The Department of Education (DepEd) earned praise from civil society groups for establishing a Child Protection Unit as the country faces the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Social Watch Philippines (SWP), a hundred-strong network of civil society groups...
These 500 kids need you Child Protection Network (CPN), an NGO that first started in 1997, which has worked with experts on the prevention and treatment of child abuse, is raising funds to help support 500 abused children. For every ₱8,000 peso donation, one boy or girl will get access to a year...
A child died after he was hit and pinned by the same bus he threw stones at along EDSA in Quezon City Thursday morning. Citing information from witnesses, the Inter-Agency Council for Traffic or IACT said the incident happened around 8:30 a.m. along EDSA Carousel between the MRT Santolan and...
Stay healthy and worry less With the ongoing pandemic and COVID-19 still out there, there is no excuse for us to let our guard down as parents. Now, more than ever, we need to make sure our children are healthy and safe at home. From their daily dose of vitamins to healthy and nutritious snacks,...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday urged the Philippines to ensure that justice is served as it expressed deep concern over reports of two children caught in alleged government operations causing their “untimely and unjustifiable deaths”. UNICEF (via Twitter) “Ending...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has denounced the New People's Army (NPA) for allegedly recruiting children in its armed struggle which often leads to the death of minors. media "Bilang isang ama, nalulungkot akong makitang humantong sa kamatayan ng mga bata ang pangyayaring ito. Ano man ang...
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...
