and Training Center of Caraga State University will...
Everything below P450! This pandemic can make any pregnant mom extra paranoid. Online shopping has never been this helpful for expectant moms, but social distancing has made it harder for us to interact with fellow moms to seek help and advice in preparation for when they meet their bundle of joy....
Two groups advocating for children’s rights believe that the passage of Senate Bill 1907 or the Inclusive Education Bill would be a “monumental move” especially for learners with disabilities during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Shalani, a child diagnosed with mild cerebral...
Over the past week, PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. blocked over 5,800 links with child sex abuse materials on the more difficult content-level. This was on top of at least 3,000 domains they have cut access to in their battle against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children...
Citing its irreversible impact on children, a child rights organization is calling for the prohibition of corporal punishment in the country. (Photo from Pixabay) Corporal or physical punishment, as defined by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC), is “any punishment in which physical...
The four-year partnership between the United States and the Philippines to combat online sexual exploitation and child labor trafficking has resulted in the arrests of 97 perpetrators and successful identification of 312 victims, a joint US and Philippines report said Thursday, April 29. Department...
With parents spending more time at home, children bare witness to how busy all the adults are in the house. Everyone's doing double or event triple duty and kids as young as toddlers can't help but mimic their parents' actions—including online shopping and checking out. We've seen stories of...
(Clockwise from top left) BLACKPINK’s Rosé, Super Junior, Woodz, Pentagon and Drippin (Instagram, Twitter) BLACKPINK’s Rosé, boy band Super Junior, Woodz and Pentagon topped the weekly physical album chart. Hanteo Chart released the rankings for its weekly physical album sales covering the...
The Bureau of Product Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry has included child restraint system (CRS) or car seats in the list of products for mandatory certification. This is pursuant to Section 6 of Republic Act (RA) 11229 or the “Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act” and the...
Since former actress and now mom-of-two Bangs Garcia migrated to the United Kingdom, she has been trying her best to fly back to visit her family especially her brother who is two years younger than her. What's so special about their bond is that Bangs is a doting big sister to her brother Ayi....
