“I understand that there are those who see differently but if you could only try and discern that they are still children, are victims of their circumstance and are still young enough to change their ways.”
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Rights Group Questions $434-M US Grant to RP Gov’t (PR)
NEWS RELEASE 20 September 2010 As PRES. Benigno Simeon Aquino III flies off to the United States on official visit, the alliance of human rights groups in the Philippines, KARAPATAN, questioned the $434-million USD compact grant by the Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the US as a “violation of its own selection criteria” and “encourages…
Gender in disaster management
Women and men are differently affected by natural disasters. For example, women are especially vulnerable to poor nutrition, vitamin and iron deficiency—especially anemia, which can be fatal in pregnancy.
Groups Urge Review of New UN Guidelines on Child Soldiers
Various groups have called for a review of the Paris Principles, the new guidelines adopted by the United Nations (UN) in defining child soldiers. By not distinguishing between combatants and non-combatants, the Paris Principles, they said, place children in rebel-influenced areas in danger as they are de-facto labeled as child soldiers and therefore, open targets…
People’s Health, Least in GMA’s Priorities
While Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has repeatedly claimed that health and other social services are her priorities, records show otherwise. The budget for health has been consistently meager, causing dire effects on the people’s conditions. BY RONALYN V. OLEA BULATLAT Volume VIII, No. 25, July 27-August 2, 2008 In 2007, the United Nations ranked the Philippines…
Duterte Wants Child-Protection Law Scrapped
For Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, a 15-year-old child is old enough to discern what is right from wrong and, as such, should be held accountable for his actions. BY CHERYLL D. FIEL Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 35, October 7-13, 2007 DAVAO CITY — For Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, a 15-year-old child…