How did our Senators vote on important child rights legislation?
April 25, 2022
Children’s Rights
Strengthening Tobacco Regulation to Protect Young People
April 21, 2022
By Leonardo Jaminola III During the upcoming May elections, it is imperative to elect leaders that would push for stronger tobacco regulation, boost public health, and work for the benefit of young people rather than forward the interests of tobacco companies. Tobacco smoking is illegal for minors in the Philippines. However, in reality, the use […]
READ: The kind of leaders that we should elect
April 18, 2022
Winners: Vote for Children iChange x Pitik Bulag Comic Strip and Editorial Cartoon Contest
April 15, 2022
Congratulations to the winners of the Vote for Children category of the iChange x Pitik Bulag Comic Strip and Editorial Cartoon Contest!
Parliamentarians revisit the birthplace of ICPD Programme of Action with new perspectives
March 29, 2022
Around 40 parliamentarians from the Asian and Arab regions convened in an annual meeting of parliamentarians in Cairo on March 2-3. The Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) participated in the meeting and shared the Philippine experience in legislating the ban on child marriage in the country. In the Philippines, the practice of […]
New podcast episode: ProtectChildren: #ShutDownOSECNow Episode 24
March 15, 2022
Listen to Facebook Philippines’ Chris Kuzhuppilly share some pointers on how to stay safe online, as well as other useful information for children and young people when using social media platforms in the final installment of this series. Hosted by PLCPD Advocacy and Partnerships Officer, Glyziel Gotiangco. This episode is also available on Apple Podcasts.
‘Guhit para sa pagbabago’ promotes comic strips and cartoons as medium for advocacy 
March 9, 2022
About a hundred aspiring cartoonists attended today’s Guhit para sa Pagbabago, a workshop on using comic strip and editorial cartoon as medium for advocacy and raising awareness on various social issues, particularly during the elections. The workshop was organized by the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development under its iChange: Vote for Our Future […]
AVP: Drivers of OSEC and what can be done to address them
March 5, 2022
Watch this video to learn about the factors that have contributed to the rapid rise of online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC), which increased by 239% from 2020 to 2021, as well as what can be done to prevent them. This video was in partnership with Plan International Philippines’ Down-to-Zero Project and Child Rights Network.
Podcast episode: Protect Children: #ShutDownOSECNow, Part 2
March 4, 2022
Maya PKKK Youth’s Ara Ocampo and MCPC-Mariveles’ Teacher Weng Abrique discuss their efforts to combat online sexual abuse of children in the municipality of Mariveles in the second installment of this series. The episode was hosted by PLCPD Advocacy and Partnerships Officer Glyziel Gotiangco. This episode is also available on Apple Podcasts.