Newslights

Beyond Punishment: Why Children Need Protection, Not Stigma, in the Fight Against Illegal Drugs

DAVAO CITY (June 19) — Children affected by illegal drugs are often viewed through the lens of crime and punishment. Yet child rights advocates and public health practitioners argue...

Gunmen Rob Community Bank Employees of P1.6 Million in Bukidnon Highway Attack

COTABATO CITY  (June 19) — Armed men intercepted employees of a community bank and carted away P1.6 million...

More Filipino Children Going Hungry: Child Stunting Rises for First Time in a Decade

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY  (June 19) --- For years, health workers and educators have celebrated gradual progress in...

More Than Daycare: New Child Development Centers Signal Investment in Cagayan de Oro’s Youngest Learners

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (June 18) — For many families, access to quality early childhood education remains one...

Fighting a Growing Threat: Tawi-Tawi Health Workers Bring Anti-Smoking Campaign to Students

BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi (June 18) — As vaping and smoking continue to attract young people across the country, health...
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3,000 army, police and law enforcers to secure DAVRAA 2019

DAVAO CITY (January 23)--- Around 3000 strong contingent from the different law enforcement units here was deployed to secure the DAVRAA Meet 2019 at...

Mandatory Placement

Congress representatives have moved to lower the minimum age of criminal liability of a child offender from 15 to nine years of age, to...

Hero’s welcome awaits boxing champ Manny Pacquiao in GenSan

DAVAO CITY (January 22) --  A hero's welcome awaits Senator and Philippines' boxing icon Manny Pacquiao in General Santos City today. The city  government is...

Comelec deploys 60 cops to replace teachers who refuse to serve in BOL plebiscite

DAVAO CITY (January 21)---  The Commission on Elections (Comelec) deployed 60 Policemen trained to perform as election officers  to replace the teachers  who refused to...

Safe Space

We have monsters in Congress who wants to punish children, as young as nine years old for its failure to put in place an...

BOL plebiscite to pave way for peace in Mindanao

DAVAO CITY (January 20)-  All system go for the plebiscite in the territorial jurisdiction of the Bangsamoro region on Monday, January 21.   It will...
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