Women and Children

Historic BARMM polls test gains of Bangsamoro peace deal

MANILA (July 1)  — As the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) prepares for its first-ever parliamentary elections in September, the Marcos administration says completing the Bangsamoro peace...

Philippine pineapples make sweet comeback to UAE shelves

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (July 1)  — Philippine pineapples are back on supermarket shelves in the United Arab Emirates,...

Senate sets 92-day impeachment trial for VP Sara Duterte

MANILA (July 1)  — The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is set to move at a...

Go urges tougher school safety measures after Pantukan graduation shooting

DAVAO CITY (July 1)  — A shooting outside a graduation venue in Davao de Oro has renewed calls...

Child wounded in Bacolod stabbing as school violence involving minors spreads nationwide

MANILA (July 1) — A 14-year-old student was wounded in a stabbing outside a public high school in...
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Lawmakers push crackdown on junk food ads targeting Filipino children

MANILA (March 12) — Alarmed by projections that childhood obesity could surge in the coming years, lawmakers and health advocates are pushing stricter rules...

‘Juana Trabaho’ Plan Faces Scrutiny from Labor, Women’s Groups

MANILA  (March 11) — A new government initiative promising to expand employment opportunities for Filipino women is drawing cautious support from advocates, who say...

Davao de Oro Women Lead Grassroots Empowerment Push During Women’s Month

Photo: Provincial Government of Davao de Oro DAVAO CITY  (March 11) — In upland villages and barangay halls across Davao de Oro, women and girls...

Davao women march on March 8: ‘Impeach Sara, scrap VAT, end corruption’

DAVAO CITY (March 9) — Women’s groups in Davao City are taking their protest to the streets this International Women’s Day, sharpening calls for...

83,000 child abuse links blocked in one month — PLDT-Smart flags scale of online threat

MANILA (March 6)  — In just one month, telecom giant PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications blocked 83,000 attempts to open online child...

DENR: Climate Fight Fails Without Women at the Helm

Photo courtesy: Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) MANILA (March 5) – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is calling for a...
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