March 1, 2022
This briefer explains the current state of the air pollution in the Philippines and how the RA 8749 or Clean Air Act of 1999 address this existing problem. Read and download the policy brief here: March 2022Writer: Vince Carlo GarciaEditor: Bjarne PedersenLayout Artist: Kisterjay S. Llever This policy brief was produced by the Philippine Legislators’ […]
February 11, 2022
In this first installment of a three-episode series, Ms. Kakie Pangilinan talks about the importance of actively engaging in issues such as online sexual abuse and child exploitation, as well as in ensuring that conversations are of a high standard in order to combat disinformation and the propagation of fake news. The episode was hosted […]
February 10, 2022
In observance of the global commemoration of the Safer Internet Day 2022, Senator Risa Hontiveros, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality, and PLCPD Chairperson for the Senate, joined PLCPD in this month’s Spotlight episode to discuss a very important measure that she authored and sponsored in the Senate. This […]
February 10, 2022
On February 8, 2022 during the global commemoration of the Safer Internet Day, PLCPD held a talk show titled, Protect Children: #ShutDownOSECNow, a very sensitive and urgent issue that has affected and continues to victimize millions of Filipino children. In the panel were Department of Justice Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar, PLCPD Executive Director Rom Dongeto, and […]
February 8, 2022
February 8 – As the nation begins the months-long election campaign season, a group of advocates bared their “ultimate wish list” as they launch the iChange: Vote for our Future initiative, an issue-based electoral campaign that seeks to ensure that issues that matter do not get drowned in the influx of personality politics and traditional […]
February 7, 2022
January 9, 2022
Key Points: The high rate of adolescent pregnancy in the Philippines and increasing number of babiesborn to younger mothers come at high social, economic, and development costs. The current legal framework to prevent adolescent pregnancy is characterized byadolescent’s limited access to reproductive health services, weak implementation ofcomprehensive sexuality education, and declining budget for the Reproductive […]
December 16, 2021
December 16 –A big win for the industry and a big loss for children and public health amid the pandemic. This is how Child Rights Network (CRN), largest alliance of organizations and agencies pushing for children’s rights legislation in the Philippines, described the Senate’s passage of the dangerous Senate Bill No. 2239 or the Vaporized […]
November 24, 2021
Inviting children and youth to participate in this learning exchange and solidarity rally! We will hear youth leaders call on legislators to pass tobacco regulation bills that protect public health and the protection of young people and reject bills that compromise their health and their future. For more information, visit the Facebook pages of Child […]
November 20, 2021
On World Children’s Day on November 20, around 30 promising young leaders who are participants of the Young Leaders Program on Tobacco Control attended the second issue-based session focused on the policy environment for tbacco control in the Philippines. Atty. Sophia San Luis, Executive Director of ImagineLaw, discussed the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control […]
