Press Release
June 30, 2021
De Lima pays tribute to PNoy, cites his invaluable contribution in strengthening human rights promotion and protection in PH
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has paid tribute to former President Benigno S. Aquino III by recognizing his generous contributions in advancing human rights protection and promotion in the country.
De Lima, who was Justice Secretary during the Aquino Administration, said PNoy s contribution to the country s human rights situation should not be put to waste by allowing the culture of impunity and violence reign in the country. The six-year term of PNoy is highly and justly recognized for marking the country s economic growth, ensuring defense of our territorial rights in the West Philippine Sea, and promoting zero tolerance for corruption. Aside from these, human rights promotion and protection were also strengthened under the PNoy administration, she said.
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+ April 09, 2021 THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has called for heightened vigilance on incidents of child abuse amid the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) imposed in the National Capital Region (NCR) and its nearby provinces.
The DSWD, which also chairs the Inter-Agency Council Against Child Pornography (IACACP), called on partner-agencies and non-government organizations, as the National Government imposed lockdowns in the NCR and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal.
Considering that during ECQ, the possible victim-survivors are locked in with their perpetrators and cannot go outside to seek help, DSWD called on all member agencies to ensure that the hotlines and helplines for abused children remain open and active.
Published April 7, 2021, 8:31 PM
In light of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) imposed in areas under the National Capital Region (NCR)-plus, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – along with its partners – called for “heightened vigilance” against child abuse.
In a statement issued Wednesday, April 7, DSWD made the call especially in Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal – the areas that are under ECQ from March 29 to April 4 in an effort to curb the spike in coronavirus disease (COVID 19) cases in the country.
DSWD serves as the chair of the Inter-Agency Council Against Child Pornography (IACACP). Along with its partner-agencies and other non-government organizations, DSWD also urged the local government units to “ensure that all existing local mechanisms in the province up to the barangay level are activated and heightened.”
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte (FACEBOOK / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
“Through this, we hope to strengthen the city government’s various efforts to combat trafficking in persons, which victimizes mostly women, and to provide needed assistance to the victims,” Belmonte said in signing the measure, in time for the celebration of the National Women’s Month.
Under Ordinance No. 2999 S-2020 or the Quezon City Anti-Trafficking in Persons Ordinance Act, the local government will seek to address the problem of human trafficking, especially of women and children, through policies and programs to protect, prevent, and rehabilitate the victims.
The ordinance was introduced by councilors Lena Marie Juico, Shaira Liban, Peachy de Leon, Marra Suntay, Diorella Maria Sotto-Antonio, Eden Delilah Medina, Donato Matias, and Freddy Roxas.