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
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
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
Advocacy groups dismayed with Speaker Belmonte pronouncement on the RH Bill
Various groups are upset with the recent statement of House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. that the reproductive health (RH) bill won’t be passed before the State of the Nation Address … Read More
NGO groups alarmed of increasing number of HIV cases
Various groups are concerned by the rising number of AIDS cases in the country. In March alone, the Department of Health (DOH) reported three hundred thirteen (313) Filipinos acquired the virus.