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Challenge to Philippine RH Law: Going beyond population control

Challenge to Philippine RH Law: Going beyond population control

The experience of India may be a case in point in warning all the poor women and men in the Philippines that such step is just a beginning in policy changes that may hamper gender equality and women empowerment. It requires people’s vigilance as to remind us of India’s case. India has been a population control/reproductive health project of the USA and Europe where these countries take history of policies along population control for the global consumption.

Child rights violations under Aquino government increasing

Child rights violations under Aquino government increasing

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
The month of October was declared as National Children’s Month, but still the rights of majority of Filipino children are being trampled upon due to poverty, lack of access to basic social services, and child labor, and the alarming increase in cases of rape, sexual assault, harassment, being made as human shields in military operations or paraded as ‘child soldiers,’ and killings.

Sidebar: Child rights groups slam military for attacks on children

Breastfeeding advocacy groups oppose amendments to Milk Code

Breastfeeding advocacy groups oppose amendments to Milk Code

By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
After losing a Supreme Court battle to block the implementation of the Milk Code in 2007, multinational formula milk companies are now lobbying Congress to reverse the gains in promoting breastfeeding and restrict formula milk advertising.

Sidebar: Dispelling false notions about breastfeeding

Milk-letting activity highlight campaign against amendments to Milk Code

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