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42 million Filipino children lack full legal protection from domestic violence

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About 42 million Filipino children do not have full legal protection from all forms of violence, particularly in places where they should feel safe, such as their own homes. According to a report by Save the Children Philippines, the country joins 134 other nations that have no legislation in place to curb physical and humiliating… Read More 42 million Filipino children lack full legal protection from domestic violence

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1,670 Filipino kids die in road crashes each year, says group

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At least 1,670 Filipino children are killed in road crashes every year, public interest group ImagineLaw said. The group described road crashes an “epidemic that kills our children.” Last month, a 5-year-old child was killed by a passing truck in Taguig, the law group also said. Atty. Daphne Marcelo, the law group’s Project Manager for… Read More 1,670 Filipino kids die in road crashes each year, says group

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Children engaged in risky deep-sea fishing in Bulalacao

Some children are engaged in risky deep-sea fishing in Bulalacao, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Mimaropa revealed. Director Zen Angara of DOLE Mimaropa disclosed that the children are engaged in “pangulong” (bamboo gear fishing), a type of deep-sea fishing which poses risk to their safety and health. Angara cited Barangay Tabuk, a coastal… Read More Children engaged in risky deep-sea fishing in Bulalacao

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144 sacks of I-Rice to be distributed in Palawan day care centers

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—The National Food Authority (NFA)-Palawan is set to distribute 144.32 sacks of iron-fortified rice or I-Rice at day care centers in the towns of Busuanga and Coron of the Calamianes Group of Islands. The P180,000-worth sacks of rice are a part of the first Supplemental Feeding Program of the Department of Social Welfare… Read More 144 sacks of I-Rice to be distributed in Palawan day care centers

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80 new day care centers to be built in San Jose

Eighty new day care centers are to be constructed beginning January in all villages in San Jose, Mayor Jose T. Villarosa has announced. Villarosa said the project is in line with his administration’s policy of strengthening the educational system of his municipality, particularly the primary education sector. He believes that giving children a conducive learning… Read More 80 new day care centers to be built in San Jose

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Buying toy guns as Christmas presents for kids? Think again

Thinking of buying toy guns as gift for kids this Christmas? Think again. Msgr. Pedro Quitorio III, media office director of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, exhorted the public Sunday against buying toy guns as Christmas present. Quitorio said toy guns work against the Christmas message of harmony and peace. Gifts should be… Read More Buying toy guns as Christmas presents for kids? Think again

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