children rights

November 12, 2018 0

A demand for urgent legislation of Positive and Non-Violent Discipline Bill

There is urgent need for stakeholders to come together in promoting positive discipline through the launching of a petition to gain pronounced support from the public in the advocacy for the positive [read more]

March 5, 2017 0

Say NO to lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility

The children are the future of our nation. If we give up on them, we give up on our country. Lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility will only further strip them of dignity and hope. [read more]

January 21, 2017 0

#ChildrenNotCriminals: Children need saving. Jail is no place for a child.

Oppose the move in the Congress to lower minimum age of criminal responsibility (LMACR) from the current 15 years old to 9. A few years ago, I watched Bunso , a poignant documentary film by [read more]

November 9, 2012 0

Malala: A girl of courage #MalalaDay #IamMalala

Malala Yousufzai, a 14 year-old advocate of her right to education. Malala told in one of CNN’s interview: “I have the right of education, I have the right to play. I have the right to [read more]

October 16, 2012 0

Amend Draft Law on Child Soldiers; Revise Bill to Prosecute Recruiters of Children, Not Parents

The Philippines Senate should remove a provision in a draft law that allows for the prosecution of the parents of children recruited to be soldiers, Child Soldiers International and Human Rights [read more]

May 29, 2012 0

IBP says Impeachment Trial “Triumph of Rule of Law” calls P-noy to lead healing process

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines, the nation’s premier organization of lawyers, today described the the impeachment trial as a “triumph of the rule of law” and urged President [read more]

February 1, 2012 0

Tarlac Lady Solon Urges the Senate to Pass Positive and Non-violent Discipline of Children Bill

REP. SUSAN YAP (Second District, Tarlac) PRESSCON STATEMENT Save the Children Forum, February 1, 2012 In a country where cultural beliefs reinforce corporal punishment as a form of instilling [read more]

January 20, 2012 1

UN Official: Philippine Law on Anti-Corporal Punishment could be First in Asia

The Anti-Corporal Punishment Bill recently passed in the House of Representatives but is still pending at the Senate could be first in the entire Asia, a visiting UN official said during her dialogue [read more]

December 7, 2011 0

Filipino students go online – efforts should not go to waste (Part 2)

Continued from GILAS: Public schools on the information highway (Part 1) Internet access is a human right The United Nations has itself declared that the right to access the Internet is a human [read more]

December 5, 2011 0

GILAS: Public schools on the information highway (Part 1)

Good news for Filipino public high schools! According to the Department of Education, all public high schools in the country will have Internet access by 2012. This is thanks greatly to the efforts [read more]

November 22, 2011 0

Social Media vs. Child Abuse An Online & Real Space Forum #parasamgabata

One click. Here is the Reservation form That’s how little it can take to change the course of a child’s life for the better. Become a social media advocate and be a force for positive change. If [read more]

September 21, 2011 0

Save the Children’s 2011 Mothers’ Index

Save the Children’s twelfth annual Mothers’ Index compares the well-being of mothers and children in 164 countries – more than in any previous year. The Mothers’ Index also provides [read more]

August 5, 2011 0

Group lauds passage of law that will pave way for discipline sans physical and psychological hurt

A group of child rights advocates expressed appreciation with the House of Representatives for the approval of an important legislation that will protect the rights of children against abuse. The [read more]

August 2, 2011 0

The Internet and the Erosion of the Mind

by Yfur Porsche P. Fernandez Despite the Internet’s appreciation as an accepted information source, non-adult consumers should still be aware of its limitations and threats. However, while books [read more]

July 9, 2011 2

The Positive Discipline in Lieu of Corporal Punishment of Children Act of 2011

Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy said the massive public debates of the alleged child abuse committed at the Willing Willie show generated massive public debate. This made it [read more]

July 4, 2011 0

#endchildabusePH advocacy in Twitter

The End Child Abuse in facebook is also actively engaged in Twitter. Well, the @parasamgabata gives out news about child abuse. But other than the news, many of us are now actively engaged in [read more]

May 13, 2011 0

Stop Child Rights Exploitation and Abuse in Media! (SCREAM)

This is a Stop Child Rights Exploitation and Abuse in Media! (SCREAM) statement. SCREAM is a coalition group composed of civil society groups , child advocates, private citizens and other NGOs. A [read more]

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Blog Watch receives the “Best Story” Award for the First Data Journalism PH 2015 from the Open Knowledge Foundation and Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism for their story on “Aid Monitoring: Citizens’ Initial Efforts in the Wake of Typhoon Yolanda” . Forbes Philippines also received the same award.