[PUERTO GALERA, 23 November 2009] - The Philippine government is providing greater protection for children against child pornography with the signing into law of Republic Act 9775, also known as the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009, by Philippine...
Summary: Following recent allegations of child abuse on prime-time television, the Senate committee on youth, women and family relations will review existing anti-child abuse laws in the Philippines. [12 April 2011] - The Senate committee on youth,...
Summary: For most Filipinos, education is deemed as the key to a better life and a better future. But in Patikul, Sulu, a town south of the Philippines, the children trek a dangerous road just to get an education.[27 July 2011] - This pushed multi-...
Summary: A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the first Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National Report', the 'Compilation of UN Information' and the 'Summary of Stakeholder's...
Summary: The approval of a bill banning the use of children in armed conflicts in Philippines is a good step, but significant hurdles remain in fulfilling its potential, said Human Rights Watch (HRW).[3 June 2011] -
The Philippines’...
Summary: The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill criminalizing the use of children by protagonists in an armed conflict.[30 May 2011] -
Marikina Rep. Marcelino Teodoro, author of Bill 4480, said the...
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As Amnesty International (AI) releases its annual report on human rights, the world stands on the threshold of historic change. Courageous people are standing up and speaking out in the face of bullets, beatings,...
[29 March 2011] - A game show in the Philippines has come under fire after one of its young contestants was reduced to tears by jeers and laughter from the audience.
Jan-Jan, who is just six years old, was given 10,000 pesos (£144)...
Summary: In what they called a breakthrough in the campaign to remove children from combat in the Philippines, U.N. officials said Friday that Communist rebels had agreed to ensure that there are no minors in their ranks. (8 April 2011) - At a news...
