Children

by Tetch Torres-Tupas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sep 3, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Legal and societal disadvantages of illegitimate children have not discouraged unmarried couples from creating them, a family law expert told members of the Supreme Court (SC).

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), Aug 1, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — More than 1.8 million students in public schools across the country are undernourished, according to the latest data released by the Department of Education (DepEd).

by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 10, 2019 MANILA, Philippines –At least 3.9 million Filipino children have received nourishment from the government’s feeding program since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said.

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by Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News, May 28, 2019 MANILA – In the coming school year, more than 1.3 million children in the Philippines will remain out of school, according to the latest report of London-based child aid agency Save The Children.

By Elijah Felice Rosales, Businessmirror, May 21, 2019 NONPROFIT Save the Children Philippines on Monday called on the government to improve living conditions in the Bangsamoro region to support and protect the about 1.8 million vulnerable children there.

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by FEDERICO CRUZ, MANILA BULLETIN, Jun 1, 2017 Filipino children have seen far worse childhood than their counterparts in Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. A global report by child rights advocate Save the Children brought forth this disturbing news.

By Rainier Allan Ronda (The Philippine Star), December 3, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – Cases of violence against children in the Philippines are rampant, preliminary findings of the National Baseline Study on Violence Against Children (NBS-VAC) show.

The survey finds that the country provides a good environment for upholding the rights of children Patty Pasion @pattypasion, June 16, 2016, http://www.rappler.com/nation/136641-ph-ranks-high-children-rights-kidsrights MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is among the ranks of developed countries that uphold the rights of children, the 2016 KidsRights Index report found.

By Aurea Calica (The Philippine Star), May 19, 2016, http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/05/19/1584756/law-improving-childrens-protection-signed MANILA, Philippines – President Aquino signed yesterday a law improving care and protection for children affected by disasters and increasing accountability among communities that will fail to ensure their welfare.

The Regional Report on Nutrition Security in ASEAN highlights the challenges of child nutrition in the region, including the double burden of malnutrition

From the Department of Social Welfare and Development Parental abuse victims’ recovery is of high priority with the DSWD; extensive steps are being taken to ensure their care and well-being.

Last Tuesday’s column focused on the positive condition of Filipino girls with respect to their enjoyment of their rights. The bright message was revealed by Social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman at the celebration of the 25th year of founding of the Convention on Child’s Rights (CCR) on Nov. 20, 1989.

Protecting our children has always been our people’s mandate. It’s instinctive, humane and quite frankly, common sense. But times are changing. Poverty is worsening and along with this unfortunate plight is the diminishing innocence of our youth.

Yesterday (November 20) marked the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), an international human rights treaty that discusses children’s rights in four areas: the right to survival, the right to develop to the fullest, the right to protection from harmful influences, abuse and exploitation, and the right to participate…

MANILA, Philippines – Roughly one out of every three Filipino children is drowning in abject poverty, according to the government’s think tank. The key findings of the study conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) show that both the number and severity of poverty among Filipino children have been increasing through the years.

MANILA, Philippines—Children whose human rights have been violated can now seek international justice through the United Nations.

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Thursday that almost 90 percent of children deaths from diarrheal diseases are directly linked to contaminated water, lack of sanitation, or inadequate hygiene.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines still has a long way to go in solving the problem of underweight children, President Benigno Aquino said Friday. Aquino issued the statement in his keynote address during the 2012 National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony at the Philippine International Convention Center.

MANILA, Philippines – International organization Save the Children challenged candidates in the 2013 elections to address global issues on children’s survival in order to reduce the incidence of child death, and ensure national development.

When it comes to dealing with cases of child sexual exploitation and trafficking, an effective communications system is crucial, says Carin Van der Hor, country director of Plan International, an organization that works to protect the rights of girl children.

MANILA, Philippines – The United Nations has reported that an estimated six million Filipino children are malnourished, 60,000 of them are vulnerable to sexual exploitation, while at least 66 percent under the age of six do not have childcare

In Pakistan levels of mortality in children under five increased last year Continue reading the main story The number of children dying before the age of five has fallen significantly over the past 20 years, the UN children’s agency Unicef has said. Some 6.9 million children died before the age of five last year, compared…

Hundreds of millions of children in cities across the world are growing up in poverty and enduring deprivation, according to a report unveiled today by the United Nations, spotlighting social exclusion and calling for measures to give the youngsters access to basic services and opportunities for a better future.

MANILA, Philippines – A coalition of anti-child abuse groups and the Department of Social Welfare and Development launched yesterday an information campaign via social media sites in a bid to bring the battle against all forms of child abuse to cyberspace.