March 27, 2026
The House Committee on Youth and Sports Development, chaired by Rep. Faustino Michael Carlos Dy III, conducted the first hearing on the seventeen (17) proposed Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention bills on March 17, 2026. Another hearing will be set when Congress resumes in May 2026. Commission on Population and Development Usec. Lisa Bersales provided a briefing […]
March 27, 2026
PLCPD gathered 15 legislative and committee staff from the House of Representatives to solidify commitments to advance the WPS legislative agenda on: Legislative and Committee staff from the following offices developed an advocacy plan for the WPS LA: The OPAPRU Women, Peace and Security Center of Excellence and the Philippine Commission on Women oriented participants […]
March 26, 2026
Legislators and government agencies committed to strengthening the women, peace and security legislative agenda in a policy forum last March 3 at the House of Representatives. The initiative was organized by PLCPD, in partnership with the Committee on Women and Gender Equality chaired by Rep. Ann Matibag and with the support of the Sasakawa Peace […]
March 26, 2026
On February 11-12, PLCPD, with the support of Sasakawa Peace Foundation, brought together civil society organizations from BARMM, members of the academe, and government agencies in a linking and learning session on advancing the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda in the Philippines. The activity discussed the critical role of CSOs in registering context-specific needs […]
November 28, 2025
Legislators committed to improving outcomes for adolescents through evidence-based legislation during the National Policy Dialogue on the Longitudinal Cohort Study on the Filipino Child (LCSFC), a landmark 15-year study tracking the experiences of 5,000 Filipino children from ages 10 to 24. The policy dialogue took place last November 19 at the House of Representatives, in […]
October 28, 2025
Advocacy group Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) commends Senator Risa Hontiveros and Akbayan Partylist Representatives Perci Cendaña, Chel Diokno, and Dadah Kiram Ismula, and Dinagat Islands Rep. Kaka Bag-ao for filing anew the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Bill in the 20th Congress. The Akbayan bill was filed on October 27th, while Senator Hontiveros’ […]
October 14, 2025
The DISCERN Project, co-implemented by PLCPD and We Effect, with the support from European Union, recently gathered for its semestral team meeting, Outcome Harvesting, and Advocacy Fund Project reflections held on September 29 to October 3, 2025, at the Quest Hotel and Conference Center, Cebu City. The five-day event provided an opportunity for partner organizations […]
October 14, 2025
September 18, 2025 | Novotel Manila Held on September 18, 2025, at Novotel Manila, the Rural Development Forum: “Agrarian Reform and Beyond” brought together national government agencies, legislators, civil society organizations, and farmer leaders from across the country to discuss the future of agrarian reform and sustainable rural development. The activity, organized by PLCPD with […]
October 3, 2025
The municipality of Basey, Samar enacted Municipal Ordinance No. 150 s. 2025 or the Comprehensive Smoke-Free and Vape-Free Ordinance. Authored by Hon. Ariel P. Duran, Chairman of the Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Industry, this ordinance aims to protect the health of all the municipality’s constituents from the harms of smoking, vaping, and tobacco consumption. […]
September 2, 2025
Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) and We Effect brought together stakeholders from LGUs and CSOs in a policy forum to foster collaboration on local policy development and enhance participatory governance. Among the highlights of the forum was a showcase of the policy advocacy journey by DISCERN’s partner CSOs: the 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 […]
