By CHERYLL D. FIEL Davao Today DAVAO CITY — The phrase “breast milk is still best for babies” has become a byword in commercials and labels on infant formula milk thanks to the Milk Code which mandates this marking on the packaging of formula milk. The Milk Code, known as Executive Order 51, is now…
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Child rights advocates continue campaign for breastfeeding
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Breastmilk is and will always be best for babies. This is the message of the Association for the Rights of Children in Southeast Asia (ARCSEA) delivered in a recent milk letting activity in Manila as it appealed to the public and to all Filipino mothers with newborns…
Sidebar: Three Months Not Enough for Nursing Mom, Newborn
Main story: Court Orders Hospital Detention for Morong 43 Mom, Newborn By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA–Breastfeeding advocates and children’s rights NGOs found the court decision allowing the hospital detention of Morong 43 mother and her newborn to be wanting. Carina Judilyn Oliveros, one of the 43 health workers arrested on Feb. 6 in Morong,…