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“As part of our efforts to help curb child marriages, the DSWD, through its program development arm— the Social Technology Bureau— is working with development

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday said it is working with the members of the newly created Committee on Child Early and Forced

Despite global gains in sexual and reproductive health and rights over the last 30 years, millions of women and girls, including Filipinas, have been deprived of access and opportunities, according to the 2024 State of World Population report, released recently by UNFPA, the United Nations’ sexual and reproductive health agency.…

From what inspired Candyman and the Mothman to the tales about alligators in the sewers and killers calling from inside the house, we're breaking down the origins of popular urban legends.

In commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) Campaign, the Department of Social Welfare and Development

SEN. Rafael Raffy Tulfo made an issue about the collection of contributions for the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) during the plenary debates in the Senate for the budget of the Department of Education (DepEd). He argued that this violates a 1969 law, namely Republic Act (RA) 5546, or An Act Prohibiting the Collection of Contributions from School Children of Public Primary, Intermediate and High Schools. He cited Section 1 of the law which stated that, The sale of tickets and/or the collectio...

THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) sought the issuance of a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) against the leader and members of an alleged religious cult in Surigao del Norte on charges filed against them before the Department of Justice (DoJ).

THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has sought the issuance of a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) against the leader and members of the Socoro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI), an alleged religious cult, to prevent them from leaving the country pending the resolution of the complaints filed against them.

JUSTICE Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said on Monday a panel of prosecutors is now being formed to handle pending and future complaints in relation to the alleged illegal activities of the so-called Socorro cult (Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. or SBS) in Sitio Socorro, Surigao del Norte. At a press briefing, Remulla also turned down the

On September 22, 1862 President Abraham Lincoln drafted the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which he issued on January 1, 1863, changing the legal status of more than 3.5 million enslaved people in the Confederacy