In a press conference held yesterday (24 May) in commemoration of the 29th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial (IACM), authors of HB 5312 or the “National Comprehensive HIV and AIDS Prevention, … Read More
The Country Needs a Law to Ban Corporal Punishment, says Advocates
An advocacy group working for the advancement of various population and human development issues says a law that will provide the mechanisms and structures on how to prevent corporal punishment … Read More
Advocacy groups dismayed with Speaker Belmonte pronouncement on the RH Bill
“Recent data shows that there are 11 Mothers dying daily from preventable maternal complications…” 11 mothers die every day? Data from recent and independent studies suggest that maternal mortality in … Read More
Groups to Present Alternative to Spanking as a Form of Non-Violent Discipline
Groups of child rights advocates working for the protection and advancement of the rights of the Filipino children are set to face the media and representatives of non-government organizations to … Read More
Garin Believes Country Not Ready for a New Kasambahay Act; Some Provisions Need to be Reviewed- Should be Grounded in Reality
According to one of the top leading advocates for the Rights of Women and Children, Congresswoman Janette Loreto Garin (1st District in the Province of Iloilo) House Bill 454 otherwise … Read More
OWWA, DFA, COMELEC SIGN MOA ON OVERSEAS ABSENTEE VOTING
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) today ink a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the launching of the … Read More