June 9, 2015
June 9, 2015 Children are among the most vulnerable sectors of society to the adverse effects of climate change and natural disasters. Disasters compromise the delivery of basic social services to children, undermining their rights. UNICEF estimates that Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) has affected 5.9 million children. The UN agency also reported that Typhoon Pablo (Bopha) […]
June 3, 2015
June 3, 2015 Reproductive health is an essential component of the universal right to enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health as enshrined in the UN Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Further clarified and codified in the International Conference on Population and Development, […]
May 27, 2015
May 27, 2015 The Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) called on lawmakers to strengthen the provision on children’s rights in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) as the bill goes to plenary in the House of Representatives next week. The House Ad Hoc Committee on the BBL, voting 50-17, has passed the […]
May 22, 2015
QUEZON City, May 13—PLCPD, in partnership with Oxfam Philippines, launched on May 13 a book of reflections and anecdotes from leading reproductive health (RH) advocates. Titled Kagampan, which means the stage of pregnancy approaching childbirth, the book features reflections and anecdotes as told by 12 individuals who played a leading role in the campaign to […]
May 22, 2015
March 12, 2015 Advocates encouraged voluntary HIV counseling and testing, especially among key populations at risk of contracting HIV, during the free mass HIV testing in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, as part of the National HIV Testing Week and International AIDS Candlelight Memorial this week. The Philippine Legislators’ Committee in Population and Development […]
April 14, 2015
Baguio City, April 8—One year ago today, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Republic Act No. 10354 or the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Law during its summer session in Baguio City by declaring the law “not unconstitutional” after hearing several petitions filed against it for more than one year. Hailed as a […]
March 20, 2015
BAGUIO City, March 20—A legislators’ group registered it support for the urgent passage of the bill seeking to amend Republic Act 8504 or the Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998 The bill was approved on 3rd reading in the House of Representatives last December and is now undergoing deliberation by a technical working […]
March 20, 2015
QUEZON City, March 19—The “fast and furious” rise of HIV cases in the country calls for the urgent enactment of a law that will provide a comprehensive program for HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support—a lawmaker said. Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat called on senators to amend RA 8504 of the Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control […]
March 11, 2015
Just recently, on Jan. 19, 2015, nine construction workers, including a child laborer, were killed when a wall in the warehouse that they were building collapsed in Guiguinto, Bulacan. There have been many other cases where workers died because of allegedly poor and unsafe workplace conditions. This is on top of low wages, lack of […]
February 26, 2015
With barely ten months left in 2015, time is running out for the Philippines to meaningfully achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Speaking in a press conference organized by the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) on February 24, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) representative Mr. Michael Provido, Department of Health (DOH) […]
