“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
RH Bill set aside by House agenda; wrong move according to Youth Group
Young people from different sectors are disappointed and concerned with the recent statement of House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. The speaker said that the House‘left out’ Reproductive Health Bill to … Read More
Let Kids Know About Sex
Statistics in the Philippines now show that more than 25%of the newly diagnosed cases of HIV belong to the 15-24 age bracket. If they test reactive to an HIV antibody test, one should ask: when did they start participating in sex?