Tag: Children

Regular injections are often not an option for families caught in fighting between junta troops and the armed opposition

Protection of children from toxic chemicals and wastes should be prioritized because they are “uniquely vulnerable to its adverse effects”

It’s a challenge to all to accept that this heinous crime is a common event, a secret crime, in families, in the streets

The new law “serves as a much-needed beacon of light amid the darkness that was inflicted by the two years of the pandemic”

The Philippines has consistently topped the world in social media usage, exposing children to content that results in abuse and exploitation

Salinlahi said “there’s still a long way to go in fully eliminating all forms of abuse, violence and exploitation” of women and children

There are about 7 million children under the 5-11 age group in the country, but only 1.7 million are targeted for vaccination

The health department reported that at least 232 minors died from COVID-19 between December 2021 and January 2022

Throughout the centuries, child abuse was common and there were few laws, if any, to protect the victims

HB 10703 also expands the legal mantle of protection for children against physical sexual abuse and exploitation