War On Drugs

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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Report persons making illegal offers for 2019 polls: Comelec

MANILA (November 19) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has urged the public to report to them individuals or groups who are making illegal offers...

Close to 1K persons with HIV recorded in June

MANILA (July 3)-- Almost 1,000 persons in the country were included on the list of reported new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for...

Palace: Duterte, Congress need to join hands to abolish ‘endo’

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte is still bent on fulfilling his campaign promise to end labor contractualization or “endo,” after Malacanang said the President...

San Juanico Bridge to be lit up in November

TACLOBAN CITY -- The San Juanico Bridge, the country’s longest, will be the first in the Philippines to have a new nighttime face with the...

Cebu village chief nab for drugs, gun

CEBU CITY -- A barangay captain in Bantayan Island, Cebu was arrested in a buy-bust operation Sunday night that yielded 141 kilos of methamphetamine...

Minors caught having pot session

Isabela City, Philippines--- Five senior high school students of  Basilan National High School  were arrested while having pot session  Tuesday afternoon, January 9, 2018 ...
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