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 […]
August 7, 2025
Seventy-three (73%) percent of Filipinos are in favor of teaching concepts of sexuality, sexual health, and family planning in schools in an age-appropriate and culturally sensitive manner to help students make responsible and informed choices. This is what a Pulse Asia survey conducted in the last week of March 2025 showed. “We should not underestimate […]
July 21, 2025
PLCPD stands in unity with fellow members of the Civil Society Network on Statelessness – Philippines (CSNS-P) in the network’s official launch and public forum on July 10, 2025. The significant event is hosted by the UP College of Law – Institute of Human Rights with support from UNHCR Philippines. With a Memorandum of Understanding […]
July 10, 2025
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬. One of the main reasons? We are not holding public officials accountable for conflicts of interest when they have financial stakes in tobacco businesses. With support from Vital Strategies, the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development […]
June 23, 2025
June 19, 2025 — As the school year nears and in line with the observance of National No Smoking Month this June, health and child rights advocates, together with the Department of Education (DepEd), are announcing a unified and strengthened campaign to protect Filipino children and youth from the manipulative tactics of the tobacco and […]
