Children

MANILA, Philippines – With more than 200 million people now working and living outside their own country, a United Nations migration expert said attention must be drawn to existing protection and policy gaps which adversely affect “children left behind,” “children on the move,” and “children in host countries.”

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has six more years to bring the remaining 15 percent or almost four million school-age children into public schools.

Following the cancelation of the multi-million school feeding program, the Department of Education (DepEd) is now looking at other means to contribute to the health of public schoolchildren. 

About 14.4 million, or 40.8 percent of Filipino children in 2006, live in poverty, a government report shows.

TARLAC CITY, Philippines—A Filipino child dies every hour from accidental injuries. Some 200,000 others get hospitalized for the same reasons and 8.2 million more youngsters need medical attention.

Pornography and especially images depicting children being sexually abused and exploited are available on DVD’s under the tables of most street-side vendors in the Philippines and other Asian countries. The absence of a strong specific law that makes it illegal to make, copy, distribute or possess such materials damages the lives of thousands of children.…

Microsoft Philippines stepped up its campaign against child pornography in the country by holding an IE8 8-Mile Run on Sunday at the Global City The Fort in Taguig.

MANILA, Philippines – Social Welfare Secretary Esperanza Cabral will sign tomorrow the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of a law that hastens the adoption process of abandoned or neglected children, including infants.

Beth was a docile and submissive child. She lived in fear of her dominating father and he was addicted to buying the dirt cheap child pornography CDs that are widely available in the Philippines. It was perhaps inevitable that he would rape her and he did several times over two years ago in the province…

ParaÑaque City Mayor Florencio Bernabe Jr. has ordered the reorganization of the council for the protection of children in various villages.

CHILDREN have a right, as recognized under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to a family. This means that children have a right to a family environment, with adults responsible for the child’s growth and development. Thus, nurturing child care is deemed of utmost importance for children to possess the qualities of independence,…

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NUSA DUA – More than 56,000 children in Asia will die as a result of the economic crisis gripping the world economy, the Asian Development Bank said Sunday.

The United Nations in its latest report has identified the Philippins among countries with grave violations against children.

MANILA, Philippines – A newly formed movement unveiled yesterday its 10-point criteria in choosing “child-friendly” political candidates for the May 2010 elections.

MANILA, Philippines—Children and parents from anti-child pornography groups gave white roses to lawmakers to press for the passage of a law against child pornography.

MANILA, Philippines – Lawmakers are crossing party lines in an effort to amend the Juvenile Justice Law to make it more effective in reaching out to children in conflict with the law.