Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian holds a meeting with Bantay Bata 163 representatives at the DSWD Central Office on February 13, 2023. (DSWD / FACEBOOK) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday, Feb. 13 met...
#MINDANAO John Tria In last week’s column I talked about being in a unique moment in our economic history, where much innovation, technology and new reforms can keep our economy growing in the post pandemic recovery era. It goes without saying that we must maximize the opportunities in this...
There are still loads of things to do in order to thoroughly defeat and eradicate all forms of gender-based violence, said Gabriela, but amid all these hardships, a silver lining lingers through the public’s continuous commitment to resist and unite against inhumanity. Rise For Freedom: One...
An inter-agency monitoring team has named the most child-friendly barangays in Muntinlupa. The Muntinlupa Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC) Inter-Agency Monitoring Team conducted the 2022 BCPC Assessment covering all nine barangays in the city. The Muntinlupa BCPC Inter-Agency...
House members are pursuing the immediate approval of a bill that, if enacted, would grant parents of children with disabilities (CWDs) a P2,000 monthly subsidy or "ayuda" from the government. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) The measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.6743, was filed by Davao City 1st...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Just under 1,000 children -- separated from their parents while attempting to enter the United States during Donald Trump's presidency -- have yet to be reunited, the current US government said Thursday. When President Joe Biden took over from Trump in January 2021, he...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara For couples blessed with children, there is nothing more gratifying than watching them grow up and become productive members of society with their own unique and individual personalities. But, in many instances, having a child could also be very challenging —...
Children from different areas of the Philippines wrote to Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte about their dreams to have better facilities, classrooms, and school supplies, among others, as part of the United Nations Children's Fund‘s (UNICEF’s) initiative called “Letters to...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, January 25 said she expects that the Senate will schedule the sponsorship of the proposed Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC). Hontiveros, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations...
In line with its efforts to protect learners, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte underscored the initiatives by the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure schools remain a safe environment for learners. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “In November last year, we launched the...
UNITED NATIONS, United States – An estimated five million children under the age of five died in 2021, the United Nations said Tuesday, urging health care investment in underserved communities around the globe to avoid this "immense, intolerable and mostly preventable loss of life." Children...
Miracles do happen, and it can happen even to the youngest of children. Mr. DIY’s latest web film documents how one child experienced the most unconventional Christmas—and it changed her life forever. Her most memorable Christmas brought her great learnings and realizations that were...
