Women and Children

MinDA Pushes Major Energy, Agriculture, and Trade Projects in ZamPen

PAGADIAN CITY  (June 10) — The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is accelerating a slate of strategic projects across the Zamboanga Peninsula aimed at boosting energy security, agricultural productivity, infrastructure...

Iligan Steps Up Campaign Against Online Child Exploitation

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY  (June 10) — Once identified as a hotspot for online child sexual abuse, Iligan...

Family Seeks Answers as Questions Emerge Over Ateneo Team-Building Tragedy

MANILA  (June 10) — Grief, unanswered questions, and calls for accountability continue to surround the deaths of two...

CBCP Calls for Special Church Collection to Aid Mindanao Earthquake Victims

MANILA  (June 10) — The head of the Catholic Church in the Philippines has called on dioceses nationwide...

BARMM Deploys Disaster Teams to Aid Quake-Hit GenSan, Sarangani

COTABATO CITY (June 10) — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has deployed disaster response personnel...
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Women at the margins, power at the center: DSWD pushes deeper inclusion in governance

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY  (March 25)  — The image is familiar but rarely centered in policy conversations: a woman walking hours to reach a...

PH exits United Nations child rights violations list—but risks linger for children in conflict zones

DAVAO CITY  (March 25)  --- The Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines has welcomed the country’s removal from the United Nations list of...

Engaging men, but can Zamboanga turn gender advocacy into real protection?

ZAMBOANGA CITY (March 25) — As Women’s Month unfolds, Zamboanga City is reframing its gender agenda with a sharper message: women’s empowerment will stall...

PNP eyes doubling women recruits, but gap between policy and parity remains

MANILA (March 23) — The Philippine National Police is pushing to double its recruitment quota for women—from 10% to 20%—framing it as a step...

NorMin targets 25% drop in teen pregnancies—but hotspots like Bukidnon expose deep gaps

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY  (March 20) — Northern Mindanao’s plan to cut adolescent pregnancies by 25% by 2028 is being rolled out with urgency—but...

In Mindanao, adolescent pregnancy persists as data exposes gaps in education and services

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (March 19) — In Mindanao, the numbers tell a story that policy debates often avoid. In Northern Mindanao alone, 10.9% of...
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