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 […]
November 28, 2025
Happy World Children’s Day! In 1990, the Philippines made a promise — to protect and fulfill the rights of every child by signing and ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC). Today, as we celebrate World Children’s Day, we renew the call to turn that promise into action through […]
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’ […]
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 […]
January 17, 2025
Local governments are at the forefront of the provision of social services. Next to the family, local governments have the impetus and are best positioned to protect children and ensure their well-being. Local governments can contribute to addressing adolescent pregnancy by enacting and implementing comprehensive adolescent reproductive health or adolescent pregnancy prevention ordinances that institutionalize sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services; age- and development-appropriate and culturally sensitive comprehensive sexuality education; and social protection for adolescent parents to prevent repeat unintended pregnancies, protect them from gender-based violence, and help young parents to continue their education and have access to meaningful employment.
December 15, 2024
To mark the 12th anniversary of the Reproductive Health (RH) Law and the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) gathered women, youth, civil society organizations, and Muslim religious leaders in Basilan on December 9 for a consultation on gaps in reproductive health and […]
October 14, 2024
The Child Rights Network (CRN) Philippines and its convenor, the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development, fully support the recent bill filed by Rep. Jimmy Fresnedi (Lone District, Muntinlupa) that seeks to reinstate the child protection measures removed during the passage of the pro-tobacco industry Vape Law. This bill is a welcome development and […]
September 17, 2024
More than 30 young leaders gathered on August 16-18, 2024 in Quezon City for the We Are #TobaccoFreeGeneration youth summit, organized by PLCPD and the Child Rights Network in partnership with the Philippine Smoke-Free Movement (PSFM). Held as part of the month-long celebration of the International Youth Day, the summit aimed to capacitate youth leaders—including […]
September 3, 2024
A two-day advanced advocacy training was conducted by PLCPD on August 17-18 for 30 children and young people (CAYs) from the City of Manila and the provinces of Cavite and Leyte. In this advanced advocacy training, the CAYs engaged in a linking and learning exchange, allowing them to share their personal experiences in advocacy related […]
August 30, 2024
Legislative staff, secretariat members from both houses of Congress, and civil society advocates gathered in Quezon City on August 8 for a policy forum organized by the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) and the Child Rights Network. The forum, titled “Making Tobacco-Free Generation Possible through Legislative Action,” highlighted the critical need to […]
