JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN As the country commemorates the National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation, the Department of Education (DepEd) underscored the urgent need to protect learners from all possible forms of abuse. “Atin pang mas...
“Harsh provisions”, like imprisonment, await non-custodial parents who refuse and neglect to pay child support if the proposed measure by Northern Samar 1st District Rep. Paul Ruiz Daza becomes law. (Ye Jinghan/ Unsplash) Daza’s House Bill (HB) No. 44, entitled “An Act Ensuring Child...
Barangay Health Workers (BHW) Party-list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co, chair of the House Committee on Welfare of Children, urged her colleagues to work together in support of proposed measures that aim to strengthen the laws surrounding child support by making refusal and negligence to pay child...
GUWAHATI, India -- More than 2,000 people were arrested Friday in India's remote northeast after a government crackdown on illegal child marriages, police said. India is home to more than 220 million child brides, according to UN figures, but the number of child weddings has fallen dramatically...
Some of the victim-survivors of child labor who were identified and provided with various interventions in Carcar City, Cebu province by DSWD-Field Office. (DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Wednesday, Feb. 1 that it has...
Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando, in cooperation with the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines, joined the Diocese of Malolos in welcoming the fifth Philippine visit of the pilgrim relics of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in celebration of her 150th birth and 100th beatification...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, January 20 called for a stricter enforcement of the law penalizing bullying, especially in the country’s schools. Gatchalian is referring to the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013 or Republic Act No. 10627, which he said is becoming alarmingly predominant in schools...
Danica Sotto took to social media recently to announce the birth of her third child with husband Marc Pingris. Sharing photos and videos of her and her family welcoming the bundle of joy, she wrote, “All glory, praise and honor to God! Grateful for a smooth and safe delivery. Our hearts our...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. De La Rosa OP Every newborn child is a proof that God has not yet despaired from creating new human beings. The Feast of the Santo Niño (Holy Child) reminds us that every child is a blessing. Sadly, for many people, a child is a curse, a threat to their security and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) continues to receive complaints of possible child abuse incidents after launching a national helpline last year. (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) “Latest data from the time that we launched it in November until December, nagkaroon tayo ng karagdagan na (we have had...
Lipa Archbishop Emeritus Ramon Arguelles has called on the faithful to be active missionaries following the example of St. Therese of the Child Jesus. St. Therese of the Child Jesus (Facebook) Archbishop Arguelles said St. Therese wanted to spread the faith as a missionary in Asia. “St. Therese...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday, Jan. 6, that it provided manpower as well as land, sea, and air transportation support to secure the relic of St. Therese of the Child of Jesus which is currently in the country for its fifth visit. Philippine Air Force (PAF) personnel serve as...